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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• CAas, f. Chance.
• Cab, h. three pints.
• Caback, a Russian Inne or Victualling-house.
• Cabades, King of Persia.
• Cabal, l. a [jade] horse.
• Cabalistick, belonging to
• Cabal▪ -la, h. (receiving) Jewish tradition; their se∣cret science of expounding divine mysteries; also a se∣cret Council.
• Cabalist, one skil'd therein.
• Cabaline [fountain,] of the Muses.
• Cabanne, f. a Tilt-boat.
• Cabane, Cabin, a Cottage; also a little room in a ship.
• Cabern, the same.
• Cabbage, that part of the Deers head where the horns are planted.
• Cablish, Brush-wood.
• Cabos'd sp. having the head cut off close to the Shoulder.
• Cabura, a fountain of Me∣sopotamia where Juno used to wash.
• Caburn, small yarn-line, to bind Cables with••l.
• Cacams, Jewish Doctors.
• Cacafuego, -fogo, sp. shite-fire.
• Cacao, an Indian tree, also the fruit, and kernel there∣of.
• Cachectick, g. having a
• Cachexy, ill disposition of body.
• Cachinnation, l. loud Laugh∣ter.
• Cacique, Casique, an Indian King.
• Cackling-cheat, c. a Chicken.
• Cackling-farts, c. Egges.
• Cackrel, a kind of fish.
• Cacochymy, g. ill juice through bad digestion.
• Cacodemon, g. evil spirit.
• Cacography, g. ill-writing.
• Cacology, g. ill language.
• Cacophony, g. ill sound or pro∣nunciation.
• Cacosynthet••n, g. a bad com∣position of words.
• Cacozelous, g. ill affected.
• Cacuminate, l. make sharp at the top.
• Cacus, an Italian Shepherd slain by Hercules for stealing his Oxen, drawing them backward into his Cave.
• Cadaverous, l. like or full of Carcasses.
• Cadbait-fly, Caddis, Cadworm, a bait for trouts, &c.
• Cadbury, a Town in Somer∣set.
• Cade, l. a Pipe, two hogs∣heads; of Herrings, 500. of Sprats, 1000. also as
• Caddee, a. Lord▪ Magistrate.
• Caddow, Nf. a Jack-daw.
• Cad••-lamb, brought up by hand.
• Cadence, -cy, l. a falling; al∣so prose.
• Caden•• [houses] are the 3d 6th 8th and 12th houses [of a Scheme.]
• Cadet f. a Younger Brother.
• Cadge, on which they bring hawks to sell.
• Cadier Arthur, King Arthurs Chair, the top of a Hill in Brecknockshire.
• Cadis, Cadiz, Cales, Calis-Malis, in Spain.
• Cadmine, belonging to
• Cadmia, lapis Calaminaris, Brass-oar.
• Cadmus, Son of Agenor, Bro∣ther of Europa, and founder of Thebes, whither he brought the Greek letters from Phaeni∣cia.
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• Cadrou, Cadzou, a Barony in Scotland.
• Caducean, belonging to
• Caduce, l. Mercury's snaky staff, wherewith he kil'd or made alive; also the Roman Heralds staff, a sign of peace.
• Caduciferous, carrying the same.
• Caecity, l. blindness.
• Caelibat, l. a single life.
• Caeneus, an invulnerable man, transformed from
• Caenis, a Thessalian Virgin ravished by Neptune.
• Caer, br. a City.
• Caercaradoc, a hill in Shrop∣shire, so called from
• Caratacus, a British King.
• Caerdiff, a Town in Gla∣morganshire.
• Caerfuse, Caersus••, a Town in Montgomeryshire.
• Caermarden, Maridunum, the birth-place of Merlin.
• Caernarvon, the birth-place of King Edward 2. built by King Edward. 1. where the Princes of Wales kept their Chancery, Exchequer and Courts of Justice.
• Caesar, Keisar, Czar, Empe∣rour.
• Caesura, making a short syl∣lable (after a compleat foot) long.
• Caeyx, as Alcyon, or Halcyon.
• Cageole, f. to prate much to little purpose, also to inve••gle one with fair words.
• Cajole, the same.
• Cainsham, Canes-, a Town in Sommerset.
• Cainsham smoke, a mans weeping when beat by his Wife.
• Cair, Cairo, Grand Cairo Cai∣rus, Alcairus, Bab••lon Aegyptia a great City of Aegypt.
• Caishoberry, a great house by Watf••rd in Hertfordshire.
• Caitive, I. wretched, wick∣ed.
• Caitisned, o. chained.
• Calaber, a kind of Squirril.
• Calabria, part of Italy.
• Calaen, an East-Indian mi∣neral.
• Calamary, Cuttle-fish.
• Calamina, as Cadmia.
• Calamint, l. the herb Moun∣tain mint; also a green Frog.
• Calamist, a Player upon
• Calamus, l. a reed.
• Calamus Aromaticus, a Phy∣sical sweet cane.
• Calamity. l. misery.
• Calamize, to pipe.
• Cala peregrinorum, Tartar.
• Calangium, a challenge, or claim.
• Calasticks, purging Oynt∣ments.
• Calatravo, in Spain.
• Calcanthous, belonging to
• Calcanth, Vitriol.
• Calcar, l. a spur, also a calci∣ning furnace.
• Calcation, l. treading.
• Calccate, l. to shooe.
• Calcedon, -ny, a precious stone, also a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in a Ruby, &c.
• Calcetum, -eata, a causey or
• Causway, (Chalky or flinty.)
• Calc••ya, Casea, Calsetum, and
• Calceis, Caucies, the same.
• Calchas, seeing a Serpent devour 10 young Sparrows, prophesied that Troy, should be taken the tenth year.
• Calcine, -nate, -nize▪ l. re∣duce metals to a calx or crum∣bling substance.
• Calcitrate, l. kick.
• Calcule, I. an accounting, also a Chesman or Counter.
• Calculosity, l. fulness of stones or Counters.
• Calcent, a great Mart Town of India.
• Caleb, h. dog, or hearty.
• Caledonian, belonging to
• ... Caledonia, Calyd-, Scotland.
• Calefactive, l. causing
• Calefaction▪ l. a warming.
• Calefie, to heat.
• Calendar, l. Almanack.
• Calender, to set a glo••s up∣on [Clo••h.]
• Calends, l. the first day of every month.
• Calent, l. hot or warm.
• Calenture, sp. heat; also a burning Fever.
• Calewise, o. warmly.
• Caletum, Calis in France.
• Caliburn, Prince Arthurs sword.
• Calico, stuff that comes from
• Calicut, a Country in India.
• Calid, l. hot, also fierce.
• Calidity, l. heat.
• Caliduct, l▪ a stove.
• Califactory, l. the warming room [in a Monastery.]
• Caligate, l. one wearing stockings.
• Caligate Soldier, a common Soldier, also a faint hearted Coward.
• Caliginous, dim.
• Caligation, l. dimness.
• Caligula, the 4th. Emperor of Rome.
• Caliph, a Persian King or Emperour.
• Calisto, one of Diana's Nymphs, corrupted by Jupi∣ter and turn'd out of her train
• Caliver, Call-, a small Sea-gun.
• Calked, o. cast out, or (ra∣ther) up.
• Calk, [the Ship,] beat in Okum, between every plank.
• Calle, c. a Cloak.
• Call, o. bravery.
• Callent, -lid, l. Crafty.
• Callidity, l. subtilty.
• Calligraphy, g. fair writing.
• Calliope, one of the nine Muses.
• Callipolis, one of the Aegae∣an Islands called Cyclades.
• Callirrhoe, her 30 suiters ha∣ving kil'd her Father Phocus, (King of Baeotia) were burnt to death.
• Callosity, hardness or thick∣ness of skin.
• Callous▪ l. hard, brawny.
• Calot, f. a cap and border, also as
• Callot, sa. a wanton woman
• Callow, downy, unfledg'd, not feathered.
• Calour, l. heat.
• Calpe, a Spanish hill, one of Hercules pillars.
• Calsening, o. calcining.
• Calsounds, a kind of Turk∣ish linnen drawers.
• Caltropes, Calthrops, Sa. four square-Iron pricks to cast in the enemies way.
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• Calvinistical, belonging to
• Calvinist, one that follows
• Calvin, a Geneva-Reformer
• Calvity, l. baldness.
• Calumniatour, l. one alledging faults that were never com∣mitted.
• Calumnious, full of cavils, or false accusations.
• Calydonian, Scotish.
• Camail, f. a hood for wet weather, also a Bishops pur∣ple ornament worn over the Rochet.
• Camerina, a Lake in Sicily.
• Cambel, a famous Castle of Argile in Scotland.
• Cambering, the deck of a Ship▪ lies cambering, when 'tis higher in the middle than at either end.
• Camlio, sp. an Exchange.
• Cambser, a Banker,
• Cambles, a Lydian King who devoured his own Wife.
• Cambren, Br. a crooked stick. [to dress a sheep on, &c.]
• Cambrian, belonging to
• ... Cambria, Wales.
• Cambridge, built on the Ri∣ver
• Cam, reported to be built by
• Cantaber, a Spaniard 375 years before Christ.
• Cameletto, a stuff partly silk and partly Camels hair.
• Camelford, a Town in Corn∣wall.
• Camelot, a Scotch Town.
• Cameline, of Chamlet.
• Camels-hay, a kind of sweet-smelling rush brought out of the Eastern Countries.
• Cambyses, King of Persia who added Egypt to his Do∣minions.
• Cameracum, Cambray, a City of the Low-Countries.
• Cambrick, fine Linnen-cloth coming from thence.
• Camelionize, to play the
• Cam••lion, a beast like a Li∣zard, that lives by the air, and often changes colour.
• Camelopardal, half-camel and half panther.
• Cameral, l. belonging to a chamber or vault.
• Camerade, sp. a Cabin or Chamber-fellow.
• Camerated, l. vaulted, arch∣ed.
• Camestres, a syllogism who's first proposition is an univer∣sal affirmative, the other uni∣versal negatives.
• Camisado, sp. a sudden as∣sault or surprize, also a shirt put over their arms.
• Camised, o. Crooked.
• Cammock, Rest-harrow.
• Camaenae, l. the Muses.
• Camois, br. Crooked.
• Campaine, -agne, f. plain field, also an armies expedi∣tion or taking the field.
• Campania, Terra del Lavo∣ro in Italy.
• Campden-broad, a Town in Glocestershire.
• Campernulphs, Champernouns▪ an antient family of Cornwal.
• Campestral, l. belonging to the Champain, or plain fields.
• Camphire, l. a drug found on the Indian shore, by some a gum, by others a mine∣ral.
• Campions, a kind of Lychnis or Batchelors buttons.
• Campsor, as Cambsor.
• Campus lapideus, a field in France, where Hercules (with a showr of stones sent from Jupiter) kil'd 2 Giants.
• Campus Martius, Mars's field by Rome, for exercise and popular assemblies.
• Campus sceleratus, where the incontinent Vestal Nuns were buried alive.
• Camolodunum, Camul-, Col∣chester or Maldon in Essex.
• ... Camulus, Mars.
• Canaan, h. a Merchant
• Canace, Daughter of Aeo∣lus, with child by her own Brother.
• Canachus, a fountain near Naupli••, where Juno used to bath, to recover her Virgi∣nity.
• Canacus, a Spanish hill with a bottomless▪ well on the top.
• Canakin, c. the plague.
• Canary, belonging to
• Canariae, the Canary or for∣tunate Islands in the Adria∣tick Sea.
• Cancel, l. to rase or blot out.
• Canceline, o. Chamlet.
• Cancer, l. a Crab, one of the 12 Zodiack-signs, also a hard and rough swelling.
• Candefy, l. whiten.
• Candia, Creet, Crete, a Me∣diterranean Isle where Jupi∣ter was born.
• Candid, l. white, fair, sin∣cere.
• Candida Casa, Witherd in Scotland.
• Candidate, l. one that stands for any place or Office.
• Candiope, being ravisht by her brother Theodotion brought forth Hippolagus.
• Candlemass, Purification of the Virgin Mary, Feb. 2.
• Candour, l. whiteness, also sincerity and ingenuity.
• Canhooks▪ hooks at the end of ropes, for hoysing things in or out of a ship.
• Cankdorte, o. woful case.
• Canken, for Cauken, f. to tread [the hen.]
• Canibals, Indians feeding on Mans flesh.
• Canicular, belonging to
• Canicula, the little dog-star.
• Canine, l. dog-like.
• Canitude, l. hoariness,
• Cank, c. dumb.
• Cannae, a Town in Italy, where Hannibal beat the Ro∣mans.
• Cannel-, or Canel-bone, the neck or throat-bone.
• Cannister, a Coopers instru∣ment in wracking of wine.
• Canonical, according to
• Canon, g. a Ruler, also a Rule or [Church-] law, also one that enjoyes a living in a Cathedral Church.
• Canonist, a professour of the Canon-law.
• Canonium, Chelmerford, Chem∣ford, on the River Chelmer in Essex.
• Canonize, to examine by rule, also to register for a Saint.
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• Canopus, a City of Egypt, also the bright star in Argo.
• Canorous, l. loud, shrill.
• Canor, Melody, sweet sing∣ing.
• Canow, an Indian boat.
• Cant, Che. [to grow] strong and lusty.
• Cantabrians, People of
• Cantabria, Biscay, Guip••scoa, part of Spain
• Cantabrize, to follow the fashions of [Cantabria, or ra∣ther]
• ... Cantabrigia, Cambridge.
• Cantae, an ancient people of Ross in Scotland.
• Cantation▪ l. a singing, also an enchanting.
• Cantel, lump, or heap.
• Canterbury▪ the old royal Seat of the K••ntish Kings.
• Cantharides, g. green vene∣mous Spanish flies.
• Canticle, l. Song.
• Cantilene, l. a song or tale.
• Canting-coines, short pieces of wood with sharp edges to lie between Casks.
• Canting, the Language of Rogues and Beggars.
• ... Cantium, Kent.
• Cantlow, an ancient family in Cornwall.
• Canto, I. a division in an Heroïck poem, also as Cantor, a corner, also a division of the Country of Suitzerland.
• Cantonize, to divide into Cantons.
• Cantor, l. a singer or Charmer.
• Cantreds, br. the hundreds into which their Countries are divided, or rather
• Cantress, br. the same.
• Cantus, l. the mean or Counter-tenour in Musick.
• Cantyre, (in Irish, Lands-head) part of South-Scot∣land.
• Canvas, to fift [a business.]
• Cana, -num, S••. a duty paid to Bishops [or other Lords.]
• Canute, first English Mon∣arch of the Danish bloud, be∣cause the water would not o∣bey him sitting by the Sea∣side, he would never after wear his Crown.
• Canzonet, I. Song, Sonnet.
• Cap, a square piece put o∣ver the head of a mast, to receive into it a top-mast or flag-staff.
• Cap of maintenance, sent from Pope Julius to Henry 8. and is still born before the King at great solemnities.
• Capacitate, l. to put one into a
• Capacity, Capability, a be∣ing
• Capable, able or fit to do or suffer any thing.
• Cap-a-pe, from head to foot.
• Caparasson, -rison, f. horse-trappings or furniture.
• Capcastles, among streets and villages, are the same as Metropoles among Cities.
• Cape, Sp. promontory, neck of Land running into the Sea.
• Capel, Chapel, also a horse.
• Caperate, l. frown.
• Capharnaits, those of
• Capharnaum, Caper-, in Pa∣lestine, who first doubted of the mystery of the blessed Sa∣crament.
• Capias [ad respondendum,] a writ before judgment requir∣ing personal appearance.
• Capias [ad faciendum, pro fine, &c.] Writs of execu∣tion.
• Capillary, l. hairy.
• Capillation, l. hairiness, or causing hair to grow.
• Capillature, l. a bush of hair; also a frizling of the hair.
• Cape, a writ touching plea of land or tenements.
• Cape magnum or Grand Cape, lies before appearance.
• Cape parvum or petit Cape, upon default afterwards.
• Capirotade, a compound stew∣ed minced meat.
• Capistrate, l. to m••zzel.
• Capitation, l. poll-money.
• Capite, a holding of lands immediately of the King.
• Capital, l. belonging to the head; Chief: also deadly or deserv••ng death.
• Capitolinus, belonging to the
• Capitol, an ancient Cita∣del of Rome, in digging whose foundation they found a mans head.
• Capitulate, l. to make Ar∣ticles of agreement.
• Capnitis, a kind of Cadmi••
• Capnomancy, g. divination by observing the Altar-smoak.
• Capon-fashion, as Bobtail in the first sense.
• Capo, one of the Capi, 3. chief Venetian Officers.
• Capo, Che. a working horse.
• Capou••hins, Capucines, Fry∣ers instituted by Mat. Basci of Ancona, without shirt or breeches; from
• Capouche, f. the Cowl or hood they used to wear
• Cappadine, silk whereof the shag of a rug is made.
• Cappadocia▪ part of Asia.
• Capriccio, I. -icho, Sp. the first draught or invention of a thing; also a fantastical hu∣mour.
• Capricious, -chious, whim∣sical, giddy-brain'd.
• Capricorn, l. a goat, one of the Zodiack-signs.
• Caprification, l. the dressing of wild-vines or figtrees.
• Caprifoile, l. woodbine, ho∣ney-suckle.
• Capriole, f. a Caper in dan∣cing, also the Goat-leap on hors-back.
• Capsquares, a broad irons covering the truncions of a great gun.
• Capstand, —stern, a wind-beam or draw-beam [in a ship.]
• Capsulary, belonging to
• Capsula, l. a smal Chest.
• Capsulated, lockt up there∣in.
• Captation, l. a Catching-at.
• Caption, a Certificate of a Commission executed.
• Captious, l. apt to take ex∣ceptions, quarrelsome.
• Captivate, l. take priso∣ner.
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• Captivity▪ l. bondage.
• Capture, l. the taking a prey; also an Arrest or Sei∣sure.
• Capuched, f. hooded.
• Capuchin, as Capouchin.
• Car, o. a pool.
• Car-sick, ••. a kennel.
• Caracol, f. Soldiers easting themselves into a ring.
• Caradoc, Br. Dearly belo∣ved.
• Caranna, a West-Indy Gum good for the tooth-ach.
• Caratux, a wise (yet con∣temptible) Counsellour to Saladine the Turk.
• Caravan, f. a Convoy of Soldiers, also a kind of wa∣gon.
• Caravel, Sp. a swift light round vessel.
• Carawaies, an herb whose leaves resemble those of Car∣rets.
• Carbantorigum, Caerlaverock, a very strong Town in Scot∣land.
• Carbine, Carab-, a petronel or short gun, also an hors∣man that serves therewith.
• Carbonado, I. a gash in the flesh; also a piece of flesh broild on the Coals.
• Carbuncle, l. a precious stone, also a fiery botch or sore.
• Carcanet, a rich chain to wear about the neck.
• Carcedony, a precious stone.
• ... Carcedon, Carthage.
• Carcellage, prison-fees.
• Carceral, belonging to a pri∣son.
• Cardamom••, Grain of para∣dise, a spicy seed brought from the Indies.
• Card, Chart, Sea-map.
• Cardiaca, g. the Liver-vein.
• Cardia••al, g. Cordial, be∣longing to the heart.
• Cardiacl••, Cord-, o. the pas∣sion of the heart.
• Ca••diac line, the heart-line or line of Life [on the hand.]
• Cardigan, A••ertivy (the river Tivy's mouth) in Wales.
• Cardinal, l. (belonging to a hinge) chief, principal; also the 70 chief Roman Church-men, which Colledge chooses one for pope.
