The English dictionarie: or, An interpreter of hard English vvords Enabling as well ladies and gentlewomen, young schollers, clarkes, merchants, as also strangers of any nation, to the vnderstanding of the more difficult authors already printed in our language, and the more speedy attaining of an elegant perfection of the English tongue, both in reading, speaking and writing. Being a collection of the choisest words contained in the Table alphabeticall and English expositor, and of some thousands of words neuer published by any heretofore. By H.C. Gent.

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The English dictionarie: or, An interpreter of hard English vvords Enabling as well ladies and gentlewomen, young schollers, clarkes, merchants, as also strangers of any nation, to the vnderstanding of the more difficult authors already printed in our language, and the more speedy attaining of an elegant perfection of the English tongue, both in reading, speaking and writing. Being a collection of the choisest words contained in the Table alphabeticall and English expositor, and of some thousands of words neuer published by any heretofore. By H.C. Gent.
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Cockeram, Henry, fl. 1650.
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London :: Printed [by Eliot's Court Press] for Edmund Weauer, and are to be sold at his shop at the great north gate of Pauls Church,
1623.
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"The English dictionarie: or, An interpreter of hard English vvords Enabling as well ladies and gentlewomen, young schollers, clarkes, merchants, as also strangers of any nation, to the vnderstanding of the more difficult authors already printed in our language, and the more speedy attaining of an elegant perfection of the English tongue, both in reading, speaking and writing. Being a collection of the choisest words contained in the Table alphabeticall and English expositor, and of some thousands of words neuer published by any heretofore. By H.C. Gent." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A19044.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.

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Goddesses.

ADastrea, a Goddesse which tooke memory and wit from men.

Angeria, a Goddesse from whom Numa Pompil∣lia fained to take his lawes from.

Angerona, and Meditrina Goddesses of Phisick.

Angerona, the Goddesse of silence.

Anteuorta, a Goddesse which foresawe things to come.

Anaetis, a Lidean God∣desse.

Anaitis, an Armenian Goddesse.

Astragna, a Persian God∣desse.

Astrea, and Themis, the Goddesses of Iustice.

Attargat, and Astarte. Assirian Goddesses.

Atta, an Arabian God∣desse.

Bellona, the Goddesse of warre.

Brizo, the Goddesse of dreames.

Bubona, the Goddesse of Oxen.

Carua, the Goddesse of mans life.

Collatina, Goddesse of small Flies.

Cybele, call'd Rea and Be∣recinthia, the mother of the Gods.

Derceto and Naenia, the Panyms Goddesses.

Dia, the Sichyonians Goddesse.

Dice, the Goddesse of iudgement.

Dione, Melicerta, Thetis, and Marica, Sea Goddesses.

Egeria, the Goddesse whom women with childe did sacrifice vnto.

Empanda, the Goddesse of things abroad.

Feronia, the Goddesse of VVoods.

Flora and Cloris Goddes∣ses of flowers.

Fortuna & Suadelia, hea∣then Goddesses.

Hebe and Juuenta, God∣desses of youth.

Hippona, the Goddesse whom horse-breakers did worship.

Iune, the Goddesse of Kingdomes and wealth.

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Lauerina, the Goddesse vnder whose protection theeues were in Rome: there were many more a∣dored by the Romanes, Al∣bunia, Bonadea, Concordia, Fe∣licitas, Hora, Libertas, Cardea,

Melonia, Nundina, Natio, Orbana, and Prosa, &c.

Libitina, a Goddesse vn∣der whose commaund, and in whose Temple were solde such things, as per∣tained to Sepulchers.

Lucina, the Goddesse of birth.

Mania, the Goddesse of Hobgoblins, Garlicke, and Poppy tops.

Mena, the Goddesse of womens Fluxes.

Mnemosyne, the mother of the Goddesses called the Muses.

Murcea, the Goddesse of sloath.

Myncrua and Pallas, the Goddesses of wisedome and all Arts.

Nemesis, the Goddesse of reuenge.

Occasio, Goddesse of op∣portunity.

Pales, the Shepheards Goddesse.

Parce, the Goddesse of destinie.

Pomona, the Goddesse of fruit.

Proserpina, and Ops, the Goddesses of hell, some∣time Proserpina is taken for the Moone.

Pytho, the Goddesse of eloquence.

Ruma, the Goddesse of womens breasts and young children.

Runcina, Goddesse of weeding.

Salacia, the Goddesse of water.

Suada, Goddesse of per∣swasion.

Segesta, a Goddesse of Corne.

Tutelina, a Goddesse which had the tuition of Corne in the fields.

Vacana, Goddesse of rest after labour.

Vallonia, the Goddesse of vallies.

Venus, the Goddesse of loue and beauty.

Vesta, the Goddesse of chastity.

Ʋiriplaca, and Miracabi∣lia, Goddesses in whose Temple women were re∣conciled

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to their hus∣bands.

Voluptia, the Goddesse of pleasure.

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