The new world of English words, or, A general dictionary containing the interpretations of such hard words as are derived from other languages ... together with all those terms that relate to the arts and sciences ... : to which are added the significations of proper names, mythology, and poetical fictions, historical relations, geographical descriptions of most countries and cities of the world ... / collected and published by E.P.

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• XAnthi, a certain people of Asia who were utterly destroyed by Cyrus his Lieutenant Harpagus.
• Xanthippe, the wife of Socrates, a wo∣man of a very froward and petulant dispo∣sition, insomuch as Alcibies told Socrates that he wondred how he could indure to live with her, to which he answered, that he kept her to exercise his patience at home, that he might the better bear the petulancy of others abroad.
• Xantippus, a famous Captain among the Lacedaemonians, who assisting the Cartha∣ginians, overcame the Romans in a great battle, and took Regulus the Consul pri∣soner.
• Xantho, one of the Sea-Nimphs, the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.
• Xanthus, a River of Troas, called also Scamander.

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• Xenocrates, a famous Chalcedonian Phi∣losopher, who succeeded in the Academy of Speusippus, he was a man of a very strict and severe conversation.
• Xenodochy, (Gr.) an Inne or Hospital, a place for the receiving of Pilgrims Stran∣gers, and Travellers.
• Xenophon, the son of Gryllus a famous Athenian Philosopher and expert Captain, he went with an Army of 10000 men a∣long with Cyrus into Persia, and after Cyrus was slain, brought back his Army with lit∣tle losse through many strange Countries and divers great difficulties and dangers. He was for his Eloquence stiled the Attick Muse, and writ many choice and elegant books.
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• Xeriff, the title of a Prince or Supream Ruler in Barbary.
• Xerophthalmie, (Gr.) a certain disease in the eyes which causeth a rednesse or sorenesse, without any running or swelling.
• Xerxes, a King of Persia, the grandchild of Cyrus and son of Darius and Atossa; he with an Army of 1700000 men, and a Na∣vy so vast that it filled the whole Helle∣spont and joyned the two Continents to∣gether, was vanquisht at Thermopylae by 4000 men, and afterwards in a Sea-fight at Salamis by Themi••tocles, and his General whom he left in Boeotia, was faine to re∣tire with almost all his forces cut off, he was at length slain in his own Palace by Artabanus one of his own Captains.

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• Xilinous, (lat.) belonging to cotton.

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• Xylobalsame, (Gr.) a certain sweet wood, whereof baulm is produced.

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• YArdland, a certain quantity of land called in Saxon Gyrdlander, in Latin Virgata terrae.

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• Ybel, an old Brittish proper name of a man, it seems contracted from the Greek Eubulus, i. Good Counsellour.

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• Year and Day, a certain time in constru∣ction of Common Law thought fit in ma∣ny cases to determine a right in one, and prescription in another, as in case of an Estray, of No claim, of Protection, of a Wreck &c.
• Yeoman▪ (contract, a youngman) the next degree to a Gentleman, and called in Latin Ingenuus; in our Laws he is defined to be a freeborn man, who can dispend of his own free land in yearly revenue to the summe of 40 shillings Sterling.