• Cardinal Numbers, One, Two, &c.
• Cardinals Flower, a kind of American Throatwort or Bel-flower, very rare.
• Cardiogmos, g. heart-burn∣ing.
• Cardiognostick, g. knower of the heart, viz. God.
• Cardones, an Indian healing herb.
• Cardoon, Cha-, f. a salad-plant like Artichoke.
• Carduus benedictus, an herb called Blessed thistle.
• Care-cloth, a fine linen cloth laid over the new married couple kneeling, till Mass was ended.
• Carecks, Carectes, o. Marks.
• Carecta, -ata, a Cart or
• Cart-load (in law.)
• Caretarius, a Carter.
• Careening, trimming of the Ship [under water.]
• Carefax, Carefox, Carfax, Oxford Market-place, where 4 wayes meet.
• Carects, o. Marks.
• Caresbroke, Whitgaraburgh (Whitgars town) in the Isle of Wight.
• Caresse, f. a making much of.
• Caret, l. (it wanteth.) Cla∣vis, a mark directing where to insert any thing omitted, (Λ).
• Carfe, o. cutt.
• Cargaison, -ason▪ f. the Ships freight.
• Cargo, the same.
• Caria, part of Asia the less.
• Carine, l. the ships keel.
• Carinthia, a Country joyn∣ing to the Alpes on the South.
• Caristie, It. the same as
• Carity, l. dearth, scarcity.
• Cark, a bundle or load: the 30th part of a Sarplar of wool.
• Carle, sa. a clown.
• Carl-cat, No. a bore-cat.
• Carlile, a city in Cumber∣land.
• Carlin•• thistle, a plant by which Charles the great kept his army from the Plague.
• Carlings, Timbers from one Ship-beam to another.
• Carling-knees, timbers from the Ship-sides to the hatches.
• Carlo Sancto, a W••st-Indy root of pleasant smel and bit∣ter tast.
• Carmania, part of Great Asia.
• Carmasal, -musol, a kind of Turkish ship.
• Carmelites, Fryers begun at
• Carmelus, a Town in Sy∣ria.
• Carmenta, Nicostra••a, an Arcadian Prophetess who first gave the Oracle in verse.
• Carminate, l. to card [wool.]
• Carminative, [medicines] breaking wind.
• Carmouth, a Town, in Dor∣set.
• Carnage, f. eating of flesh; also the flesh (in hunting) given to the dogs: also slaughter.
• Carnalist, one given to
• Carnality, l. fleshliness.
• Carnacion, a raw-flesh co∣lour.
• Carnaval, f. Shrovetide.
• Carnel-work, bui••ding of ships with timbers and beams be∣fore they plank them.
• Carnes, o. stones.
• Carney, a horse-disease furring their mouthes.
• Carnificine, l. the place of Execution, also the Office.
• Carnify, l. cut in pieces, also to torment.
• Carnivorous, l. flesh-devour∣ing.
• Carnogan, br. a kind of wood∣den dish or piggin.
• Carnose, the bale ring in a great gun.
• Carnosity, l. fleshiness.
• Carnous, l. fleshy.
• Carodunum, Cracovia, the chief City of Poland.
• Carol, a Christmass-song.
• Caros, dulness, heaviness

• of head [from bad concoction.]
• Carotick, [Artery,] issues from the Axillar (in two branches) toward the head.
• Carove, a kind of fruit; also the root St. Johns bread.
• Carouse, d. (all out) drink lustily.
• Carpathus, the Mediterrane∣an Isle Scarpanto.
• Carpemeals, a course kind of our northern cloth.
• Carpobalsamum, g. the fruit of Balsamum.
• Carpocrations, Gnosticks, He∣reticks that deny'd the Crea∣tion and Christs Divinity.
• Carp-stone, found in the chap of a Carp, triangular.
• Carrack, -rick, a great Ship.
• Carrat, the 3d. part of an ounce (of Gold or Silver,) and in jewels the 192d. part.
• Carre, o. a wood in a boggy place.
• Careta, as Carecta.
• Carriage, that whereon the Ordnance is mounted.
• Carrict, -ta, part of South Scotland.
• Carriere▪ f. running of horses full speed; also the place of running.
• Cartage, as Cartouche.
• Cartel, f. a Challenge.
• Cartesian, belonging to Des-
• Cartes, the modern fam'd Philosopher opposing Ari∣stotle.
• Carthage, the chief City of Africa, built by Dido.
• Carthamus, Bastard-Saffron.
• Catharist, g. Puritan.
• Carthismandua, a British Queen who casting off her husband Venusius, married and Crowned his Armour-bearer Vellocatus.
• Carthusians, Fryers instituted by Bruno of Cullen, 1101.
• Cartilagineous, belonging to
• Cartilage, l. a gristle.
• Carucata or Hilda terrae, a Carve, or hide of land, as much as may be plough'd in a year by one plough.
• Carucage, such a taxation.
• Carve, kerve, Che. to grow foure (of Cream.)
• Caruncle, l. a bit of Flesh [grow∣ing out any where.]
• Cartouch, f. a roll adorning the Cornish of a pillar; also as
• Carthrage, a charge of pow∣der and shot made ready in a Paper.
• Carvage, a being quit, when land is tax'd by Carves.
• Carvel, a kind of ship.
• Casan, the cheif City in Par∣thia.
• Casani, Indian bread.
• Casbine, the chief City in Media.
• Casemate, I. loop-hole in a wall, [to shoot through.]
• Cases, changes in the endings of words.
• Case-shot, small shot in a case to shoot from Ordnance.
• Cash, ready mony.
• Cashire, f. disband.
• Casings, dry'd Cows-dung (for fewel,)
• Caskets, small strings in far∣theling the Sails.
• Caspian Sea, or lake, between the Caspian and Hircanian Mountain, it neither ebbs nor flows.
• Cassandra, a Prophetess the Daughter of Priam and He∣cuba.
• Cassan, c. Cheese.
• Cassation, l. making void.
• Cassia, Cassia fistula, a sweet Aegyptian reed or shrub.
• Cassia lignea, a sweet wood like to Cinnamon.
• Cassidony, o. as calcedony.
• Cassiope, -pea, Cepheus's Daugh∣ter placed among the stars.
• Cassivellaunus, -ibellinus, the British King conquered by Julius Caesar.
• Cast the Hawk to the pearch that is, put him upon it.
• Casting, feathers, &c given the Hawk to cleanse her gorge.
• Castaldie, l. stewardship.
• Castalian, belonging to
• Castalia, a Nymph, who fly∣ing from Apollo, was turned into a Fountain by Parnas∣sus.
• Castanets, snappers [for dan∣cing] like Chesnuts.
• Castellain, l. the Constable of a Castle.
• Caster, Chaster, Cester, Chester, o. a walled Town.
• Castifical, l. making chaste.
• Castigate, l. chastise, punish.
• Castilian, belonging to
• Castile, part of Spain.
• Castlecomb, a Town in Wilt∣shire.
• Castlesteed, o. a fortress or Bulwark.
• Castleward, the Compass of Land subject to a Castle, also an imposition on such as dwell there.
• Castor and Pollux, Sons of Ju∣piter (in the shape of a Swan) by Leda.
• Castoreum, the Cod of a
• Castor, l. Beaver.
• Castrametation, l. encamping.
• Castrensian, l. of a camp.
• Castrated, l. gelt.
• Casual, accidental, happen∣ing by
• Casualty, chance.
• Casu consimili, a writ of en∣try granted, where the Te∣nant doth alienate.
• Casu proviso, where a Tenant in dower doth alien.
• Casuist, one that writes cases of Conscience.
• Casule, a Mass-priests vest∣ment, resembling Christs pur∣ple robe of mocquery.
• Cat, a piece of Timber, to trise up the Anchor from the hause to the fore-Castle.
• Catabaptists, g. Enemies or abusers of Baptism.
• Catachrestical, -ick, belonging to
• Catachresis, g. (abuse) putting an improper word for a pro∣per one.
• Cataclysm, g. Flood.
• Catadoup, -dupa, as
• ... Cataract.
• Catadrome, g. a kind of Crane for building, also a Tilt-yard or horse-race.
• Cataglottism, g. a thrusting out the Tongue [in kissing.]
• Catagmatical, belonging to
• Catagmaticks, g. Medicines for broken bones.
• Catagraph, g. the first draught

• [of a Picture.]
• Catallis reddendis, a writ of delivery.
• Catals, as Chattels.
• Catal••psy, g. apprehension, also a brain-distemper.
• Cataline, -eline, as Catiline.
• Cataloguize, to put into a
• Catalogue, g. a roll or list.
• Catalonia, part of Spain.
• Catamidia••e, to put one to open shame and punishment, for some notorious offence.
• Catamite, Catem-, g. Ingle, a boy kept for Sodomy.
• Catapasms, g. sweet powders.
• Cataphor, -ra g. a sleepy di∣stemper in the head.
• Cataphysick, g. against nature.
• Cataplasm, a kind of thick pultis of meal and herbs.
• Cataphrygians, Hereticks baptizing the dead, forbid∣ding second marriage, &c.
• Catapuce, the herb spurge.
• Catapult, l. as Balista.
• Cataract, Catarr-, gr a great fall of waters; a Portcullis; also a distemper in the eye∣sight.
• ... Caractonium, Catarac
• Catarrick-bridge, by Rich∣mond.
• Catarh, g. a Rheume or di∣stillation of humours from the head,
• Catastasis, g. the third act of a play.
• Catastrophe, g. the conclusion [of a play.]
• Catch-fly, a flower with clam∣my stalks.
• Catchpoll, Chachepollus, Ca∣cep-, a Serjeant, Bailiff, or a∣ny that arrests upon an acti∣on.
• Catch-land, Nf. uncertain to what parish it belongs, and tithed by the first comer.
• Catechetical, -chistical, belong∣ing to instruction.
• C••atechumen, g. one that is
• Catechized, instructed [for the Communion.]
• Categorematical, belonging to
• Categorem, g. the predicated, or latter part of a propositi∣on.
• Categorical, belonging to
• Category, g. Accusation, also as Predicament.
• Catenate, l. to chain.
• Caterlogh, Carlogh, part of Ire∣land.
• Cathaness, Cathness, part of South Scotland.
• Cathaea, part of India, where they choose the handsomest man for King.
• Catharine, g. pure.
• Catharians, Hereticks, re∣jecting baptism and original sin.
• Catharists, a sort of Mani∣chees.
• Catharpings, small ropes to keep the shrouds tight and the mast from rowling.
• Cathartical, g. purgative.
• Catharticks, g. all purging medicines.
• Cathay, Scythia, Sinarum Re∣gio under the great Cham.
• Cathedral, g. belonging to a chair; also the chief [church] in a Bishops See.
• Cathedratick, 2 s. paid by the Clergy to the Bishop.
• Cathedrarious, belonging to a chair or seat.
• Cathelaunum, Catal-, Chaa∣lons in France.
• Catherplugs, small ropes for∣cing the shrouds, to ease and secure the Mast.
• Catheter, g. an instrument to cleanse the yard of gravel.
• Cathetus, the perpendicular side of a right-angled trian∣gle.
• Catholicism, universality, or the Orthodox faith of the whole Church, called
• Catholick, g. universal, also Orthodox, and sometimes (corruptly) Roman Catho∣lick or Papist.
• Catholick Majesty, the King of Spain.
• Catholicon, a general purging Medicine.
• Catholisation, the being or be∣coming a Catholick.
• Cathore, -rius, the value of nine kine.
• Catilinisme, the practice of
• Catiline, a famous conspira∣tour against his own Coun∣try [Rome.]
• Catini, people of Cathness.
• Catkins, winter excrescences in Nut- and Birch-trees.
• Catling, a knife used in cut∣ting off any joint.
• Catmint, an herb.
• If you set it, Cats will eat it;
• If you sow it, Cats can't know it.
• Catoblepa, a beast that kills, only with the fight.
• Cato, the name of several famous men of Rome.
• Catonian, -ien, grave, severe▪
• Catopticks, Professours of the Opticks or speculative Art.
• Catoptographicks, books treat∣ing of Glasses.
• Catoptrick, belonging to
• Catoptron, g. a kind of Op∣tick glass.
• Catoptromancy, divination by vision in a glasse.
• Catry, a place to keep
• Cates, or [dainty] victuals.
• Cats-tail, reed-mace, who's top resembles it.
• Catieuchlani, Cassij, certain Britans under Cassivellaunus.
• Cavalcade, f. a riding o•• show on hors-back.
• Cavalier, f. -lero, Sp. a brave man [on horseback.]
• Cavalry, f. the hors [men] in an army.
• Cavation, l. hollowing [the ground for Cellerage.]
• Caucasus, part of the moun∣tain Taurus, parting Ind•••• from Scythia.
• Cavea, the triangle in the hollow of the hand.
• Caveare, -ri, Ickary, a Rus∣sian meat made of several 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• Caveat, l. a Caution o•• warning.
• Cavechin, -esan, f▪ a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 rein [to lead a horse in.]
• Cavern, l. a Cave.
• Cauf, a chest with holes to keep fish alive in the water.
• Cavillation, l. a mocking, al∣so wrangling.
• Cavity, l. hollowness.
• Caulk, as Calk.
• Cavon, part of Ireland.
• Caupes, Calpes, sc. a gift given the Master for main∣tenance

• and protection.
• Cauphe, Coffa, a Turkish drink made of brown ber∣ries.
• Cauponate, l. sell [wine or victuals.]
• Caurymaury, D. Mock-gar∣ments.
• Caurus, North-east-wind.
• Caursines, Lumbards, Italian Bankers coming hither 1235. and terming themselves the Popes Merchants.
• Causam nobis significes, a writ for the Major to shew why he delayes, &c.
• Causal, l. causing.
• Causality, a being the cause; also as
• Causation, l. an excusing, or alledging of a cause.
• Causidick, pleader of
• Causes, Tryals, actions.
• Caustick, g. searing, burn∣ing.
• Cautele, l. a taking heed.
• Cauterism, g. a searing.
• Cautery, g. a searing iron.
• Cauterize, to fear.
• Cautione admittenda, a writ a∣gainst the Bishop, holding an excommunicate person in pri∣son who promises obedience [under Caution.]
• Cautionary, l. given in pawn▪ also as
• Cautional, pertaining to
• Caution, pledg, instruction, wariness.
• Cawston, a Town in Norfolk.
• Cautor, l. he that foresees or bewareth.
• Caya, Sa. a Kay, Key, or Water-lock.
• Cayer, a quire of [written] paper, or part of a written book.
• Cazemate, as Casemate.
• Cazimi, Ar. in the heart of the Sun, when the planet is not 17 minutes distant.
• Cebratane, f. a trunk to shoot-clay pellets.
• Ceca, a Monastery of Corduba in Spain.
• Ceci••y▪ ••. blindness.
• Cecrops, an Egyptian King of Athens, he first civilized them and instituted marriage.
• Cecutiency, l. purblindness.
• Cedar, a tall upright Afri∣can Tree.
• Cedrosij, barbarous people cloath'd in wild beasts skins.
• Cefala, an African Isle, three miles in length and one in breadth, a Portugal Kingdom.
• Celaenae, the Hill in Asia, where Marsyas, contended with Apollo.
• Celarent, a Syllogism who's second Proposition is an uni∣versal affirmative, the other universal Negatives.
• C••lature, Cael-, l. carving or engraving.
• Celebate, as Celibate.
• Celebration, l. a solemnizing or making famous.
• Celebrity, l. famousness.
• Celerer, o. a Butler.
• Celeripedean, l. swift-footed.
• Celerity, l. swiftness.
• Celestifie, to make
• Celestial, l. heavenly.
• Celestines, an Order of Fry∣ars instituted by Pope
• Celestine the fifth, 1215.
• Cellarist, the Butler in a Re∣ligious house.
• Celostomy, g. a speaking hol∣low in the mouth.
• Celsitude, -ty, l. Highness.
• Celtique, belonging to the
• Celtae, Gauls, inhabiting be∣tween the Rivers Gar••nne and Sein.
• Celtiberia, Arragon in Spain.
• Celurca, Montros in Scotland.
• Cementation, a joyning with
• Cement, Cim-, l. strong mortar
• Cemetery, Coem- g. a Church∣yard.
• Cenatical, -tory, l. belonging to
• Cene, l. a Supper.
• Cenchris, a green venemous biting Serpent.
• Cenosity, l. filthiness.
• Cenotaph, g. an empty Tomb in honour of some great per∣son.
• Cense, a mustering of an Ar∣my, also cessing of the people.
• Censer, wherein the Priest burns incense.
• Cension, l. a punishment in∣flicted by the
• Censor, l. a Roman Officer to cesse Estates, reform man∣ners, &c.
• Censorious, -ian, belonging thereto.
• Censure, to judg, give sentence
• Centaurs, half men and half horses (of Thessaly.)
• Centaury, an herb of Mars.
• Centenary, l. belonging to
• Cent, f. an hundred.
• Center, -tre, l. the middle of a circle, also wooden things to turn arches upon.
• Centiloquy, a hundred-fold-discourse.
• Centinodie, l. knot-grass.
• Centoculated [Argus] having 100 eyes.
• Centon, l. a patched coat.
• Central, in the Center.
• Centrie, Sanctuary, place of Refuge for Malefactors.
• Centum-viri, l. (a hundred men) Roman Judges.
• Centuplicated, made
• Centuple, a hundred fold.
• Century, l. the number of an hundred [years, &c.]
• Centuriate, l. divided by hundreds.
• Centurion, l. Captain over an hundred men.
• Centurists, four German Ec∣clesiastical Historians, divid∣ing their work into Centuries
• Cephaleonomancy, g. Divina∣tion by a broil'd Asses head.
• Cephalick, [line, plaister, vein, &c.] g. belonging to the head.
• Cephalus, shot his jealous wife in a bush (instead of a wild Beast) and was turned into a stone.
• Cephas, Sy. (a stone) Peter.
• Cepi Corpus, a Sheriffs Return that he hath taken the body of such a man.
• Ceramite, a precious stone.
• Cerast, g. a horned serpent.
• Ceratine, l. made of wax.
• Ceratine, g. horned, subtile [arguments.]
• Cerberus, a three-headed dog Porter of Hell.
• Cercel, a Teal.
• Cerebrosity, l. a being cock∣braind, or brainsick.
• Cerebrum Jovis, burnt Tar∣tar (in Chymistry.)
• ...

• C••••onists, Hereticks holding two contrary principles (a good and bad God) in all causes.
• Ceremonious, -ial, belonging to or full of
• Ceremonies, l. Customs and Rites [of the Church,] also complements.
• Cereal, pertaining to
• Ceres, Goddess of Agricul∣ture, daughter of Saturn and Ops, also Corn.
• Cerinthians, a sort of Here∣ticks that followed one
• Cerinthus, who held, that Christ at his second coming would give all carnal plea∣sures.
• C••rna, an Ethiopick Isle.
• Ceromancy, divination by wax in water.
• Ceromatick, g. anointed.
• Ceroferarie, Candlestick or Candlem••ker, also he that has the care of the [wax-] Candles.
• Cerones, ancient inhabitants of Assin-shire in Scotland.
• Cer••te, g a kind of sear∣cloth or plaister.
• Certaminate, l. contend.
• Certes, f. certainly, surely.
• Certificate, a writing to give notice of any thing done.
• Certification of Assize of novel d••sseisin, a writ for the exa∣mining of a matter passed by Assize before the Justices.
• Certificando de recognitione stapulae, a writ for the Major to certifie to the Chancellor the staple taken before him, when the party refuses to bring it in.
• Certiorari, a writ from the Chancery to an inferiour Court, to call up the records of a cause there depending.
• Cert••mmy, (ce••tain money)
• Certum••l••tae, head mony or common fine, paid the Lords of Leets.
• Cervical [Artery] passes from the Neck-bone to the brain.
• Cervine, l. belonging▪ to a•• Hart, also tauny.
• Ceruleat••d, sky-coloured.
• Ceruse, -uss, l. white lead.
• Cesare, as Celarent.
• Cesariated, l. wearing long hair.
• Cesata, -ada, a City of Spain.
• Cespitate, l. stumble.
• Cessant, l. lingring, doing no∣thing.
• Cessation, l. a leaving off
• Cessavit, a Writ, when Rent or service (according to te∣nure) is neglected.
• Cessure, -ser, a ceasing, giv∣ing over or departing from.
• Cesse, l. leave off, or be idle; also to rate or tax.
• Cessibility, aptness to cease.
• Cession, l. yielding or giving place to another.
• Cessor, l. a loiterer.
• Cest, l. the Brides wedding-girdle untied (the first night) by the Bridegroom.
• C'est sans dire, f. to say no more.
• Cestui qui vie, (Cestui à vie de qui) he for who's life any Land or Tenement is grant∣ed.
• Cestui que úse (Cestui à l' use de qui) he to who's use ano∣ther is Enfeoffed.
• Cestui qui trust, he that is en∣trusted for the benefit of a∣nother.
• Cesura••e, l. cut, notched.
• Cetacious, -reous, l. belonging to a Whale.
• Cete, l. a Company.
• Ceterach, A••. Finger-ferne, spleen-herb resembling fern.
• Ceus, Ceos, an Isle, where all above sixty years old, were bound to poison themselves.
• Cha, a China-leaf, who's in∣fusion makes their ordinary drink.
• C••abane, o. a Cabbin.
• Chable, as Cable.
• Chace, f. a Warren.
• Chachshirs, Turkish breeches reaching down to the heels.
• Chafe, gaul, or fret [a rope.]
• Chaffers, wares, Merchandize.
• Chaffewax, a Chancery Offi∣cer preparing the wax for writ••, &c.
• Chaft, c. beaten, bang'd.
• Chagrin, f. care, Melancholy.
• Chain-shot, two bullets with a chain between them.
• Chalcedon, a City of Asia built by the Megarenses.
• Chalcographer, g. an ingra∣ver in Brass.
• Chalcography, g. the Art of engraving.
• Chaldaean, belonging to
• Chaldaea, part of greater Asia, famous for Astrology and Magick.
• Chaldese, to tell fortunes.
• Chaldron, -der, six and thirty bushels [of Coals.]
• Chalice, l, the Communion-cup.
• Challenge, exception against Jurors, &c.
• Chalmer, sc. Chamber.
• Chalmerlan, Chamberlain.
• Chaloner, the Name of an an∣cient Family.
• Ch••lens, f. blankets, Cove∣rings.
• Chalybeat, -bete, l. like steel, [water] wherein steel hath been quenched.
• Chalybes, people of Asia the less having great store of steel-Mines.
• Chamber [of a great gun] so far as the charge reaches.
• Chamberdekins, Chaumberda∣kyns, Irish begging Priests.
• Chamberer, Chamber-maid.
• Chamberlain [of a City] the cheif keeper of the publick Treasury.
• Chamfered, [stalks] having impressions like a gutter or crevice.
• Chamelaea, spurge Olive, a shrubby surculous plant.
• Chamelot, Chamolet, Cham∣blat, a watered stuff mixt with Camel-hair.
• Chamfer, an artificial gut∣ter or crevice in a pillar.
• Chamfred, o. chapt, wrinkled.
• Chamois, [leather] made of the skins of a
• Chamois, -moy, Wild Goat.
• Champain, open Fields.
• Champernouns, as Camper∣nulphs.
• Champertors, they that use
• Champarty, f. the maintain∣ing of a man in his suit, on condition to have part of the

• land or goods when recover∣ed.
• Champion, f. one that fights (or is ready to fight) in ano∣thers behalf.
• Chananaea, Canaan, the ho∣ly-land.
• Chancell••ur [of either Uni∣versity,] the Chief Gover∣nour.
• Chancellour [of the Diocess] the Bishops official.
• Chancellour [of the Dutchy of Lancaster.] Judge in that Court.
• Chancellour [of the Exche∣quer] appointed to mode∣rate extremities there.
• Lord Chancellour, Chief Judge in the
• Chancery, Court of Equity and Conscience, moderating the severity of Common law.
• Chanfron, an Italian Coin about 20 pence.
• Chantepleur, f. he that sings and weeps both together.
• Chanter, a [Church] sing∣er.
• Chanticleer, f. the Cock,
• Chaomancy, divination by the air.
• Chaonia, the hilly part of Epirus, from
• Chaon, Priam's son, slain by chance by his brother He∣lenus in hunting.
• Chaos, g. a confused heap.
• Chaperon, f. a hood; also the little Scutcheon on the horses forehead.
• Chapin, sp. a high Cork-heel'd shooe.
• Chapelry, is to a Chapel, as a Parish to a Church.
• Chaplet, Garland [for the head.]
• Chapt, c. dry, thirsty.
• Chapter, -piter, the top or head of a pillar; also a Com∣pany of Cathedral [or Colle∣giate] Clergy men who choose the Bishop.
• Char, a particular business; also a kind of trout.
• Character, g. the print of any thing, or mark in short-hand, or any letter; also as
• Characterism, a lively de∣scription of a person.
• Characters in printing are 1. Pearl, 2. Non-pareil, 3. Breviar, 4. Minion, 5. Long primer. 6. Smal pica, 7. Pica, 8. English Roman, 9. Grea primer, 10. Double pica, 11 Smal Canon, 12. Fat Canon 13. Capitals. And most o•• these have a black English letter answering them.
• Characteristick -cal, belong∣in thereto; also distinguish∣ing, also that letter which immediately precedes the varying termination of any word.
• Characterize, to describe, al∣so to take in Characters or short-hand.
• Charactery, a writing by Characters.
• C••aratux, as Caratux.
• Chardford, Cerdeford, a Tow•• in Hantshire.
• Charde, a Town in Somer∣set.
• Chare, a fish proper to Win∣nandermer in Lancashire.
• Chare [the Cow,] stop or turn her.
• Charge, that which fills the field of an Escutcheon: in a ship, the water she draws.
• Charientism, g. gracefulness also a pleasant piece of raille∣••y softening a taunting expre∣ssion.
• Charing-Cross, erected by King Edward 1. in memory of Queen Eleanor who suck•• the poison out of his wound•• made by a Moors envenom'd sword at the holy war.
• Charites, g. the Graces, Thalia Aglaia, Euph••osyne.
• Charivary, f. a publick de∣faming or traducing of ano∣ther.
• Charlatanerie, f. a Cheating or cogging, from
• Charlatan, a Mountebank
• Charles, Sa. all Noble.
• Charles-wain, stars near the North pole, l••ke 4 wheels and horses drawing them.
• Charlock, wild mustard a∣mong corn, with a yellow flower▪
• Charmer, one that useth
• Charms, bewitching or un∣bewitching expressions.
• Charnel-house, where dead ••ones are laid,
• Charon, the souls ferry-man over the Stygian-lake.
• Chart, l. paper, parchment or written deed.
• Charter-house, Chartreuse, a Monastery of the Chartreux (Carthusian Fryers) Suttons Hospital, founded by Sir Walter Marny of Henault, who served under Edward 3. in the French wars: also a town in Somerset.
• Charter-land, holden by
• Charter, Letters patents of ••riviledges granted by the King.
• Charter-party, an Agree∣ment between a Merchant ••nd the Master of a ship.
• Chartis reddendis, a writ▪ a∣gainst him that refuses to deli∣ver Charters of feofment en∣trusted with him.
• Chartulary, keeper of a Register, or reckoning book.
• Charvil, Chervil, an herb.
• Charybdis, Gorophar••, a Gulph in the bay of Sicily.
• Chasmatical, belonging to a
• Chasm, -ma, g. a wide gap or opening of the earth or ••ir.
• Chasteleyn, o. a Gentleman ••r Woman of a great house.
• C••astillein••, as Castellaine.
• Chasuble, f. a kind of Cope worn a•• Mass.
• Chats, c. the gallows.
• Chattels, all kind of goods, except free-hold.
• Chatteswort••, a statelie house ••n Darbyshire.
• Chaufynges, o. heatings.
• Chaumound, an ancient and Noble Family in Cornwall.
• Chau••-mille, sc. a fault com∣mitted in a sudden tumult.
• Chavish, Ss. a prating noise.
• Chauncel, the most sacred ••eparated part of a church or ••emple.
• Chaunce-medley, killing of a ••an by chance.
• Chauncery, as Chancery,
• ...

• Chaundler, a candlestick.
• Chaun••ry, f. a church, chap∣pel or quire endowed with maintenance for singers of Divine service.
• Chaworth, a noble family of Alesbury.
• Cheapgild, a restitution made by the county or hundred for wrong done by one in plegio.
• Chec••iface, Chechivache, f. a starved, hungry cow: see Chi••tyface.
• Check, when a hawk for∣sakes her natural flight to fol∣low other Birds that come in view.
• Check-roll, Checquer-roll, con∣taining the names of the Kings [or other great persons] menia•• ••ervants.
• Cheeks, thick spliced clamps of wood at the top of a mast.
• Cheerte, charity, o.
• Checkie, (in heraldry) con∣sisting of three panes of chec∣quer-work.
• Cheffes, o. chevins or else calves.
• Chegford, a Town in Devon.
• Cheigo, a small Barbados ani∣mal getting into ones feet and tormenting them.
• Chief, as Capite; also a line in the chief or upper part of the Escutcheon containing one third of it.
• Chiefage, Chevage, Chivage, -gium, head-service, money paid by Villains to their Lords.
• Chief-pledge, Headborough.
• Chekelaton, o. a stuff like Motly.
• Chelandri, -aundre, o. a gold∣finch, or a lark
• Chelidonius, a precious stone in a swallows belly.
• ... Chelidonie, Celandine.
• Chelmerford, Chelmesford, Chens∣ford, a Town in Essex.
• Chelonophagi, people feeding only upon Tortoises, cover∣ing their houses and building ships with the shels.
• Chelsey, g. Shelfsey, in Mid∣dlesex.
• Cheltonham, a Town in Glo∣cestershire.
• Chemnis a floting Island.
• Chent, corruptly for Kent.
• Chentsers, quit-rent, or chief Rent.
• Chepe, o. buy.
• Cherset, as Churchesset.
• Cherisaunce, o. comforts.
• Chersonesus, Cherro-, g. Pen∣insula, l. a tract of land al∣most environ'd with the Sea.
• Cherketh, o. Chirpeth.
• Cherme, o. a company [of birds.]
• Chert, Cheort, Chierte, o. love, also jealousie.
• Chertes, o. merry people.
• Cherubim, h. -bin, ch. the plural number of
• Cherub, h. fulness of know∣ledge, the second of the nine orders of Angels.
• Chervel, Charwel, a River on the East side of Oxford, famous for dressing of Leather.
• Ches••ip, hog [louse,] a little vermin, turning it self round like a pea.
• Chese, o. chose.
• Ch••ss-••owls, Cheese-bowls.
• C••esten, -tin, f. Chesnut.
• Chester, as West-chester.
• Chesterfield, a Town in Dar∣byshire.
• Chestoul, Poppy.
• Cherenes, two small pieces with holes, to which the tack is haled down.
• Cheve, o. to thrive.
• Cheveril, f. a wild goat.
• Cheverel [leather,] see Cher∣vel.
• Chevesal, -sayl, o. a gorget.
• Chevice, o. redeem.
• Chevin, a fish with a great head.
• Ch••visaunce, -ssance, f. Com∣position between Creditor and Debtour.
• Chevitiae, -iscae, head-lands.
• Chevrons, f. the strong raf∣ters meeting at the house∣top, also one of the Ordina∣ries of a Escutcheon made in fashion of a triangle.
• Chevronel, half a Cheveron (in Blazon.)
• Chibbol, a little Onion.
• Chiche, chicket, niggardly, f.
• Chicanerie, f. wrangling, im∣pertinent perplexing of a cause.
• Chichester, Cissancester, in Sussex, built by
• Cissa, King of the South-Saxons.
• Chidleigh, a Town in Devon∣shire.
• Chieve, succeed, befall.
• Childermas, Innocents day.
• Childing [plants,] who's of∣spring exceeds the number of the ordinary kind.
• Childwit, power to take a fine of your bondwoman got∣ten with child without your consent, also of the reputed Father of a Bastard.
• Chiliad, g. a thousand.
• Chiliarch, g. a Colonel.
• Chiliasm, Opinion of the
• Chiliasts, Millenaries, hold∣ing that Christ shall reign per∣sonally upon earth a thousand years.
• Chilonick, -ian, belonging to
• Chilo, one of the seven wise men of Greece, who's sentences were very brief.
• Chilperick, a worthless King of France.
• Chiltern, sa. the hilly, cold and chalky part of Bucking∣hamshire.
• Chily, an American King∣dom.
• Chimaera, a hill in Lycia▪ who's top, middle and bot∣tom, had Lions, Goats and Serpents; also an idle con∣ceit, or a feigned monster with a Lyons head, Goats belly and Dragons tail.
• Chimerical, imaginary, phan∣tastical.
• Chimbe, the uttermost part of a barrel.
• Chimin, f. the Kings high∣way.
• Chiminage, toll for passage through the Forrest.
• Chimmar, a Bishops black sleev-less vestment worn be∣tween the Gown and Rochet
• Chimney-money, hearth-mo∣ney, 2 s. per annū paiable at Michaelm•••• and Lady day.
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• China, a Kingdom in Asia containing 600 Cities, 2000 walled Towns, and 4000 un∣walled.
• Chincery, o. (for Chicherie, f. niggardliness.
• Chinquita, a Colony of Spa∣niards in America.
• Chione, Daughter to Deu∣calion, with child by Mercury and Phoebus, brought them at once Antolycus and Philemon.
• Chios, an Island in the Ae∣gean Sea between Lesbos and Samos.
• Chipnam, a Town in Wilts.
• Chipping-Norton, a Town in Oxfordshire.
• Chipping-Sodbury, a Town in Glocestershire.
• Chiragrical, having the
• Chiragra, g. hand-gout.
• Chirchsed, as Churches sed.
• Chirking, o. chattering noise,
• Chirograph, g, ones own hand writing.
• Chirographer, he that gives a bill of his hand; also he that records the fines acknow∣ledged in the Common pleas Office.
• Chirologie, g. a discoursing by signs.
• Chiromancer, one that profes∣seth.
• Chiromancy, Palmestry, divi∣nation by the hand-lines.
• Chiromantick, -cal, belonging thereto.
• Chiron, Sagitarius, half man, half horse, begotten by Sa∣turn in the shape of a horse.
• Chironomer, g. a teacher or user of hand-gestures in dan∣cing, pleading, &c.
• Chirrichote, a word of derisi∣on from the Spanish to the French pronouncing
• Chirrie, for Kyrie.
• Chirurgery, Surgery, the Art of curing wounds.
• Chitty-face, Chiche-face, f. a pi∣tiful, wretched, sneaking fel∣low.
• Chivalrie, f. horsmanship, also a tenure by Knights ser∣vice.
• Chivauchie, -ancy, the same.
• Chit, the seed chits when it shoots the small root out of the Earth.
• Chiven, as Chieve.
• Chiver, o. to shiver.
• Chives, the small parts of roots (as of garlick, &c.) by which they are propagated.
• Chizzel, Ss. k. bran.
• Ch••vasme, as Epicertomesis.
• Chloris, Flora, the Wife of Zephyrus.
• Chlorosis, white Jaundies, or green sickness.
• Chocolate, an Indian drink made of Cocao.
• Choenix, g. a measure some∣what more than a wine quart
• Choldmonley, Cholm-, and
• Cholmley, a Town and Fami∣ly in Cheshire.
• Cholog••gon, g. purging of Choler
• Chondril, a herb like savoury.
• Chop-Church, changing of one Church for another.
• Choral, one of the quire.
• Chord, subtense, Hypotenuse, a right line subtending an arch of a circle.
• Choriambick, g. a foot of four syllables, the two middlemost short, the other two long.
• Chorion, the outermost tuni∣cle that enwraps the birth.
• Chorister, g. Quirister, sing∣ing man or boy.
• Chorographer, g. describer of places.
• Chorography, the description of a Country, Kingdom, &c.
• Chorus, a Company of Sin∣gers [in a Quire.]
• Chose, f▪ a thing.
• Chowse, to cozen or deceive.
• Chiaux, a Turkish messenger hath the very same sound.
• Chrismatory, a vessel receiv∣ing the liquor from the two Olive branches by golden pipes in the Temple, also a vessel containing the
• Chrism, g. ointment used in Popish baptism, and at Kings Coronations.
• Chrisme, a white cloth put on the child after baptism, also a child dying before bap∣tism or with in the moneth of wearing the Chrisom-cloth.
• Chrisom-calf, kil'd before 'tis a month old.
• Christianism, -ity, the pro∣fession of the Christian Reli∣gion.
• Christ, g. anointed.
• Christopher, g. Christ-carrier.
• Chromatick, g. keeping its co∣lour, delightfull, also as Acro∣amatick.
• Chronical [diseases] not acute but lingring.
• Chronical or Achr-rising, is when a star rises at Sun set∣ting.
• Chronicle, g. History of the Times.
• Chronodix, g. a Dial.
• Chronogram, g. a collection of the numeral letters out of a sentence.
• Chronography, g. a writing of
• Chronicles or Annals.
• Chronographer, such a writer.
• Chronology, g. computation of years and comparing of Histories.
• Chronologer, a computer of times.
• Chronologicks, books treating of Chronology.
• Chrysites, a kind of Litharge, from its golden colour.
• Chrysocol, as Borax, Gold∣smiths soder.
• Chrysolite, an Aethiopian gold-coloured stone.
• Chrysopoea, g. the Art of ma∣king gold.
• Chrysopolis, Scutary a pro∣montory of Asia.
• Chrysoprafe, an Asian greenish precious stone.
• Chrysostom, -mus, g. golden mouth, Bishop of Bizantium.
• Christalline [heaven], the ninth.
• Chrystal, a precious stone en∣gendred by cold.
• Chrystallization, a Chymical purifying of Salts.
• Chuck, Ss. chunk, a great chip.
• Churlich, o. plainly, homely.
• Churle, Sa. carle, clown.
• Church-litten, W. Church∣yard▪
• Church-choppers, they that change away one Church for another.
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• Church-reve, a Church-warden
• Church-set, Churchesset, Chur∣chesed, Church-seed▪ Wheat for∣merly paid the Church on St. Martins day.
• Chylifactory, causing
• Chylification, the turning of nourishment into
• Chyle, g. a milky substance ready to be turned to bloud.
• Chymistry, the art of dissolv∣ing metals, and extracting quintessence.
• Chymere, as Tabard.
• Cibarious, l. belonging to meat.
• Ciboire, f. a pix, cup▪ or box, wherin the Roman host is kept
• Cibosity, l. store of food.
• Cicatrice, l. a scar.
• Cicely, l. Grey-eyed.
• Ciceronian, -ical, belong to
• Cicero, a famous Roman ora∣tor and Philosopher.
• Cicer••, l. Italian pease.
• Cicurate, l. to tame.
• Cid, Sp. valiant [Captain.]
• Caide, Ar. Lord, great man.
• Cidaris, the Persian attire for the head.
• Cierges, o. wax-candles.
• Cileric, Si-, the drapery or leavage wrought upon the heads of pillars.
• Cilicia, Caramania, or Turco∣mania, in lesser Asia.
• Cilicious, belonging to
• Cilice, l. hair-cloth.
• Cilinder, as Cylinder.
• Cimbal, as Cymbal.
• Cimbick, g. a niggard.
• Cimbrians, ancient people of Denmark.
• Cimeliark, l. a place for vest∣ments or jewels.
• Cimice, -isse, l. a wood-louse, a small red insect.
• Cimiter, as Scymiter.
• Cimmerian, belonging to the
• Cimmerians, Northern peo∣ple, also Italians (in deep vales) who seldom or never see the Sun.
• Cincantenier▪ f. a Commander of 50, also an Officer in Paris.
• Cincture, l. encompassing with a girdle.
• Cindalism, dust-point, a boy∣ish play.
• Cinefaction, a burning to ashes.
• Cinesy, l. bring to ashes.
• Cinerulent, l. full of ashes.
• Cingulum Veneris, l. (the gir∣dle of Venus) the semicircle from the space between the fore-finger and middle finger to the space between the ring-finger and little finger.
• Ciniph, l. a gnat.
• Cinque-foil▪ f. five-leaved grass.
• Cinnaber, f. a red mineral stone used for a vermilion co∣lour.
• Cinople, Sinople, rudle.
• Cinque-Ports, f. (five havens) Hastings, Hith, Dover, Rum∣ney and Sandwich.
• Cion, Sion, Scion, f. a young shoot from the root or stock of a tree.
• Ciperus, a three square rush who's root is odoriferous.
• Cipher, any figure or num∣ber, especially the nought (o), also as character.
• Cippus, l. a pair of stocks.
• Cipress, fine curled linnen.
• Circe, a witch who turn'd U∣lysses companions into Swine.
• Circester, Cirenc••ster, an anci∣ent City of Glocester-shire.
• Circinate, l. make a circle with a pair of compasses.
• Circination, a circling or turning round.
• Ciric seat▪ Circsed, as Churchsed
• Cirk, Cirque, l. a round Ro∣man show place.
• Circensial, belonging thereto, or the plaies there exhibited.
• Circuit of action, a longer course of proceeding (in law) than is needful.
• Circu••tion, -citure, l. a going a∣bout.
• Circular, l. round, in a circle.
• Circulation, l. a fetching of a [round] compass to the same place again, also extraction of waters by limbeck.
• Circumaggeration, l. a heap∣ing round about.
• Circumambient. l. incircling, flowing all about.
• Circumambulation, l. a walk∣ing about.
• Circumbilivagination, circular▪ motion, or going round.
• Circumcelliones, -celians, He∣reticks who (to get them a name) laid violent hands up∣on themselves.
• Circumcession, a general yield∣ing.
• Circumcinct, girt about.
• Circumcision, l. a cutting off the fore-skin.
• Circumduction, Circund-, l. a leading about, also deceiv∣ing.
• Circumference, l. a line drawn round a centre.
• Circumferenter, a Mathema∣tical instrument to find the hour of the Sun.
• Circumflex, l. bowed about, an accent shewing a long or contracted syllable, thus (••) or thus (̄).
• Circumflexion, a bending a∣bout.
• Circumfluent, -uous, flowing about.
• Circumfodient, digging about.
• Circumforaneous, l. pitiful, pedling, loitering [about the market.]
• Circumfulgent, shining about.
• Circumfusion, l. a powring about.
• Circumgyration, l. a wheeling round about.
• Circumjacent, l. lying about.
• Circumincession, l. a going round, the reciprocal Being of the Persons of the Trinity in each other.
• Circumligation, Circunli-, l. a binding about.
• Circumlition, l. a daubing or plaistering about.
• Circumlocution, l. many words to express one thing, a going about the bush.
• Circumplication, l. a folding about.
• Circumposition, l. laying [the mould] about [a bough, which is to be taken off.]
• Circumrotation, l. a wheeling about.
• Circumscribed, enclosed.
• Circumscription, l. a writing about.
• Circumscript, drawn abo•••• with a line, also deceived o•• disanulled.
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• Circumspection, l. looking about, wariness.
• Circumstantial, belonging to
• Circumstance, l. a quality that accompanies any thing, as time, place, &c.
• Circumstantiate, to do or de∣scribe a thing with its cir∣cumstances.
• Circumstantibus, [make up the number of the Jurours] of those that stand about.
• Circumstation, a standing round about.
• Circumvallation, l. an enclo∣sing or trenching about.
• Circumvection, Circunv-, l. a carrying about.
• Circumvest, cloath or garnish round about.
• Circumvent, l. deceive, over∣reach.
• Circumvolate, l. fly about.
• Circumvolve, l. roll about.
• Circumvolution, l. a rowling about, or wheeling about.
• Circumdate, -undate, l. to com∣pass about.
• Circumsonate, -unsonate, l. to sound round about.
• Circundolate, chip, or cut about
• Circunspi••uous, to be seen on all sides.
• Circunvagant, wandring a∣bout.
• Cirrous, belonging to curled hair.
• Cisalpine, l. on this side the Alpes.
• Cisbury, a Town in Sussex, from
• Cissa, 2d. King of the South-Saxons.
• Cista gratiae, a Church-coffer where peoples charity was kept
• Cistercian, as Bernardine.
• Cistus, the holy rose, a bramble.
• Citation, l. quoting, also sum∣moning to appear.
• Citharist, l. a Harper.
• Citharize, to Harp.
• Citherides, the Muses.
• Citrial, o. a Cittern, Ghit∣tern, or a dulcimer.
• Citrine, -rean, [colour] of a Pom-citron, golden.
• Citrination, perfect digesti∣on, or the colour proving the Philosophers stone.
• Citrull, a kind of cucumber.
• Cittadel, fort, fortress.
• Cives, leeks.
• Civet, Ar. a sweet unctious excrement of some beast.
• Civick, [Crown] given to deserving Roman Citizens.
• Civilize make civil.
• Clack [wool,] cut off the Sheeps mark, to make it light∣er.
• Claick-geese, as Barnacles.
• Claim, challenge.
• Clamorous, full of
• Clamour, l. noise.
• Clamps, thick Timbers un∣der the beams of the first Or∣lop.
• Clan, sc. tribe, family.
• Clancular, -rious, l. private, secret.
• Clandestine, l. the same.
• Clangour, l. a great sound, or cry.
• Clap, the neather part of a Hawks beak.
• Clap-bord, board ready cut to make cask or vessels.
• Clap-bread, La. thin hard oat-cakes.
• Clapperdogeon, c. a begger born.
• Clapers, f. Warren pales or walls.
• Clara, l. clear.
• Clare, a Tower in Suffolk.
• Clarentieux, -tiaux, -tius, one of the Kings at Arms.
• Claricord, Cler-, an instru∣ment somewhat like a cym∣bal▪
• Clarifie l. make clear.
• Clarigation, l. as reprisal.
• Clarion, a kind of shrill Trumpet.
• Clarissonant, -isonent, l. shrill-sounding.
• Clarity, clearness.
• Clark, a Clergy-man, Scho∣lar, Secretary, &c.
• Clarmar••••an, sc. the war∣ranting of stolen goods.
• Classe, l. a rank, order or degree, also a Navy.
• Classick, -ical, belonging thereto, approved, of good authority▪
• Claudicate, l. halt.
• Claudity, lameness.
• Clavecymbal, Claricy- an in∣strument with wire strings, by some an Harpsical or Vir∣ginal.
• Claver, Trefoyl, an herb.
• Clavicular, -rious, belonging to
• Clavis, l. a key.
• Claves Insulae, twelve men in the Isle of man to whom all doubtful and weighty cases are referred.
• Clavigeraus, bearing or keep∣ing keyes.
• Clause, an Article or con∣clusion.
• Claustral, l. belonging to a
• Cloyster, or close place.
• Cleam, Li. glue together.
• Cleat, a little wooden wedge on the yards, to keep the ropes from slipping.
• Cleavers, as Goose-grass.
• Cledgy, k. stiff.
• Clemd, Clamd, starved, also thirsty.
• Clement, l. mild.
• Clemency, gentleness.
• Clementines, certain decre∣tals collected by Pope Clement.
• Clenge, o. cleanse, also facti∣ous, disorderly.
• Cleopatra, Queen of Aegypt loved by Julius Caesar.
• Clep, sc. certain solemn words used especially in criminal causes.
• Cleped, Cleeped, sa. named.
• Clepen, o. they call.
• Clepsydry, g. a water hourglass.
• Clergion, o. a Clark.
• Clergial, learned, belonging to the
• Clergy, the whole company of Ministers, also allowance of the book to a Prisoner.
• Clerico admittendo, for the Bishop to admit a clark to a Benefice.
• Clerk, as Clark.
• Clerk of the Axe, marks tim∣ber for the use of the Kings Navy.
• Clerk of the Check, Orders the Yeomen of the guard, sets the watch every night, &c. another of this name in the Navy.
• Clerk of the Chest, Where is kept the mony collected for

• sick and wounded Seamen.
• Clerk Comptroler of the Kings house, Two Court-Officers that allow or disallow the charges of Pursuivants, &c.
• ... Clerk of the Crown [Office,]
• Clerk of the Crown of the Kings Bench.
• Clerk of the Crown in Chance∣ry, Attends on the Lord Chan∣cellour or Keeper.
• Clerk of the Errours, in the Common Pleas, transcribes the tenour of the Records of the cause into the Kings Bench.
• Clerk of the Errours, in the Kings Bench, transcribes the Records of such causes into the Exchequer.
• Clerk of the Errours, in the Exchequer, prepares rhe Re∣cords certified thither for Judgment.
• Clerk of Essoyns, keeps the Essoyn-rolls (in Common-Pleas.)
• Clerk of the Estreats, Writes out the Estreats to be levy'd for the King.
• Clerk or Warden of the ham∣per or hanaper, (in the Chan∣cery) receives all mony due to the King for the Seals of Charters, Patents, Commissi∣ons and Writs.
• Clerk of the Juries or Jurata-Writs, makes out writs in the Court of Common Pleas.
• Clerk of the Kings Silver, re∣ceives the fines in the Court of Common Pleas.
• Clerk of the Market, keeps the standards (examples) of all measures.
• Clerk Ma••shal of the Kings House▪ Attends the Marshal in his Court, and Records his proceedings.
• Clerk of the Nichils or Nihiis, (in the Exchequ••r) M••kes a roll of all such sums as are ni∣hilled by the Sher••ffs, u••on their i••stre••ts of Green wax, &c.
• C••••rk of the O••tlawrie••▪ Ser∣vant o•• deputy to the Kings Att••r••y Gene••al.
• Cle••k ••f t••e Peace Reads En∣dictments, &c. at the Sessions.
• Clerk of the Pell, or Parch∣ment roll (in the Exchequer) wherein he enters every Tel∣lers bill.
• Clerk of the petty Bag, Three Officers in Chancery, where∣of the Master of the Rolls is chief.
• Clerk of the Pipe, (or great Roll) in the Exchequer, looks to all Accompts and Debts due to the King.
• Clerk of the Pleas, in the Ex∣chequer, in his Office all Court-Officers must sue and be sued.
• Clerk of the Privy Seal, Four that attend the Lord Privy Seal.
• Clerk ef the Signet, Four that attend (by turns) on his Ma∣jesties Principal Secretary.
• Clerk of the Yreasury, keeps the Records of the Court [of Common Pleas.]
• Clerk of the Warrants, be∣longs to the Court of Com∣mon Pleas.
• Clermatine [bread] fine, white
• Cleromancy, g. Divination by lots or dice.
• Clever, nea••, smooth, dex∣trous.
• Clevis, o. clifts, Rocks.
• Clew [of a Sail.] the lower corner.
• Clewgarnet, a rope made fast to the clew of the main-sail▪ and fore-sail.
• C••ew-line, is the same to top sails.
• Cli••••et, the clapper of a door; also a key, o.
• Cliquets▪ f. flat ra••ling bones for boys to play with.
• Clicketing, when a Fox de∣sires copulation, he goes a Clicketing.
• Cli••ntal, belonging to a
• Client, one that goes for counsel to a Lawyer.
• Clientel••, l. a taking of Clients ••nto protection.
• Cl••ff, a Cl••ft o•• side of a hill, a broken rock by the Seas••••••.
• Cliff, f. (key) the whole scale of Musick is divided in∣to 3 Cliffs, Basse, Mean and Treble.
• Climacter, an account or reckoning made by degrees.
• Climacterical, Climat-, [year] every 7th. and 9th. year of ones age, to the 63d, which is accounted the great Cli∣macterical and most dange∣rous of all.
• Climate, Clime, g. such a space of Earth (between two parallel lines) as makes half an houres difference in the Sun-dials and length of the daies.
• Climax, g. (ladder) a gra∣dual proceeding from one thing to another.
• Clinch [of the Cable] that part which is seased about the ring of the anchor.
• Clinch the Ports, drive a little Okam into their seams.
• Clink, o. key.
• Clinker, c. a crafty fellow.
• Clinick, g. bed-rid.
• Clinopaly, g. bed-wrestling.
• Clio, one of the 9 Muses, Inventress of History.
• Clito, as Clyto▪
• Clitoris, g. the sinewy part of the womb.
• Clitumnus, a River in Italy turning the Oxen (that drink it) white.
• Cloacal, filthy, from
• Cloaca, l. a sink or house of Office.
• Clochier, f. a steeple.
• Clodius, a notable Adulte∣rer of Rome.
• Cloath, a sail cloathes the mast, when it is so long that it touches the hatches.
• Claelia, a noble Roman Vir∣gin who swam over Tybris from Porsenna with whom she was left an hostage.
• Cloffe, Tare, the bag, bar∣rel, &c. in which the Com∣modity is.
• Clomben, o. climbed.
• Closet, half a barre (in he∣raldry.)
• Clotlefe▪ o. Clotburre.
• Clottend o. Clotted.
• Closh, the forbidden game at
• Closh-cayles, Nine-pins.
• Cl••tho, one of the 3 de∣stinies carrying the thrid of mans life.
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• Cloy, c. steal.
• Cloy'd, a peece is cloy'd, when any thing hinders the priming-powder from giv∣ing fire to the rest.
• Cloudsberry, a plant pro∣per to Pendlehill in Lancashire
• Clove, 8 pound, the two and thirtieth part of a weigh of cheese.
• Clough, Sa. a deep descent between hills.
• Clowys of Gelofre flores, o. Clove gillyflowers.
• Clum, o. a note of silence.
• Clumperton, a clown.
• Clumps, Li. Lazy, unhandy.
• Clussum'd [hand,] Che. clumsy.
• Clun-Castle in Shropshire.
• Cluniack [monks] Benedic∣tines reformed by Odo Ab∣bot of
• Cluni in Burgundy.
• Clusive, shut up.
• Cly the jerk, c. to be whipt.
• Clymbe, o. a noise.
• Clyptica, g. Medicines to beautifie the skin.
• Clysterize, to give a
• Clyster, g. an instrument to convey a purge through the Fundament to the guts; also the purge it self.
• Clytemnestra, lived in Adul∣tery with Aegisthus, and with his help kild her Hus∣band Agamemnon.
• Clytia, slighted by Apollo, pined away to an Heliotrope.
• Clyto, g. (Excellent,) a title of honour anciently ap∣propriated to our Kings Sons.
• Cnidus, Cab••crio, in Caria, where Venus was worship∣ped.
• Cnossus, Gnossus, Ceratus in Crete, where Minos kept his Court.
• Cnouts delf, Swerds delf, Steeds dike, made by Canute the Dane between Ramsey and W••itlesey.
• Coacervate, l. heap toge∣ther.
• Coacervation, a heaping or gathering together.
• Coaction, l. the same, also a compelling.
• Coadjutor, l. fellow-helper.
• Coadjuvate, l. to help or as∣sist together.
• Coadunation, l. an assem∣bling, or bringing together.
• Coaetan••ous, l. of the same age.
• Coaeternal, l. Equal in Eter∣nity.
• Coagitate, to move or stir to∣gether.
• Coagmentation, l. a joyning together, also (in chymistry) dissolving things and harden∣ing them again.
• Coagulation, l▪ a curdling; in chymistry the reducing a∣ny liquid thing to a thicker substance.
• Coalesce, l. to grow together, to close together again.
• Coalition, l. a growing to∣gether, an increasing.
• Coamings, see Comings.
• Coangustation, a making one thing straight (or nar∣row) with another.
• Coaptation, l. a fitting to∣gether.
• Coarctation, l. a straight∣ning, or pressing together.
• Coart, o. Enforce.
• Coassation, l. a joyning to∣gether with boards.
• Coates, peeces of tarr'd Can∣vas put about the masts at the deck, to keep the water out.
• Coaxation, the croaking of Frogs.
• Cob, a forced harbor for ships.
• Cobby, stout, or brisk.
• Cob-iron, Es. And iron.
• Coble-colter, c. a Turky.
• Cobus, a River of Colchis, having golden sands.
• Cobweb-morning, Nf. a misty morning.
• Coccinean, of a crimson or scarlet colour.
• Coccium, Cockley in Lan∣cashire.
• Cochineale, Cuchanel, a costly grain made of little worms proceeding from the fruit of the Holm-Oak, much used in dying Scarlet.
• Cock-on-hoop, at the height of mirth and jollity; the Cock (or Spigot) being laid on the hoop, and the Ba∣ril of Ale stunn'd (as they say in Staffordshire) that is drunk out without intermissi∣on: or else
• Cock-a-hoop, Coq-à-hupe, f. a Cock with a cop, crest or comb; also proud, stately, &c. and in this sence I have seen it joyn'd with Top and top gallant, which sign••fies Lofty, standing upon high terms.
• Cockatrice, as Basilisk.
• Cocket, brisk, malapert.
• Cocket, the Custom-house-seal; also their Warrant to the Merchant that his goods are Customed.
• Cocket-bread, Wheaten, next to wastel or white bread.
• Cock-feather, that which stands upward in the right nocking of a shaft.
• Cockle, a shel-fish; also a Cornweed.
• Cockleary, pertaining to
• Cockle-stairs, winding stairs.
• Cockney, a child that sucks long, wantonly brought up, one born and bred in London, or (as they say) within the sound of Bow-bell; also an ancient name of the River Thames, or (as others say) the little brook by Turn-mill street: or else
• Cockneigh, as if they could not distinguish the Crowing of a Cock, and the Neighing of a horse. See Cokeney.
• Cocles, one born with one eye; also a Roman who al∣one withstood all the force of King Porsena, till the bridge was cut down from under him.
• Cocti••le, l. easie to be boyled.
• Coction, l. a seething, also digestion of meat.
• Coctive, l. soon boil'd, soon ripe.
• Cocks, square brasses (with holes) put into wooden sheaves, to keep them from splitting by the block-pin whereon they turn.
• Coculus Indiae, Oculus In-, a venemous drug used in the killing of lice, foxing of fish, Crows, &c.
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• Cocytus. a River of hell.
• Cod, a pillow.
• Code, l. book or volume of the Civil law.
• Codebec, a kind of French hat so called, from
• Codebec, a town upon the Seine in Normandy.
• Codeta, Orchards about Tiber, wherein grow shrubs like horse-tails.
• Codicil, a supplement to a will.
• Codiniack, f. Marmalade of Quinces.
• Codrus, an Athenian King who (in a disguise) exposed himself to death for his Country; because the Ora∣cle said the Peloponnesians should overcome if they did not kill him.
• Codware, Grain contained in Cods, as pease, &c.
• Coeliaque artery, a main branch of the great artery, descending to the midriff and entrails.
• Caeliacal vein, a second branch of the Mesenterique running to the blind gut.
• Coemitarie, g. Church-yard.
• Coemptional, belonging to
• Coemption, l. a Roman Ce∣remony▪ whereby the hus∣band and wife seemed to buy one another.
• Coenotes, g. Community; also a figure whereby several clauses end alike.
• Coëqual, l. equal to one ano∣ther.
• Coercible, which may be re∣strained.
• Coercive, restraining, com∣pelling.
• Coertion, l. a restraining.
• Coerulean, l. sky-coloured.
• Coessential, l. of the same essence.
• Coetaneous▪ as Coaeta-.
• Coeternal, as Coaeter-.
• Coeval, of the same age or time.
• Coexistent, having a being at the same time.
• Coffa, and Coffee, as Cauphe.
• Cofferer of the Kings houshold, he is under the Controller, overlooks and paies the o∣ther Officers, &c.
• Cog, Cogle, o. a Cockboat.
• Coggeshall, a town in Essex.
• Cogitation, l. a thinking.
• Cog••tative, thoughtfull, pen∣sive, Musing.
• Cognation, l. kindred [by bloud.]
• Cogmen, dealers in
• Cogware, Course Northern English cloth.
• Cognisance, -zance, f. know∣ledge, a badge in armes, a Judicial hearing of a thing; also an acknowledging of a fine.
• Cognisee, he to whom the fine is acknowledged.
• Cognisou••, he that acknow∣ledges a fine.
• Cognition, l. a knowing or Judging of a thing.
• Cognitionibus mittendis, a writ, for him that takes a fine to certify it in the Common Pleas.
• Cognominal, having one and the same name or Surname.
• Cognominate, l. to give a Surname to any.
• Cognoscible, l. knowable.
• Cognoscitive, that knows or may be known or enquired.
• Cogs, the outmost knots in a Mill-wheel, also a kind of boat.
• Cohabite, l. dwell together.
• Cohabitation, a dwelling to∣gether.
• Cohere, l. hang together.
• Coherence, Cohesion▪ l. a stick∣ing or hanging together.
• Cohibition, -bency, l. a restrain∣ing or keeping back.
• Cohobation, pouring the dis∣tilled liquor on the dregs and distilling it again.
• Cohort, l. the tenth part of a Roman Legion, 500 men.
• Cohortation, exhortation, perswasion.
• Coilons, f. the stones.
• Coincidency, a happening at the same time, a being
• Coïncident, l. falling out together, or one upon ano∣ther.
• Coins, quines, corners of walls, pieces of wood in mounting Ordinance, also Printers pins to fasten letters into the frames.
• Coin the house, lay the cor∣ners or foundation with brick or stone.
• Coinquinate, l. defile.
• Coint, o. strange.
• Coition, l. [carnal] coming together, also when the Sun and Moon are in the same sign and degree.
• Cokermouth, a Town in Cumberland.
• Coke, (q. Coct.) pit-coal (or Sea-coal) charred, also Cook, o.
• Coker, c. a lye.
• Cokeny, o. Cocket-bread.
• Cokewold, o. Cuckold.
• Cokoar, Cocoar, an Indian Nut-tree that bears both meat, drink and apparel.
• Colaphize, l. buffet with the fist.
• Colation, -ture, l. a straining.
• Colatory, l. a strainer.
• Colbrand, the Danish Giant overcom'n by Guy Earl of Warwick.
• Colbrook, a Town upon
• Cole, a River in Bucks.
• Colechester, a Town upon.
• Colne, a River in Essex.
• Colchis, a Country in Asia, where Aeoetes reigned, with whom the Argonauts made war for the golden fleece.
• Colfox, o. blackfox.
• Colcothar, a caustick medi∣cine.
• Cole, keal, pottage.
• Colefire, so much fire-wood as (when it is burnt) contains a load of Coals.
• Coliberts, such as of Villains were made free men.
• Colisaeus, the Amphitheater of Titus at Rome.
• Colick, a greivous pain of the bowels with difficulty of stool and wind.
• Collabefaction, l. a destroying, wasting or decaying.
• Collachrymate, l. weep or la∣ment with others.
• Collactaneous, nursed toge∣ther, sucking at the same time.
• Collapsed, l. fallen to decay.
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• Collaqueate, l. to entangle to∣gether.
• Collaterally, side by side.
• Collateral kindred, Uncles, Cosins, &c.
• Colateral security, over and above the deed it self, as a bond to a Covenant.
• Collaterate, l. joyn side by side.
• Collar, a great rope about the beakhead, to which the main-stay is fasten'd, also a∣nother about the main-mast-head.
• Collation, l. a little banquet, a comparing, a bestowing [of a Benefice,] also folding of printed sheets by the let∣ters of direction.
• Collatitious, done by con∣ference or contribution of many.
• Collative, l. Substant. an unanimous contribution of the people to any publick work, Adject. conferred to∣gether, made large, mutual.
• Collaud, l. to praise with o∣thers.
• Collegue, l. a partner in Of∣fice.
• Collegate, l. to send toge∣ther.
• Collection, l. a gathering or Levy.
• Collectitious, -ctaneous. l. ga∣thered out of several things or places.
• Collective Noun, though sin∣gular, comprehends many particulars, as a Company, &c.
• Collect, l. gather together.
• Collects, things gathered from others works, also se∣lect prayers for certain times
• Collegiate, one of the san••••▪
• Colledge, l. society [of stu∣dents.]
• Collens earth, a sort of paint.
• Colignia, a Town in Brasile, peopled by the French, and taken from them by the Por∣tugese.
• Colles Passion, o. the Cho∣llck.
• Collerage, a French fine up∣on the collars of Wine-draw∣ing Horses or men.
• Coller-dayes, Festivals, on which the Knights of the Garter wear their collars.
• Collet, as Beazel, of a ring, also the throat.
• Colly, the hawk collies, that is, beaks.
• Collide, l. to knock or bruise together.
• Colligate, l. tye together.
• Colligence, a knitting, bring∣ing or gathering together.
• Collimation, l, an aiming.
• Collineate, to level at, or hit the mark.
• Colliquation, l. a melting.
• Collision, l. a crushing toge∣ther.
• Collistrigiated, having stood in a
• Collistrigium, -idium, Pillory.
• Collitigant, wrangling toge∣ther.
• Collocation, a placing in or∣der, also a letting out to hire.
• Collock, Sa. a one-handed pail, or great piggin.
• Collogue, flatter.
• Collonel, as Colonel.
• Colloquy, l. discourse be∣tween two.
• Colluctation, l. a strugling together.
• Collusion, l. fraud, deceit∣full dealing.
• Colly••ist, g. Mony-changer.
• Collyrie, -yre, g. a medicine for the eyes.
• Colne, a Town in Lanca∣shire.
• Colobe, an old kind of short coat reaching to the knees.
• Coloferos, a Religious order of Grecians.
• Colon, g. half a period (:) also one of the three great guts.
• Colony, l. a company sent out of one Country to dwell in another.
• Colophonia, the Caput mortu∣um of Turpentine, useful in salves, the liquid part being distilled into Oyl.
• Coloquintida, Collo-, a purg∣ing wild gourd.
• Coloration, l. the brightning of [obscured] gold or Sil∣ver.
• Coloss, a statue of a vast bigness, as that of the Sun at Rhodes, between whose feet the ships sailed, also a Town in Phrygia.
• Colostration, a distemper in Childrens Stomachs by suck∣ing the beestings or first milk.
• Colp, o. a blow, also a bit of any thing.
• Colpindach, Cowdach, sc. a young cow or heifer.
• Colquarron, c. a [mans] neck.
• Colran, Krien, a County in Ireland.
• Colubraria, an Iberian Island full of Snakes.
• Colubriferous, l. that bears Snakes or Serpents.
• Coludum, Coldana, Colding∣ham, in Scotland, where the Nuns (and Prioress Ebba) cut off their lips and noses, to shun the lust of the Danes.
• Columb-Great, A Town in Cornwall.
• Columbary, l. Dove-house.
• Columbine, l. Dove-like.
• Columity, l. health, safety, soundness.
• Column, l. Pillar; also one division of a page at length.
• Columnary tribute, was ex∣acted for every pillar in a house.
• Columnae Herculis, Hercules's Pillars; by some, two brazen pillars in Cadez; by others, two western Mountains sepa∣rated by Hercules, Calpe in Europe and Abyla in Africa.
• Columpton, A Town in De∣von.
• Colures, Two Circles which pass through the Poles, and divide the Globe (like an ap∣ple) into four equal parts.
• Colus, A whitish beast with a hogs head, that drinks through the nostrils.
• Colataea, a kind of bastard Sena, in gardens of rarities.
• Coma Berenices, a triangle in the tail of Leo.
• Comald, -da, an Order of Italian white Fryars institut∣ed, Anno 1012.
• Comarch, -ark, g. a Gover∣nour

• of town or city, an Earl.
• Comaunce, o. communi∣ty.
• Combat, (in law) the try∣al of a doubtfull cause by two Champions.
• Combe, f. a valley between two high Hills.
• Combe, 4 bushels; also a small piece of Timber under the beak-head, used in bring∣ing the tack aboard.
• Combinational, belonging to
• Combination, l. a joyning together; also a conspira∣cy.
• Combustible, l. apt to take fire, as brush-wood, &c.
• Combustion, a burning to∣gether, also a tumult.
• Combustion of a Planet, when he is not 8 Degrees and 3 minutes distant from the Sun.
• Comeling, Sa. a New-comer, a stranger.
• Commessation, l. Revelling, intemperate eating and drin∣king.
• Comestible. eatable.
• Comestion, l. eating up.
• Comet, g. a [hairy] Blaz∣ing star.
• Comical, pertaining to
• Comedies, Merry Playes: and
• Comedians, the Actors, or as
• Comediographers, Writers of Comedies.
• Comfry, Bone-set, an herb usefull both in meat and me∣dicine.
• Comings [of the hatches,] the planks that bear them up a∣bove the deck.
• Commin•• pugnator, l. he that fights hand to hand.
• Comitatu Commisso, a writ authorizing the Sheriff to take the county upon him.
• Comitatu & Castro Commisso, the committing of a county (together with a castle) to the Sheriff.
• Comity, l. courteous and civil behaviour.
• Comitial, belonging to
• Comices, l. Solemn assem∣blies of the people of Rome.
• Comitial [disease,] the fal¦ling sickness.
• Comma g. (Section, cut∣ting,) the smallest of our stops (,).
• Commaculate, l. defile.
• Commasculate, to take heart or hardiness.
• Commaterial, l. made of the same substance or matter.
• Commaundry, -andry, Lands formerly b••longing to the priory of St. John of Jerusa∣lem.
• Commeator, l. a Messenger that goes to and fro.
• Commemoration, l. remem∣brance or calling to mind.
• Commence, f. begin, also proceed in a suit; also take a degree in the University.
• Commencement (at Cam∣bridge) the same as the Act at Oxford, when they become graduates.
• Commendaces, prayers for the dead, also Verses or O∣rations in their praise.
• Commendatary, he that hath or sues for a
• Commendam, He hath a Benefice in Com. to who's care it is commended, till it can be conveniently sup∣ply'd.
• Commendatory [letters] re∣commending one.
• Commendation, l. praise.
• Commendator, a Dutch Pre∣sident or Consul in the In∣dies.
• Commensal, l. Fellow-com∣moner, companion at Table.
• Commensuration, l. a mea∣suring one thing with ano∣ther.
• Commensurability, an equal proportion or measure of one thing with another.
• Comment, -tary, f. an expo∣sition of any text.
• Commentatour, he that doth
• Comment, write Comments.
• Commentitious, l. feigned, counterfeit.
• Commerce, f. Trade
• Commessation, as Comess-.
• Commigràtion, l. a remov∣ing from one place to ano∣ther.
• Commilitone, l. a comrade, fellow-souldier.
• Commination. l. a vehement threatning.
• Comminuible, that may be bruised, or broken in pieces.
• Comminution, a breaking to pieces.
• Commiseration, compassi∣on.
• Commissary, he exercises Ec∣clesiastical jurisdiction in the remoter parts of the Diocess, also (in war) one that looks to the distribution of Victu∣als in the Army and Garri∣sons.
• Commissioner he that hath a
• Commission, l. a delegation, Mandate or Warrant given for the exercising of a juris∣diction.
• Commission of Association, is to associate others to the Ju∣stices in their circuits.
• Commission of Anticipation, was for the collecting a sub∣sidy before the day.
• Commission or Writ of rebellion is for the apprehending of such a one as a rebel, who doth not appear upon procla∣mation.
• Commissure, l. a putting to∣gether, the joyning of the skul on the mould of the head; also of planks, stones, or any materials.
• Committe••, he or they to whom the ordering of any matter is referred.
• Commixtion, l. a mingling together.
• Commodious, profitable, or convenient.
• Commodity, convenience, also Merchandize.
• Commoign, f. A fellow-Monk of the same Convent.
• Common▪ Soil or water, whose use is common.
• Commoning, Partaking.
• Common Hunt▪ The Lord Major of London's Cheif huntsman Esq by his place.
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• Commonalty, Commin- the common people.
• Common-Bench, as
• Common-pleas, A Court in Westminster erected by Hen. 3. for all civil causes real and personal.
• Common fine, Cert-money.
• Common Law, is sometimes oppos'd to Spiritual, Admi∣ralty, &c. Sometime to Custo∣mary & all other base courts, but most usually it is such laws as were before any sta∣tute altered them.
• Commoration, -rance, l. a tar∣rying.
• Commotion, l. a stir or tu∣mult.
• Commote, Commoithe, Br. 50 Villages, half a Cantred or a Hundred of a shire, or a Collection made there.
• Commune, common; also to discourse.
• Communication, Conversati∣on, also as
• Communicating, imparting to one another.
• Community, mutual partici∣pation, injoying in Com∣mon.
• Communion, the same; also the Sacrament of the Lords supper.
• Communition▪ l. a fortifying.
• Commutation▪ l a changing one thing for another.
• Commutati••e justice, in buy∣ing and selling, borrowing and lending, performing Co∣venants, &c.
• Comaedy, as Comedy, a plea∣sant personal representation of the common actions of hu∣mane life.
• Compact, l. agreement.
• Compaction, -page, l. a joyn∣ing close together, Contracti∣on.
• Compaginate, l. to couple or knit together.
• Compagnia [de morti,] a Re∣ligious Order in Italy, who are to bury the dead and vi∣sit condemned persons.
• Companion of the Garter, one of those Knights.
• Companage, I. all kind of victuals eaten with bread.
• Compar, as Isocolon, of equal members or parts.
• Comparats, l. things com∣pared together.
• Comparition, l. an appearing in open view.
• Comparative, belonging to
• Comparation, Comparison, comparing together.
• Comparative degree, hath the sign More or termination er, as harder or more hard.
• Compart, Compartment, f. a square [stone] piece in build∣ing; a Garden-bed or bor∣der; a partition or equal di∣vision.
• Compartition, the same; al∣so a graceful and usefull di∣stribution of the whole plot of ground, for all kind of rooms.
• Compass, a pair of Compasses wherewith Circles are made, also (at sea) a round past-board with all the 32 winds described, and (under the North) a needle pointing Northward.
• Compass Callipars, (with blunt ends) are used in dis∣perting a piece of Ordnance.
• Compassionate, tender-heart∣ed, full of
• Compassion, a fellow-feeling, suffering together.
• Compatible, f. which can a∣bide, agree or be together.
• Compatient, l. suffering toge∣ther.
• Compatriot, l. one of the same City or Country.
• Compeer, l. Consort, fellow, also Gossip, and (in some places) all the young men invited to the same wedding.
• Comp••l, l. to force.
• Compellation, l. a calling one by their name; also an op∣probrious mentioning.
• Compendiousness, a being
• Compendious, l. short or brief.
• Compendium, l. abridgment also a gaining by Thrift.
• Compensable, f. able to re∣compense, or make amends.
• Compensation, l. requi••ing, making up, repaying [a good or bad turn.]
• Comperage, f. gossiping, also the affinity or friendship got∣ten by being Gossips.
• Comperendination, l. a de∣ferring or putting off [from day to day.]
• Competency, l. a sufficiency, enough.
• Competize, to stand in
• Competition, l. a rivalship, the being
• Competitour, l. a rival, one that seeks after the same thing as you do.
• Competible, that may be sued for with another; also that may be convenient or agree∣able.
• Compile, f. heap together.
• Compinable, o. fit for compa∣ny.
• Compitalitious, belonging to
• Compitals, feasts celebrated in the
• Compita, l. Cross-waies.
• Compital▪ belonging thereto.
• Complaisant, Complacential, -tious, l. of a courteous plea∣sing behaviour.
• Complainant, complaining to a Magistrate [for relief.]
• Complaisance, f. an obliging carriage, aptness to comply.
• Complacence, the same, also as
• Complacency▪ a taking de∣light or being well pleased with.
• Complemental, belonging to
• Complem••nt, l. a filling up; also a choice of the best words to express our minds by; and (corruptly) too much ceremony in speech and behaviour.
• Complement [of an Angle,] so much as it wants of 90 de∣grees.
• Completes, Sp. the last or closing prayers of the Even∣ing: See Compline.
• Completion, l. a fulfilling▪ per∣forming.
• Complex, l. compounded of several [things, notions, &c.]
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• Complexion, l. the state and constitution of the body▪ also (the index thereof) the co∣lour; countenance.
• Complicate, l. wrap or fold up.
• Complicated disease, of many distempers meeting together.
• Complices, Partners [in evil.]
• Complicity, such partner∣ship.
• Compline, f. Completory, l. the last of the Canonical hours, beginning at nine a'clock at night.
• Complore, l. bewail or weep together.
• Comportment, f. carriage or behaviour.
• Composition, l. a putting to∣gether, also a [written] work also a compounding or agree∣ment.
• Compositor, he that doth
• Compose, l. put [the prin∣ting letters] together.
• Compost, f. a composition, also soil or dung for trees, Land, &c.
• Compotation, l. a drinking-bout, a merry meeting▪
• Compotist, Computist, l. a com∣puter, reckoner, calculator▪ caster of accounts.
• Comprecation, l. a praying,
• Comprehension, l. a taking in or together, also understand∣ing or finding the depth of a mystery.
• Comprehensible, that may be
• Compre••ended, contained and l••id hold of.
• Comprehensive, large, taking in, or containing much▪
• Compression, -su••••, l. a pres∣sing together.
• Comprint, to print anothers copy or to print one upon another.
• Comprise, comprehend, con∣tain, take in.
• C••••pro••ation, l. a mutual approving or allowing.
• Compromise, f. a mutual promise of Parties at diffe∣rence, to refer the business to Arbitratours▪ also that power 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Arbitratours to decide the matter.
• Compromisorial, belonging thereto.
• Compton in the hole, a Town in Warwikshire.
• Comptroller, as Controller.
• Compulsion, l. a constrain∣ing.
• Compunction, l. pricking, re∣morse, trouble of mind for a fault committed.
• Compurgation, l. a justifying (by oath) the report or oath of another.
• Compurgator, l. a cleanser, clearer, purger.
• Computable, capable of
• Computation, l. a reckoning, or casting of accounts.
• Computo, the same as
• De Computo reddendo, a writ compelling a Bailiff, &c. to give up his accounts.
• Comrade, or Camerade.
• Comsed, o. (for commenced) began.
• Comus, a Heathen God, the cheif patron of revellings and debaucheries.
• Con, o. ken.
• Conabel, -byl, convenient.
• Concani, Gargani, people of
• Conaught, Connaught, a Pro∣vince in Ireland.
• Concamerate, l. to arch or make a vaulted roof.
• Concatinate, l. to chain to∣gether.
• Concatination, a linking to∣gether.
• Concave, hollow, also hol∣lowness, the bore of a piece.
• Concavity, l. hollowness.
• Concavous, hollow.
• Concealers, they that find out Lands privily concealed from the King or state.
• Concede, l. yield, grant.
• Concent, -tion, l. an agree∣ment or harmony [in mu∣sick.]
• Concentrick, having one common center.
• Concepticle, l. a large hol∣lowness able to receive [any thing.]
• Conception, a conceiving with Child, also a thought, fancy or conceit.
• Concern, to busie, regard or belong to.
• Concern, -nment, business, affair, also moment or weight.
• Concert, f. as Concent, also to set [a business] in order.
• Concertation, l. a striving or disputing together.
• Concessi, l. (I have granted) this word (in Law) creates a Covenant.
• Concession, l. a grant or yield∣ing.
• Concidence, a falling or ma∣king a Cadence together.
• Conciliate, to procure, also to make to agree.
• Concinnate, l. apt, fit, pro∣per, also neat.
• Concinnity, l. handsomeness, aptness, decency.
• Conci••nal, belonging to
• Concion, l. a publick speech.
• Concionator, he that preaches or makes an Oration to the people.
• Concise, l. cut short, of few words.
• Concision, -sure, l. a cutting dividing, rent or schism.
• Concitation, l. a stirring up or provok••ng.
• Conclamation, l. a great noise or shouting of many.
• Conclave, a closet or inner room, also the chamber or Assembly of the Roman Car∣dinals.
• Conclavist, one that meets there, or has the keeping of it.
• Conclusion, l. a shutting up, the ending of a business.
• Conclusive, concluding, shut∣ting up, ending.
• Concoction,, a boyling, also digesting of the meat in the Stomach.
• Concomitant, l. bearing com∣pany or going along with.
• Concord, l. agreement, also in (musick) an agreeing Note as an eight, fifth, &c.
• Concordance, the same, also a Catalogue of all (or the cheifest) Bible-words, and their places.
• Concordate, l. to agree.
• Concorporation, l. a mixing of bodies together.
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• Concourse, l. a meeting to∣gether.
• Concratitious, l. watled with rods made like hurdles, &c.
• Concredited, delivered, lent or trusted together.
• Concrete, l. joyned or grown together▪ also an accident or quality joyned with the sub∣ject.
• Concreted, -tive, congealed or grown together.
• Concretion, ment, l. a grow∣ing or joining together.
• Concrimination, a joint ac∣cusing.
• Concubinage; f. fornication, also an exception against her that sues for dowry alledging that she is not wife but con∣cubine.
• Concubinal, -nary, belong∣ing to a
• Concubine halfwife.
• Conculcate, l. to trample up∣on, or tread under foot.
• Concumbence, l. a lying toge∣ther.
• Concupiscence, l. lust or ve∣hement desire.
• Concupisci••le, desiring earnest∣ly or naturally, also desireable
• Concupiscible faculty, the sen∣sual power of the soul, seek∣ing only pleasures.
• Concurrence, l. a meeting to∣gether, an agreeing.
• Concussion, l. a shaking to∣gether, also a publick extor∣tion by threatning.
• Concussionary, an Officer ex∣torting gifts and bribes, un∣der pretence of authority.
• Cond, or Cun the ship, give directions to him at helm, which way he should steer.
• Condense, l. thicken.
• Condensity, l. thickness.
• Condensation, l. a making thick.
• Condere••m, Chester on the Street, a Town in the Bishop∣rick of Durham.
• Conders, Huers, Bale••s Balkers, they stand on hills (by the sea) wi••h boughs in their hands, to direct the Fi∣shers which way the Herrings pass.
• Condesc••nd, l. step or stoop down▪
• Condescension, a compliance, or yielding to
• Condict, l. an appointment or composition.
• Condign [punishment] wor∣thy, deserved.
• Condiment, l. sauce season∣ing.
• Condisciple, l. school-fellow, fellow-student.
• Condise, o. Conduits.
• Conditaneous, l. that which may be
• Condited, l. seasoned, sawced, preserved.
• Condite, o. conduct.
• Condition, nature or dispo∣sition, estate or fortune, also a supposition (if, &c.)
• Conditional, having a condi∣tion or supposition.
• Conditor, l. a builder, maker.
• Conditor, l. a seasoner, tem∣perer.
• Condolence, l. a grieving with another.
• Condone, -nate, l. forgive.
• Condonation, l. a pardoning or forgiving.
• Conducible, l. profitable, also to be hired.
• Conductor, he that doth
• Conduct, f. guide or lead.
• Conduct,, guidance, also ma∣nagement of business.
• Conductitious, that may be led, hired, or gathered toge∣ther.
• Condylome, g. excrescent flesh or swelling (like a knuc∣cle) about the fundament.
• Cone, l. a Geometrical fi∣gure like a pyramid, nine-pin or sugar-loaf.
• Cone, Colne, sa. an account. A Woman was reckon'd to be of competent years, when she was able to keep
• Cone and key, the accounts and ••eyes [of the house.]
• Confabulation, a discoursing together.
• Confarreated, married with
• Confarreation, l a wedding-ceremony, like the breaking of our Bride-cake.
• Conf••ck, c. counterfeit.
• Confection, l. a finishing or mingling, also the making of
• Confits, Comfits, sweet-meats▪
• Confectioner, a maker of sweet-meats.
• Confectionary, the same, also the place where they are kept.
• Confeder, to joyn together in a league.
• Confederate, as Confoederate.
• Confertion, a stuffing.
• Confessionary, f. belonging to [auricular] Confession; also the confession seat.
• Confessour, he to whom you confess your self.
• Conficient, finishing, procu∣ring, working.
• Confide, l. to trust, rely upon
• Confidence, boldness, assu∣rance.
• Confident, bold, sure, assu∣red, [sometimes] impudent, also he to whom trust and secresie is committed.
• Configulate, l. play the pot∣ter.
• Configulation, l. making of earthen ware.
• Configuration, l. likeness of figures, the mutual aspects of Plane••s.
• Confin••s, f. borders of a Country.
• Confer, l. compare, also to talk or reason together.
• Conference, a meeting toge∣ther [for discourse.]
• Confine, to limit, to impri∣son.
• Confinement, imprisonment, or being ty'd to a certain place.
• Confirmation, l. a strengthen∣ing or making sure.
• Confiscation, l. taking away goods (as forfeited) to the Fi••cus or publick treasury.
• Confitent, penitent, confes∣sor.
• Conflagitate, l. to desire a thing importunately.
• Conflagration, a great burn∣ing.
• Conflagrant, burning; also earnestly desiring.
• Conflature, l. the melting or casting of metal.
• Confluctuate, l. to flow toge∣ther, to be uncertain what to do.
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• Confluence, -flux, l. a flowing or meeting together.
• Confluxibility, an aptness to flow or be mingled together.
• Confaederate, joyned toge∣ther [by Covenant.]
• Conforaneous, l. of the same court or Market-place.
• Conformable, agreeable, suita∣ble.
• Conformist, one that doth
• Conform, suit himself to [the Church of England.]
• Confrairie, f. fraternity, so∣ciety, brotherhood.
• Confrication, l. a rubbing.
• Confreers, -freres, f. Brethen or fellows of the same house.
• Confront, f. come face to face, oppose; also compare.
• Confusion, l. pouring, mix∣ing, or jumbling together, disorder, disturbance, also blushing or being out of coun∣tenance.
• Congayne, o. convince.
• Congaye, o. send away.
• Congé, f. leave, also a cere∣mony (bowing, &c.) in tak∣ing ones leave.
• Congé d' accorder, f. (leave to agree) desiring the Justice to give them leave to agree.
• Congé d' elire, or eslire, f. (leave to choose) the Kings per••wassion to a Dean and Chapter to choose a Bishop.
• Cong••able, lawfull, or law∣••ull•• ••one.
• Cong••nerous, -nious, l. of the same sort or kinred.
• Congeniality, a being
• Congenial, l. alike in Genius, fancy or disposition.
• Congelation, l. a congealing, freezing, or growing like to Ice.
• Congelative, having the po∣wer to Congeal or dry up.
• Congeon, o. a Dwarffe.
• Conger, l. a large Sea-Eel.
• Cong••riate, pile up, heap to∣gether.
• Congersbury, a Town in So∣mersetshire, from
• Congar, an Eremite there, affirmed (by Capgrav••) to be the Emperors Son of Constan∣tinople.
• Congius, l. a Gallon [and a little more.]
• Congiary, l. a Great persons gift to the people.
• Conglaciate, l. to freeze, also to be idle.
• Congleton, a town in Chesh.
• Conglobation, l. a gathering round, into a Globe.
• Conglomeration, l. a rolling or winding up into a bottom or heap.
• Conglutinative, that which hath strength to
• Conglutinate, l. glue or joyn together.
• Conglutination, l. a gluing to∣gether.
• Congratulation, l. a rejoycing with another.
• Congregational, belonging to
• Congregation, l. an Assembly assembling or gathering to∣gether.
• Congregationalists. Indepen∣dants, Dissenting Brethren, who gathered particular Congregations in a middle way between Presbytery and Browni••m.
• Congress, l. a meeting, en∣counter.
• Congruence, -uity, l. agreea∣bleness, a being
• Congruous, convenient, fit.
• Conical, belonging to a Cone.
• Conical sections make the Ellipsis, hyperbole and parabola.
• Conjectural, belonging to
• Conjecture, l. guess.
• Coninesborough, a Castle in Yorkshire, where Hengist was beheaded.
• Conif••rous tre••s, bearing
• Cones or Clogs, as the fit, pine, &c.
• Conjugal, belonging to mar∣riage.
• Conjugates, l. things of the same rank, order or original.
• Conjugation, deriving of things under the same order, particularly of verbs in their moods, tenses, &c.
• Conjunction, l. a joyning or meeting together, also the particle that joyns or dis∣joyns words and sentences.
• Conjunctive, belonging there∣to.
• Conjunctive mood, Subjunc∣tive.
• Conjunctiva, a Coat of the eye [sticking fast.]
• Conjuncture, a joyning toge∣ther.
• Conjuration, l. a conspiracy or plot, also a Charm.
• Conjurer, he that doth
• Conjure, l. raise or deal with the devil.
• Conjúre, swear together, al∣so to swear one in the name and power of another.
• Conizee, as Cognisee.
• Conizour, as Cognisour.
• Connascency, l. a being born or springing together.
• Conne, ken, learn [without book.]
• Connen, o. Can.
• Connexive, having the pow∣er of, or belonging to
• Connexion, l. a knitting or joyning together.
• Connex (in Logick) things joyn'd without any depen∣dence or Consecution.
• Connictation, a twinkling of the eye.
• Connivence, l. a winking [at a fault.]
• Connubial, belonging to wed∣lock.
• Connutritious, nourished or brought up together.
• Connuvium, Conwey in Wales.
• Conquassation, l. a shaking or dashing together.
• Conquest, f. Victory; also Lands held by some private Title, not by Inheritance.
• Conquestion, l. a Complain∣ing together.
• Conradus, Ge. able Counsel.
• Consanguinity, Kindred by Bloud.
• Consarcination, l. a patching together.
• Conscensi••m, l. a Climbing.
• Conscientious, according to
• Conscicnce, the witness of ones own heart.
• Conscious, l. [knowing ones self] guilty.
• Conscission, a cutting.
• Con••cissure, a gash, cut or rent.
• C••nscription, l. a register∣ing.
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• Consecration, l. Hallowing, setting apart for divine ser∣vice.
• Consectaneous, -cutif, -tive, following, or succeeding.
• Consectary, l. That which follows upon the demonstra∣tion of an argument.
• Consectatour, He that fol∣lows or pursues.
• Consecution, A following.
• Consecution-month, the space between each Conjunction of the Moon with the Sun.
• Conseminate, l. Sow divers seeds together.
• Consentient, l. Agreeing.
• Consequence, l. a following or conclusion, Also weight and moment.
• Consequent, Following, or a following Conclusion.
• Consequentious, important, necessarily following.
• Conservation, A preserving.
• Conservator, l. Keeper, over∣seer.
• Conservatory, [A place for] preserving or keeping.
• Conserves, f. Fruits being
• Conserved, Condited.
• Consession, A sitting toge∣ther.
• Consideration, An advising or taking heed; also a condi∣tion upon which a thing is done, an allowance.
• Consignificative, Of the same signification with another.
• Consignation, Ones own sign∣ing of a Bil.
• Consign, Present, deliver, assign over.
• Consimilarity, Likeness.
• Consistence, a being, also set∣ling and growing stiff or hard
• Consistent, Agreeable, also standing, not fluid
• Consistory, l. An Assembly of Church-men, also the place.
• Consition, l. A planting to∣gether.
• Consolatory, Comforting, belonging to
• Consolation, l. A Comfort∣ing.
• Consolidation▪ A strengthe∣ning or making sold; also the uniting a Benefices, also the joyning of possession or profit with the property.
• Consomniation, A sleeping or dreaming together.
• Consonant, agreeing [in sound;] also a letter which is not a vowel.
• Consort, A Companion▪ also a company [of Musi∣cians.]
• Consound, Cumfry, back∣wort, knit-back.
• Conspersion, a sprinkling.
• Conspicuous, l. easie to be seen.
• Conspiratione, a writ against
• Conspiratours, guilty o••
• Conspiracy, evil and malici∣ous plotting together.
• Conspurcation, a defiling.
• Consputation, a spitting upon.
• Consputator, he that spits upon others.
• Constablerie, o. the office, jurisdiction and dignity of a
• Constable, f. (q. Comes stabu∣li) master of the horse.
• High Consta••les, are over hun∣dreds,
• Petty Constables in Pa∣rishes, for conservation of the peace.
• Constable of the Tower, Do∣ver-Castle, &c. cheif Govern∣our.
• Constant, l. standing firm.
• Constantin••ple, Byzantium the Port, the seat of the Great Turk, repaired, beautify'd and named from
• Constantine the great, the first Christian Emperour of Rome
• Constat, l. (it is evident) a certificate given out of the Court of all that is on record touching such or such a mat∣ter.
• Constellation▪ a Company of stars in some figure.
• Consternation, amazement.
• Constipation, a standing close together, a guarding.
• Constitution, an appointment, also the state and condition [of any thing.]
• Constrain, to compel.
• Constraint, force.
• Constriction, the same, also a binding together.
• Constrictive, binding.
• Construction, a placing or joyning together, also inter∣pretation or meaning.
• Construe, expound, unfold.
• Constupration, a ravishing of a virgin.
• Consubstantiality, a being
• Consubstantial, of the same substance.
• Consuet, -tudinal, usual, ac∣customed.
• Consuetude, l. acustom.
• Consuetudinibus & servitijs, a writ for rent or service fail∣ing.
• Consular, belonging to the
• Consulship, the office of a
• Consul, chief Governour.
• Two Consuls were chosen yearly at Rome, instead of the Kings.
• Five yearly Consuls (at Pa∣ris) determine all cases of debt not exceeding 4000 livres.
• Consultation, a taking Coun∣sel; also a writ returning a cause from the Kings to the Ecclesiastical Court.
• Consummate, summe up, make perfect, also as
• Consummated, perfected, ac∣complished.
• Consummation, l. a fulfilling, perfecting.
• Consumption, a wasting.
• Contabulation, planking▪ fastening of planks together.
• Contaction, a touching to∣gether.
• Contagion, infection.
• Contagious, l. infectious.
• Contamination, a polluting.
• Conteke, -teck, o. strife, con∣tention,
• Contemeration, a violating, deflowring.
• Contemplation, a deep con∣sidering, meditating.
• Contemplative, thereto be∣longing.
• Contemplatives, Fryers of the Order of St Mary Magdalene.
• Contemporianism, C••existen∣••y, a being
• Contemporal, -ary, -an••ous, of the same time.
• Contempti••le, l. base, to be
• Contemned, slighted, scorned.
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• Contemptuous, reproachful, scornful, slighting.
• Con-tenement, the freehold which lies to a tenement.
• Contention, l. strife.
• Contermination, a bordering upon.
• Conterpleted, o. controlled.
• Conterraneous, of the same Land or Countrey.
• Contesseration, entring into league or friendship.
• Contest, l. a fellow witness.
• Contestate, to bear or prove by witness.
• Contestation, Calling to wit∣ness.
• Context, -ture, l. (weaving together) the form or style of a process or discourse, also the adjoyning matter of it.
• Contignation, raftering, the floor-work.
• Contiguity, a being
• Contiguous, near or touching one another.
• Continence, -cy, l. a being
• Continent, temperate, also the main Land.
• Contingent, casual, hapning.
• Contingence, -cy, a falling out by chance.
• Contingent propositions, may (as it fals out) be true or false.
• Continual, without intermis∣sion.
• Continual claim, (to Land, &c.) made from time to time, within every year and day.
• Continuance untill next As∣sizes, Prorogation, putting off till then.
• Continuando, when the Plain∣tiff would recover dammages for several trespasses in the same action.
• Continuation, -uity, a length∣ning or going on with a busi∣ness.
• Contorsion, a wresting, pulling awry.
• Contrabanded, [goods] forbid∣den importation▪
• Contraction, l. Contratation, Sp. making of a
• Contract, or bargain.
• Contráct, l. shorten, draw to∣gether.
• Contraction, a drawing toge∣ther.
• Contradictory, contrary by Affirmation and Negation, full of
• Contradiction, 'gainsaying.
• Contrafaction, a counterfeit∣ing.
• Contra formam collationis, a writ against an Abbot for making a Feoffement of Land given to the Abby.
• Contra formam Feoffamenti, when a Tenant enfeoffed by the Lords Charter to make certain suit and service to his Court, is distrained for more than is there contained.
• Contramure, Counterscarf, an out-wall built about another wall.
• Contrariety, a being
• Contrary, against one ano••her
• Contraries, opposites where∣in one is oppos'd to the o∣ther.
• Contrasto, Sp. Contention.
• Contragerva, a West-Indian-plant much used in Counter-poysons.
• Contratation, Sp. a contract or bargain.
• Contravention, a coming or speaking against.
• Contrectation, [a wanton] handling.
• Contribution, mony or sup∣plies (given or forced) from many.
• Contributione faciendâ, a writ, when the whole burden lies upon one, though more be bound thereto.
• Contristation, l. a grieving or making sad.
• Contrite, bruised, also peni∣tent.
• Contrition, l. a bruising or breaking, also remorse or trouble of mind.
• Controller, an Officer who keeps a roll of other Officérs accounts.
• Controller of the hamper, he takes all things sealed in lea∣ther-bags from the Clark of the hamper.
• Controller of the Pipe, he writes summons to the Sheriffs, to levy the debts of the Pipe.
• Controller of the Pell, keeps a Controlment of the Pell, of Receipts and goings-out.
• Controve, o. devise, contrive.
• Controver, he that invents false news.
• Controversie, a dispute.
• Controverted [points] argued pro and con.
• Contrucidate, l. kill.
• Contumacy, l. stubbornness.
• Contumelious, full of
• Contum••ly reproach.
• Contumulation, an intombing or burying together.
• Contune, o. for continue.
• Contund, knock down, beat in pieces, subdue.
• Contusion, a bruising, beating, pounding to powder.
• Convail, o. to recover.
• Convalesce, l. to wax strong.
• Convalescency, a recovering of health.
• Convalidate, strengthen, con∣firm.
• Convene, l. come together, also to summon one to ap∣pear.
• Convenience, -cy, fitness.
• Convent, Covent, Monastery▪ a Religio••s House.
• Conventicle, l. a private as∣sembly.
• Conventional, belonging to
• Convention, an assembly, al∣so a summoning.
• Conventione, a writ for the breach of a written Covenant.
• Conventual, belonging to a company of religious per∣sons.
• Conventual Church, belonging to a Convent.
• Conversation, a being
• Conversant, keeping compa∣ny.
• Conversion, a change.
• Convert, l. turn.
• Convert, one turned [to the Faith.]
• Convertite, the same.
• Convex, of a round outside.
• Convexity, the outside of a Globe.
• Convict, -ed, proved guilty.
• Conviction, proving a man guilty (by witnesses or con∣fession.)
• Convictor, l. a boarder.
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• Convivial, belonging to a feast.
• Convocation-house, for the
• Convocation, Assembly of the Clergy.
• Convoke, l. call together.
• Convoy, f. Conduct, guide
• Conusant, f. knowing, un∣derstanding.
• Convulsion, a violent pul∣ling together [of Sinews, &c.]
• Cooliss, Coulise, as Cullis.
• Coom, the soot that ga∣thers over the ovens mouth.
• Cook-room, a ships Kitchin, in a Merchant mans fore∣castle, and (generally) in a Frigates hold.
• Coomb, So. half a quarter of Corn.
• Co-operate, l. to work toge∣ther.
• Coöptate, l. to Elect or chuse together.
• Coöpertura, a thicket or covert of wood.
• Coot, a Moor-hen.
• Copal, a perfume, of white Rosin from the West-Indies.
• Cope, Cloak, also a vest¦ment Bishops were wont to wear, also a custom (6d a load) paid out of the lead-mines in Derbyshire, also the top of an high hill.
• Cope the Wall, cover it.
• Cope, Nf. Sf. Chop or ex∣change.
• Coparceners, Parceners, such as have Equal share in the inheritance of their Ance∣stors.
• Copes-mate, a partner in Merchandize.
• Cophosis, g. a growing deaf.
• Copia libelli delib randa, a writ for the Copy of a Libel from an Ecclesiastical Judge.
• Coping, the top or roof of a wall.
• Copy-hold, a tenure by a Copy of the Rolls made by the Lords Steward.
• Copiosity, a being
• Copious, l. plentifull
• Copise, C••pse, a little wood of underwoods to be cut down before they be great trees.
• Copland, Sa. a headland or hadland into which the rest of the lands in a furlong do shoot.
• Coporas, Vitriol.
• Coppen••agen, the Chief Ci∣ty in Denmark.
• Copulation, a joyning toge∣ther.
• Copulative, joyning, cou∣pling.
• Copie, -py, l. plenty.
• Coquettery, f. a prating like a Gossip.
• Coquinate, to play the Cook.
• Coquination, a Cooking of meat.
• Coraage, an imposition up∣on certain Measures of corn.
• Cor Scorpij, the heart of the Scorpion, a Constellati∣on.
• Coral, Corral, l. a Sea-plant growing hard as stone and red, when taken out of the water.
• Coralline, Sea-moss, Coral-moss, a plant.
• Coralwort, Toothwort, an herb near Mayfield in Sussex.
• Coram non judi••e, in a cause whereof the Judges have no jurisdiction.
• Coram nobis, l. before us.
• Coranto, a French running dance, also a News-book.
• Corare, o. overcome.
• Corasines, Northern peo∣ple of Asia, who (by the Consent of the Sultan of Ba∣bylon) subdued all the Elpi∣ans in Palestine, and were themselves utterly rooted out by the Sultan.
• Corban, Kor-, h. a gift dedi∣cated to God, also the che••t (in the Temple) receiving it.
• Corbel, -bet, -bil, a shoulder∣ing piece in timberwork, jut∣ting out like a bragger.
• Corbets an Ancient Family in Shropshire, also, o. stones wherein images stand.
• Corciousness, o. corpulency.
• Corck, Or••hal▪ a kind of blue paint.
• Cord [of firewood] 4 soot in breadth, 4 in height, and 8 in length.
• Cordage, the tackle of a ship, also stuff to make ropes of.
• Cordelier, f. a Gray Franci∣scan Fryer.
• Cordiàl, l. hearty.
• Cordon, o. reward, also the end of the parapet towards the muraille.
• Corduvan, belonging to
• Cordu••a, a City in Spain.
• Cordwane, o. a dry hide.
• Cordwainer, Cordinar, f. a Shoe-maker.
• Coriander, an herb like par∣sley.
• Coriged, o. corrected.
• Corinaeus, Brutus's Compa∣nion who slew the giant Gog∣magog.
• Corinthian, belonging to
• Corinth, a City of Achaia.
• Coritani, the ancient inha∣bitants of Northampton, Lei∣cester, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Nottingamshire, and Darby∣shire.
• Cork, part of Ireland.
• Cormandel, in the East-In∣dies, where stands Fort St. George.
• Cormorant, a Sea-Raven,
• Cornage, an imposition up∣on Corn; also a Northern te∣nure by blowing of a horn on the approach of an ene∣my.
• Cornalin, a kind of precious stone.
• Cornavij, ancient inhabi∣ters of Warwickshire▪ Worcester, Staffordshire, Shropshire, and Cheshire.
• Corn-flower, blue-bottle.
• Cornea, the horny Coat of the eye.
• Cornelian, Corncol, a red precious stone.
• Cornelian law, made by
• Cornelius Sylla, Dictatour of Rome, that all that followed him to the war, should be ca∣pable of bearing office before their time.
• Cornel, o. Corner; also the forepart of a house.
• Corneol, Sardis, Onyx, a stone used much for seals
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• Corneous, horny.
• Cornet, f. a black taffaty the badg of Doctors of Physick or Law, also the Ensign of a Troop.
• Cornice, frize, f. the Crests or flourishing work at the upper end of a pillar.
• Cornicle, l. a little horn.
• Cornigerous, horn-wearing [Bacchus.]
• Cornil tree, horn-tree.
• Cornimuse, f. bag-pipe.
• Cornix, as Cornalix, Cor∣••eol.
• Cornu Cervi, the mouth of an Alembick.
• Cornucopin, -py, a horn (with plenty of all things) given by Jupiter to his nurse A∣malthea.
• Cornuted, horned.
• Cornyale, o. strong.
• Corody, Corr-, an allowance to any of the Kings servants from an Abby, &c. whereof he is Founder.
• Corodio habendo, a writ for the exacting thereof.
• Coroll••try, advantage above the ordinary measure, also a gift to the people at pub∣lick feasts.
• Coromandel, part of East-India.
• Corona, l. Halo, a clear circle about the Moon, &c. also a Constellation on the Shoulder of Boötes.
• Coronal arterys, two little branches of the great artery, to the left ventricle and broad end of the heart.
• Coronal vein, a branch of the Spleen-vein, about the heart like a Crown.
• Coronal suture, the fore∣most seam of the skull, from temple to temple.
• Coronary, belonging to a Crown.
• Coronation, l. a Crown∣ing.
• Coronatore eligend••, a writ for the Freeholders to choose a
• Coroner, an Officer who is to enquire into all untimely deaths, (usually 4, sometimes but 1 in a County.)
• Soveraign or Chief Crown∣er, The Lord Chief Justice of the Kings bench, where∣ever he be.
• Coronet, f. a little Crown.
• Corporal, belonging to the Body; the least Commander in a foot company, also the fine linen wherein the Sacra∣ment is put.
• Corporation, l. a body po∣litick, form'd by the Kings Charter.
• Corporature, l. the frame or constitution of the Body.
• Corporeal, bodily.
• Corporeity, -eature, the be∣ing a bodily substance.
• Corporification, a making into a body, a Spirits reas∣suming its body and appear∣ing.
• Corps, f. a [dead] body.
• Corps-du-Gard, f. the body of the Guard.
• Corpulent, gross, having
• Corpulency, fulness of Body.
• Corpus Christi, l. Christs bo∣dy, a Colledge in Oxford.
• Corpus cum causa, a writ of Chancery to remove into the Kings bench.
• Corpuscule, l. a little body.
• Corr, two quarts.
• Corrade, l. scrape together, extort.
• Corrasive, scraping together
• Correction, amendment, chas∣tisement.
• Correctour of the Staple, a Clark recording all bargains made there.
• Correlative, having mutual relation.
• Correptory, belonging to
• Correption, a sudd••n snatch∣ing away; also reproof.
• Correspond, l. answer, a∣gree.
• Correspondent, [one] holding.
• Correspondency, mutual com∣merce and familiarity, also the answerableness or pro∣portion of one thing to ano∣ther.
• Corridor, as Cortin, -na.
• C••rrigible, which may be corrected or amended.
• Corrigidor, Sp. the Chief Governor of a Town or City.
• Corrival, as Competitour.
• Corrivality, Corrivalship.
• Corroboration, a strength∣ning.
• Corrode, gnaw, fret.
• Corrodible, that may be gnawn or eaten away.
• Corrosives, Medicines that are
• Corrosive, belonging to
• Corrosion, gnawing, fret∣ting.
• Corrugation, a wrinkling, frowning.
• Corruption, infection, a spoiling, tainting.
• Corruption of bloud, of the whole issue, honour and E∣state (by Felony or Trea∣son.)
• Corsary, -saire, f. a Cour∣ser, a Rover, a Pirates ship.
• Corse-present, Mortuary, a beast or other offering to the Priest from a dead mans E∣state.
• Cors••int, o. f. holy or bles∣sed heart.
• Corslet, I. Cuirasse, f. [ar∣mour for] back and breast.
• Corsure, Courser, o. Broa∣ker.
• Corstopitum▪ Corbridge in Northumberland.
• Cortex Wint••ranus, a kind of Cinamon brought first from India, by Captain Win∣ter.
• Corticated, covered with a bark.
• Cortin, f. that space of the Terrasse or Muraille that is between the Bastions,
• Corven, o. carved.
• Corvet, praunce.
• Corvetta, I. praunsing.
• Corvine, l. of a Crow or Ra∣ven.
• Corviser, as Cordwainer.
• Coruscant, shining, glit∣tering.
• Coruscation, l. Lightning, a flashing of Light.
• Corybantes, the Priests of Cybele.
• Cosset [lamb] brought up without the da••n.
• ...

• Coscinomancy, Coski-, g. divi∣nation with a sieve.
• Cosenage, a writ for the heir against an intruder.
• Coshacks, Turkish-womens girdles.
• Cosier, o. Sowter, Botcher.
• Cosignificative, of the same signification.
• Co-sine, the Complement of the Radius or whole sign to a quadrant or 90 degrees.
• Cosmeticks, things to clear and purify the skin.
• Cosmical, of the world.
• Cosmical rising [of a star,] is together with the Sun.
• Cosmographical, belonging to
• Cosmography, g. a descripti∣on of the world.
• Cosmographer, a describer, &c.
• Cosmodelyte, one fearing or serving the world.
• Cosmology, a speaking of the world.
• Cosmarchy, the government of
• Cosmos, g. the world.
• Cosmopolite, -tan, a Citizen of the world.
• Cosmometry, g. a measuring of the world by degrees and minutes.
• Cossacks, Polish Outlaws form'd in a Militia, partly under the Rebel Dorosensko, par••ly under the Crown.
• Cosset [Lamb, Colt, &c.] brought up by hand.
• Cossic•• [num••ers] used in Al∣gebra.
• Cost, (in blazon) the fourth part of the bend or half the Sa••••ier.
• Costay, o. to Coast up and down.
• Costive, having the belly bound.
• Costmary, Alecoast, Maudlin herb.
• Cost••el, Cas-, o. a wine-pot.
• Costus, an Indian drug, (the sweet and the bitter.)
• Cot, Cote, re••use or clotted wool, also a Cottage or Sheep∣fold.
• Coteswol••, o. a company of Sheepcoats, and sheep feeding on hills; also hills in Glocester∣shire whose Sheep are famous for fine wool.
• Cottager, -arius, he who's cottage hath not above four acres of Land to it.
• Cotterel, Cottarel, o. a poor Cottager.
• Cottre, De. a trammel to hang the pot on over the fire.
• Coton, frize, bombasin.
• Cotula, l. May-weed.
• Cottis▪ as Cost.
• Cotylédones, g. Acetabula, l▪ the mouths of the veins in the womb, through which the monthly bloud is derived.
• Couch a Hogshead, c. go to sleep.
• Couchant, f. lying close to the ground.
• Coucher, a Factour, also a General Register-book of a Corporation, &c.
• Cove, Cuffin, c. a man.
• Cove, W••. a little harbour for boats.
• Covenable, Conv-, f. Con∣venient, suitable.
• Covenant, f. bargain, also a writ that lies for the breach thereof.
• Coventry, -tree, a City in Warwickshire, from a Covent of Monks there.
• Coverchief, o. Kerchief.
• Covercle, Coverkil, o. a Cover.
• Covert, f. a shady place for Deer, &c.
• Coverture, Covert-barn or -Baron, f. the Condition of an English wife, who can make no bargain without her husbands consent.
• Coughton, the Mansion of the Throgmortons in Warwickshire.
• Covie, f. a nest or brood [of Partridges.]
• Covin, fraud, deceit [by conspiracy.]
• Coulant, f. flowing, gliding along.
• Couldray, f. a hazel grove.
• Coule, a water-tub, a fry∣ers hood, and (in Archery) to cut the feather of a shaft high or low.
• Coulpe, f. a fault.
• Couller, l. a Plow-share.
• Counsellour, he that give••h
• Counsel, f. advice, also as
• Councel, -cil, l. an Assembly of Counsellours.
• Count, f. Earl, also the O∣riginal declaration in a pro∣cess.
• Countenance, f. visage, also credit, estimation, also to favour or favour [shown.]
• Counter, f. a counting thing or place; a Shop Chest, also the name of 2 Prisons for debt in London.
• Counters, Con-, f. Advocates which speak in Court for one [absent.]
• Countercharge, Charge a∣gain or against.
• Counter-check, blame him that blames you.
• Counter-componed, Com∣pounded of two colours (or more.)
• Counterfeit, f. feign or feign∣ed.
• Counterfeits and trinkets, Che. Porringers and Saucers.
• Countermarch, When file-leaders turn to the hand di∣rected, and pass through the Company, their followers make good their ground, then turn and follow them.
• Countermand, -maund, f. recalling a former command.
• Countermine, Mine against mine.
• Countermure, wall against wall.
• Counterpane, -pain, one part of a pair of deeds or Inden∣tures.
• Counter-plea, -plee, a reply to Ayde-prier, (a petition in Court for the calling-in of help from another.)
• Counterpoint, opposition, composing parts (in Musick) by setting point or note a∣gainst note, also back-stitch, or quilt-stitch, also the quilt, Carpet, &c.
• Counterpoise, f. to weigh one against the other, also the weight, &c.
• Counterpoison, an antidote, or a contrary poison.
• C••unter-balan••e, as Counter∣poise.
• Counterbarred, on both sides.
• Counter••ond given to your surety to save him harmless.
• ...

• Counter-rail, rail against rail.
• Counter-rolls, of the same contents.
• Counter-round, Officers vi∣siting the common round or Sentinels.
• Counterscarf, -scarp, f. a rampire or bank [of a moat] opposite to a Fortress, Town-wall, &c.
• Counter-security, mutual.
• Counter-Sophister, who holds the adverse part of So∣phistry.
• Counter-tail, -tally, one of the tallies or wooden scores, also as
• Counter-tenour, against the tenour, a midle part in Mu∣sick.
• Countervale, be of equal va∣lue, make amends for.
• Countess, f. an Earls wife.
• Counter, f. an accomptant, a reckoner.
• Counting-house of the Kings Houshold, the Green Cloth, where sit the Lord Steward, Treasurer of the Kings-house &c.
• County, f. shire.
• County-Court, held monthly by the Sheriff or under She∣riff.
• Coup, o. a piece cut off (or out.)
• Coupant, f. cutting.
• Coupé, f. cut off.
• Couped, [trees] cut from the trunk (in heraldry.)
• Coupe-gorge, f. a cut-throat
• Couple-close, the 4th. part of a Cheveron.
• Courant, f. a news-book.
• Coure, as Cowre.
• Courfine, o fine heart.
• Courier, a [riding] post, f.
• Courratier, a horse-courser.
• Course, that point of the com∣pass the ship is to sail on.
• Cou••ser, f. a [race] horse.
• Court Bàron, which every Lord of a Mannor keeps.
• Court of Requests, a Court of Equity, l••ke the Chancery.
• Court of the Legate, obtain∣ed of Pope Leo. 10. by Car∣dinal W••olsey, to dispense with offences against the Spi∣ritual Law.
• Court Christian, Spiritual Court.
• Court of Chivalry, the Mar∣shals Court where the Earl Marshal (one of the Judges) is to see Execution done.
• Courtesie of England, Lex An∣gliae, a mans tenure (during life) of Land which his wife died possest of, if he had a Child by her.
• Courtilage, Curt- a garden or piece of void ground belong∣ing to a Messuage.
• Courtisane, f. a Court Lady, also a Strumpet.
• Courtlass, Coutelass, a short sword.
• Courtmantle, -til, f. a short Cloak.
• Courtpy, -pies, o. a kind of short coat.
• Couth, o. (q. Kennouth) knew
• Couthoutlaug••, Couthut- Sa. he that harbours an Outlaw.
• Cowde, o. gobbet.
• Coude, f. elbow, cubit.
• Cowl, E. tub, as Coule.
• Cowr••, kneel, fall down for fear, also ruck down (ut mu∣lier ad mingend.) so.
• Cowncer, the hollow arching part in the ship-stern.
• Coy, Coyen, o. nice, dainty, also to quiet [by flattering.]
• Coyse, o. jolliness, joyes.
• Crab, a wooden engine with three claws on the ground for the lanching of Ships, &c.
• Crab••at, f. comely, also a womans gorget, also a
• Cravate, worn first (they say) by the Croats in Germa∣ny.
• Cracker, c. the breech.
• Crackmans, c. hedges.
• Cra••ovia, Cracow, a City of Poland.
• Cra le, a frame on the Ship sides for easie lanching, also a frame fasten'd to sy••hes, al∣so the place where the bullet lies in a Crosse-bow.
• Craddanly, La, as Crassantly.
• Crabs-eye, a stone (like an eye) found in a Crab.
• Craft, all kind of fishing tools; also small vessels as ketches, &c.
• Crakel, o. make a chattering noise.
• Crakers, Creekers, Kr. choise English soldiers in France, in the time of Henry the 8th.
• Crallit, o. engraven.
• Crambe, g. Colewort.
• Cramborne, a Town in Dor∣cetshire.
• Cramp, a disease in the hawks wing (by taking cold.)
• Crampesh, -eth, gnaws, cra∣sheth.
• Cramp-rings, c. bolts or sha∣kles.
• Cramp-fish, causing the Cramp by touching it.
• Cranage, money paid for the use of a
• Crane, an engine to draw up wares.
• Cranbroke, a Town in Kent.
• Crank, E. lusty, jovial, brisk.
• Crank-sided, when a ship will bear but small sail.
• Crany, g. the skull or brain∣pan, also as
• Cranny, a cleft, chink.
• Cranny lad, che. jovial, lusty lad
• Crap, Ss. darnel, also (in other places) Buck-wheat.
• Crapulent, l. glutted, having taken a surfeit.
• Crased, o. cracked.
• Crashing-cheats, teeth▪ c.
• Crasie, sick, distempered, weak.
• Crassantly lad, ch••. a Co∣wardly lad.
• Crassulent, full of
• Crassitude, -ty, thickness, grosseness.
• Crasse, l. thick, also heavy or dull.
• Crastinate, l. put off from day to day.
• Cratched, o. scratched (with the Fullers Teasel.)
• Cratch, Crit••h, a rack, So.
• Crater, the bottom of the pitcher in Virgo, also the line to which Hawks are fasten'd when reclaimed.
• Craven, Cravent, -vant, (q. craving mercy) a horrid word to be pronounced by the van∣quished

• in a trial by battel, a Coward.
• Crawly-mawly, Nf. pretty well.
• Crayer, a kind of small ship.
• Cray, a disease hindring the Hawks muting.
• Creamer, D. he that hath a stall in the Fair or Market.
• Cream, No. to mantle as drink doth.
• Creance, -aunce, f. trust▪ con∣fidence, also a long small line fasten'd to the Hawks leash when first lured.
• Creansour, a Creditor.
• Creast, as Crest.
• Crest-tile, roof-tile.
• Create, l. make [of nothing.]
• Creation, l. the making [of the World.]
• Crebrous, l. often, usual.
• Crebrity, frequency, multi∣tude.
• Credibility, a being
• Credible, l. that may be be∣lieved.
• Creditable, bringing
• Credit, esteem, belief, trust.
• Crediton, a Town in Devon∣shire.
• Creditor, -tour, l. a lender.
• Credulity, a being
• Credulous, l. apt to believe.
• Creed, belief.
• Creek, Sa. a landing place in a haven.
• Creem it into his hand, Che. put it in slily and secretly.
• Creeze, a broad, sharp wav∣ed and envenomed Indian weapon about two foot long.
• Crekelade, a Town in Wilts.
• ...Cremaster, g. ••he muscle that holds up the Stones.
• Cremation, l. a burning.
• Crenated, l. notched.
• Crenelle (in heraldry) a line dented like the battlement of a wall.
• Creon, he resigned his King∣dom of Thebes to Oedipus for expounding Sphinxes riddle.
• Crepitation, l. a crackling noise.
• Crepusculous, belonging to
• Crepuscule, l. twilight.
• Crescent, l. encreasing.
• Cressant, f. the figure of a half-moon.
• Cressee, nose-smart.
• Cresset, o. lanthorn, beakon.
• Crest, f. the upper part of an helmet and Escutcheon.
• Crestmarine, Rock-samphire
• Cretians, -ian, belonging to
• Crete, Creet, Hecatompolis the Isle Candy in the Mediter∣ranean.
• Cretism, Creticism, lying, perfidiousness.
• Crevequers, an ancient Fa∣mily in Kent.
• Creuet, Crus••t, a Goldsmiths melting-pot.
• Creusa, wife to Aeneas, lost by him coming out of Troy.
• Crible, a sieve.
• Cribration l. a sifting.
• Crick, Crock, Cruche, f. an Earthen pot or pitcher.
• Criminal, -nous, guilty, an offender, belonging to a
• Crime, great fault.
• Crined, hairy.
• Crinel, belonging to the hair.
• Cringles, C••eengles, little ropes spliced into the bolt-ropes of sailes.
• Crinigerous, having or wear∣ing hair.
• Crinisus, a river of Sicily, which (in the form of a Bear) ravishing Hegesta, begat A∣castes King of Sicily.
• Crinites, the small black feathers (like hairs) about the sere of a Hawk.
• Crenosity, hairiness.
• Criplings, short spars on the side of a house.
• St. Crispin, Cre-, the Patron of the Shooemakers.
• St. Crispins lance, an Awl.
• Crispitude, a being
• Crispid, l. curled.
• Crist, a Crest, tuft, plume.
• Cristal, as Crystal.
• Cruicism, a playing the
• Criti••k, one of a nice judg∣men••, apt to censure.
• Critical, belonging thereto.
• Critical dayes, wherein the disease comes to its
• Crisis, g. Judgment, sudden change (for better or worse) viz. the odde dayes, and four∣teenth (especially.)
• Crithology, g. a gathering in the first fruits [of Corn.]
• Cro, Croy, Sc. which the Judge (if he minister not justice) is to pay the nearest of kin to a slain man.
• Crocard, an old forbidden Coin.
• Crocation, Crocita-, l. the kawing of Crows, &c.
• Croc, sc. pot.
• Crock, e. to black with a pot or soot.
• Croce, o. Shepherds staff.
• Croches, the little tips of the Harts horns.
• Crocolana, Ancaster in Lin∣colnshire.
• Crockets, o. locks of hair.
• Crocodile, an Aegyptian, Amphibious Creature shaped much like an Eft, but (some∣times) twenty or thirty foot long.
• Cro••odiles tears, false, trea∣cherous, because (they say) he weeps when he devours a man.
• Crocus, g. Saffron, also flo∣wers resembling it; also a Chymical preparation, as
• Crocus Martis, a preparati∣on of iron.
• Crocus Veneris, of Copper, &c.
• Crocate, a certain beast imi∣tating mans voice.
• Croesus, a very rich King of Lydia, taken by Cyrus and made one of his Counsel.
• Croft, a small close adjoyn∣ing to a house.
• Crogen, Crogy, Br. hang.
• Crois, f. a Cross.
• Cróisada, the Popes Bull granting the sign of the cross to Christians warring against Infidels.
• Croiseri, o. those for whom Christ suffered.
• Croises, Pilgrims, also Knights of St. John in Jeru∣salem, created for the defence of Pilgrims.
• Crokethorn, a Town in So∣mersetshire.
• Crokes, o. hooks.
• ...

• Crome, Corm, o. an iron crow
• Crompe, o, a crop.
• Cromer, a Town in Norfolk.
• Cronical, as Chronical.
• Crones, old Ews, So.
• Cronie, a contemporary dis∣ciple, or intimate compani∣on.
• Cronus, Diodorus the Philo∣sopher, from his Master Apo∣lonius Cronus.
• Crool, o. mutter▪ growl.
• Crop, o. top.
• Croppin-ken, c. a privy.
• Crosier, a Rishops staff.
• Cross avellane, whose ends shoot forth like a filberds husk.
• Cross-fitched, fixed (in the coat of arms) with a sharp end.
• Cross fourche, forked.
• Cross flurry, with a flower-de-luce at each end.
• Cross milrine, whose ends are clamp'd and turn'd again like the milrine which carries the milstone.
• Cross voided, when the field is seen through the cross.
• Cross-wort, whose leaves and flowers both grow like crosses
• Cross-bar-shot, a round shot with a long spike of iron (as it were put thorow it.
• Crosselet, f. a little cross, also as Crucible.
• Cross-jack, a yard slung under the top of the mizzen-mast.
• Cross-staff, an instrument to take the height of any thing.
• Crostrees, cross pieces on the head of a mast.
• Crotaphique artery, a great si∣new near the Temples.
• Crotaphites, g. the two Tem∣ple-muscles.
• Crotch, the forked part of a Tree.
• Crochet, half a minim, also a whimsey; also (in printing) the mark of a parathesis, [].
• Crochets, a Foxes chief master teeth.
• Crotels, Croteying, the ordure of a hare.
• Crotyth, -••th, o. dungeth.
• Cruch, o. cross, whence
• Crou••h, o. bless [with a cross]
• Croupe, f. a butcock.
• Crow, a southern Constella∣tion, upon Hydra's tail.
• Crowfoot, yellow crey, a ve∣ry biting plant.
• Crowland, a Town in Lin∣colnshire, haunted with spirits till Guthlac (the Hermite) liv∣ed there.
• Crownet, as Coronet.
• Crows-bill, an instrument to draw forth bullets, bones, &c.
• Crowse▪ No. brisk.
• Crows-fect, small ship lines reev'd through the dead-mens eyes (here and there for orna∣ment.
• Croydon, a Town in Surrey.
• Cruciate, l. afflict, torment.
• Crucible, a chymick-glass wherein things are burnt and prepared for powdering.
• Cruci••ola, l. (cross-worship∣per,) an old Pagan name for a Christian.
• Cruciferi, Crouched, Crutched, Cruchet or Crossed Fryers, who came into England, 1244.
• Crucif••rous, cross-bearing.
• Crucifie, l. nail to a crosse.
• Crucifix, the image of Christ upon the crosse.
• Crucifixion, a being Cruci∣fyed.
• Crude, l. raw undigested.
• Crudity, rawness [of Sto∣mach.]
• Cruental, cruel, bloody.
• Cru••t, Crewet, Cruse, a vial or narrow-mouth'd glass.
• Cruise, Creffera, Sc. hogsty.
• Cruis, o. Prayers.
• Cruise, Cruse, Crosse or Coast, up and down at Sea [for prize, &c.]
• Crul, o. smooth, or [rather] curled.
• C••uor, l. gore-blood.
• Crural, l. belonging to the Thighs.
• C••usk, Crussel, o. grisle.
• Crusible, as Crucible.
• Crustaceous, l. crusted, or co∣ver'd with a hard shell.
• Cruzada, as Croisada.
• Cruzado, a Portugal peice of Gold worth 10 s.
• Cruzet▪ as Crucible.
• Cryptick, -cal, g. hidden, se∣cret.
• Cryptography, [the art of] secret writing.
• C••yptology, g. secret speak∣ing, whispering.
• Crystal, a bright transparent Mineral, like ice or the clear∣est glass.
• Crystalline, belonging thereto.
• Crystalline humour, the first instrument of sight, not flat nor round, seated in the cen∣ter of the eye.
• Cubbridg-head, as Bulk-head.
• Cubbridg-head afore▪ the Bulk-head of the fore-castle.
• Cubbridg-head abaft, the Bulk-head of the half-deck.
• Cubic, belonging to a
• Cube, a solid square body of six equal sides, also the pro∣duct of a square number mul∣tiplied by its root.
• Cubebs, an Indian fruit like ivy-berries.
• Cubical artery, a branch of the Axillar.
• Cubicular, l. belonging to a Bed-chamber.
• Cubit, a measure from the elbow to the fingers end.
• Cubiture, a lying down.
• Cuchaneal, as Cochineal.
• Cucking-stool, Ducking-stool, Cokestool, or Tumbrel.
• Cuckopint, Aram. a biting herb.
• Cucullated, l. having a Monks coule (or hood) on
• Cucubite, howl or whoop like an Owl.
• Cucupha, caps quilted with things good for the head.
• Cucurbate, l. a gourd, also a
• Cupping-glass, apply'd to the body (with towe on fire) to raise a blister or draw blood.
• Cucuye, a bird in Hispaniola, with eyes under the wings shining in the night.
• Cudwced, Cottonweed.
• Cue, an Item given stage-players, what or when to speak.
• Cuerpo, sp. a body, also a cor∣poration.
• In Cuerpo, without a cloak.
• Cuffin quire, c. a Justice of Peace.
• Cui anti Devortium, a writ

• empowering a divorced wo∣man to recover her lands from him to whom her hus∣band did (before the divorce) alienate them.
• Cui in vita, a writ of entry (for a widow) upon her lands alienated by her husband.
• Cuinage, the making up of Tin fit for carriage.
• Cuirassier, f. one armed with a
• Cuirasse, -re••s, -rats, corslet, armour for the back and breast.
• Culagium, when a ship is a repairing in the Dock.
• Cul••leis, (q. cultores Dei) a sort of Religious people for∣merly in Scotland and Ireland.
• Culerage, f. lechery, also the herb Arse-smart or Water-Pepper.
• Culinary, belonging to the kitchin.
• Cullers, bad Sheep separated from the rest.
• Culleth, o. pulleth, enforceth.
• Cullion-head, Schonce, Ba••••i∣on, Block-house.
• Cullion, a fleshy stone.
• Cullis, the strained juice of boild meat.
• Culleton, a Town in Devon∣shire
• Cullot, f. a cushion to ride post upon▪
• Cully, I. a fool.
• Culm, smoak or soot.
• Culminate, l. to get up to the top, also to appear (as a Planet) in the Meridian▪ or Mid-heaven.
• Culpons, o. heaps, also little bits.
• Culrach Col-, sc. a pledge or cautioner left for the repledg∣ing of a man from one Court to another.
• Culpable, l. guilty, blame∣able.
• Cultivation, l. a manuring.
• Culture, l. the same.
• Culver, So. Pigeon.
• Culv••rtage, faint heartedness, or turning the tail [to run away.]
• Culverine, a piece of Ord∣nance.
• Culvertaile, a fastening of boards (or any Timber) by letting one into another.
• Cumble, f. full heaped mea∣sure▪
• Cumae, an Italian City by the Sea-side.
• Cumatical, blew [colour.]
• Cumini sector, l. a niggardly divider of the small seed of
• Cummin, l. a plant like (but less than) Fennel.
• Cumulation, l. a heaping up together.
• Cunctation, l. a delaying.
• Cuneglass••s, a cruel Welsh Tyrant.
• Cuneus, a Mint.
• Cuniculous, full of
• Cunicles, l. Mines or Cony-burroughs.
• Cunobelinus, King of the Trinobantes, when Caesar entred Brittain.
• Cuntey Cunty, a Jury, or trial by ones Country.
• Cupidous, -dinous, full of
• Cupidity, l. lust, Covetous∣ness.
• Cup-glass, Cupping-glass, see Cucurbite.
• Cupulo, -polo, I. a high arch in a building▪ a round loover.
• Cupreous, l. of Copper.
• Curator, overseer, provider of necessaries.
• Cure bulli, Cuir bouillie, f. tan∣ned Leather.
• C••rfew, f. covering the fire (in the time of William the Conqueror) at the ringing of the
• Curfeu-bell, eight a clock bell.
• Curia advisare vult, a delibe∣ration in Court before Judg∣ment.
• Curia claudenda, against him that refuses to fence or en∣close his ground.
• Curia Penticiarum, the She∣riffs Court in Chester, under a pentice or shed of boards.
• Curia Ottadinorum, supposed the same as Corstopitum.
• Curialitas Scotiae, the courte∣sie of Scotland, equivalent to the Courtesie of England.
• Curlew, a bird about the big∣ness of a Pigeon.
• Curnock, 4 bushels.
• Curranto, f. a running French dance.
• Curricurre, -ro, an East-In∣dian barge.
• Curriedew, Curriedow, o. a cur∣ry-favour or flatterer.
• Current, l. a stream.
• Cursiters, Cursitory, the office of 20 Clerks in Chancery who make out Original writs.
• Curtezan, as Courtisan.
• Curt••sie, as Court••sie.
• Cursorily, in a slight or run∣ning manner.
• Curteyn, the sword of King Edward the Confessour, car∣ried before the King at Co∣ronations.
• Carteis, o courteous.
• Curtilage, as Courtelage.
• Curvature, a bending, crook∣edness, a roundle.
• Curvetta, Corv-, I. the prauncing of a Horse.
• Curvilineal, who's lines are crooked.
• Curvity, l. crookedness.
• Curules, Roman Senatours caried to Court in a
• Curule Chair, an ivory seat in a chariot.
• Curule [wit,] Senatorian.
• Curvous, l. crooked.
• Cusco, a great City in Arme∣nia.
• Cuspidate, l. sharpen the point.
• Cuspe, the first beginning or entrance of any house (in Astronomy.)
• Custance, o. for Constance or Constantine.
• Custode admittendo, a writ for the admitting of a Guar∣dian.
• Custode amovendo, a writ for the removing a Guardian.
• Custody, l. safehold.
• Customary, usual, see Custu-.
• Customary tenants, hold by the custom of the mannor.
• Custos brevium, keeper of the writs, in the Court of Com∣mon pleas.
• Custos rotulorum▪ keeper of the rolls and records of the Sessions.
• Custos placitorum coronae;

• seems to be the same.
• Custos Spiritualium, Guar∣dian or keeper of the Spiritu∣alties during the vacancy of the See, viz. the Dean and Chapter.
• Custrel, f. the servant of a man at arms or of a Life∣guard-man, as in Henry 8.
• Customary, belonging to
• Custom, also the book where∣in
• Customs are recorded and described.
• Cuth, o. known, knowing, knowledge.
• Cuthbert, Sa. famous know∣ledge.
• Cuthwin, skilfull Victor.
• Cuticle, l. the thin skin which covers the other all o∣ver the Body.
• Cuticular, full of pores or lit∣tle holes.
• Cutter of tallies, an Officer in the Exchequer.
• Cut, c. speak.
• Cut the sail, let it fall.
• Cuttle fish, he escapes the fisher by obscuring the place about him with an inky juice.
• Cutilia, an Italian Lake wherein is a moveable Island.
• Cutlu-Muses, the second King of the Turks who took Jerusalem.
• Cutwater, the sharpness of the ship before; also a false stem put on a ship that is too bluffe.
• Cyamba, a City of Asia, which uses Coral instead of money.
• Cybel••, Cib-, -elle, Berecynthia, Dindymene, Ops, Rhea, Vesta, Magna mater, or the Mother of the Gods.
• Cyclades, g. Isole d••l Archi∣pelago, I. 50 Islands in the Aegean Sea.
• Cycle, g. Circle.
• Cycle of the moon, the space of 19 years.
• Cycle of the Sun, 28 years, wherein their motions re∣turn to the same point.
• Cyclometry, g. a measuring of Circles.
• Cyclopaedie, g. the whole Cir∣cle of Arts and Sciences.
• Cyclopes, Bronte, Sterope, and Pyracmon (or Harpe,) Vulcans servants (with one eye in their forehead) who made thunderbolts for Jupiter.
• Cyclopick, -pean, belonging to the foresaid giants, or the old inhabitants of Sicily.
• Cycnus, the son of Mars killed by Hercules; also the son of Neptune (invulnerable) sti∣fled by Achilles kneeling on his neck.
• Cydonia••um, Marmalate of Quinces.
• Cygnus, l. Swan.
• Cylindrical, pertaining to or like a
• Cylinder, g. a Garden-roller, or any thing of that form; also the empty part of a la∣den piece.
• Cymace, g. Carved work re∣sembling waves.
• Cymbalist, he that playes on a
• Cymbal, a Musical instru∣ment of brass plates, resem∣bling a small boat.
• ...Cymraecan, -acean, -aeg, Br. Welsh.
• Cynanthropy, g. a mans con∣ceiting that he is a dog.
• Cynarctomachy, g. a fight be∣twixt dogs and bears, bear-baiting.
• Cynegeticks, g. Treatises of Hunting.
• Cynegirus, -ris, an Athenian who (after his hands were cut off) held his Enemies ship fast with his teeth.
• Cynical, g. belonging to the
• Cynick (dogged) crabbed, se∣vere Philosophers.
• Cynocephalist, a baboon.
• Cynosure, g. (dogs tail) Vr∣sa minor, near the North∣pole, directing sailers.
• Cynorexie, -ia, g. Dog-hun∣ger.
• Cynthia, Diana, twin-sister to
• Cynthius, Apollo, born near
• Cynthus, a hill in Delos.
• Cyon, a young sprout from an old tree.
• Cypher, as Cipher, to cast ac∣count, a thing of nought, &c.
• Cyprian, belonging to
• Cyprus, an Isle in the Carpa∣thian Sea dedicated to
• ...Cypria, Venus.
• Cyprine, belonging to a
• Cypress-tree, once cut it ne∣ver reflourisheth.
• Cyrexaica, Pentapolitana, part of Africa.
• Cyricsceat, as Churchesset.
• Cyrus, King of Persia, he o∣verthrew the Assyrian Monar∣chy.
• Cystick, belonging to
• Cystis, g. the bag of gall.
• Cystepatique artery, a branch of the Caeliaque, to the liver and gall.
• Cystick vein, a branch of the Port-vein, to the neck of the gall.
• Cyzicus▪ an Island in the Pro∣pontis, joyn'd to the Continent with two bridges.
• Czar, (q. Cesar) the great Duke or Emperour of Mus∣covy.