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.

Men of sundrie qua∣lities.

HErostratus, to get perpe∣tuall fame, with wilde-fire burnt that famous Temple (at Ephesus) of Diana.

Icarus, with Dedalus his Father, flying out of Crete was drowned in the Sea.

Phaeton, hauing leaue of his Father for one day to rule the Horses of the Sunne, for want of skill ouerturned the Chariot and burnt the world.

Abdolomenes, a poore Gardener refused a great Citie being giuen by great Alexander.

Androclides, one that was of a most base condition.

Antemon, was an absolute Coward, for neuer would he goe out of dore, but had a brazen Target car∣ried ouer his head.

Catiline, a notable Ro∣man for Conspiracie.

Charon, the Ferry man of Hell.

Athenagoras, felt no paine, albe he were stung with a Scorpion.

Bellerophon, one that brought Letters to cut his owne throat.

Aristarchus, one that wrote 200. bookes.

Dapheta, was hanged for writing verses against Kings.

Bebeus, a notable Tale-teller.

Phagores, kept all things in memory that euer hee heard or saw.

Palinurus, a skilfull ship-master of Eneas.

Alcmeon, for killing his Mother, was vexed with Furies.

Orestis, for slaying his Mother, Aegisthus, and Pir∣rbus, was with Furies vexed to death.

Olympious, an Arian Bi∣shop strucken dead with lightening, for blasphe∣ming the Deity of Christ.

Ouid, Nygedeus, died for loue.

Samocrateous, died for loue.

Orion, hath three Fa∣thers, Iupiter, Neptune, and Mercury, which three pis∣sing together, out of their vrine came Orion: hee was slaine of a Scorpeon for his insolencie towards Diana.

Hadrian, a Pope being an English man, made the Emperour Fredericke to hold his stirrup, who hol∣ding the wrong stirrup the Pope gaue him a box on the eare: hee also made Henry the second Lord of the kingdome of Ireland.

Irus, a very poore man of great bones and limbs, whom Vlisses finding a∣mong his wiues wooers, slue him with his fist.

Ladas, a swift footman who running on the sands, left no signe or print of his foot behinde him, hee was Footman to great A∣lexander.

Hippomanes, in running,

ouercame Atalanta.

Crobilus, a notorious Pan∣der.

Cycuta, was a remarkable Vsurer.

Charon, the Ferriman of Hell.

Marcus Crassus, a priuate Roman: worth eight hun∣dred fiftie two thousand pounds: yet neither estee∣med himselfe rich, nor a∣ny other, except he could yeerely maintaine one thousand footmen, and fiue hundred Horsemen.

Cato, Ʋticensis, because he would not see the calamity the Common-wealth was falne into, killed him∣selfe.

Cleombrotus, hauing read a Treatise of the immor∣talitie of the soule, imme∣diatly slue himselfe.

Phyloxenus, a Parrasire, who wisht that his necke were as long as a Cranes, that he might feele the more pleasure in sweet meates and drinkes.

Iosephus Scalleger, skild in 30. Languages.

Didymaon, a famous Har∣nis maker.

Trebatius, a Law-maker and a Lawyer.

Zaleucus, a Law maker, who after he had ordai∣ned that Adulterers should lose both their eyes, put the law first in practise vpon his owne Sonne, who was conuicted of adultery, and because his Sonne should not lose all his sight, hee put out one of his Sonnes eyes, and one of his owne.

Lynceus, could see Ships on the sea, one hundred and thirty miles from him, and number them.

Acteon, a Hunter whom Diana turned into a Hart, and was deuoured of his owne Dogges.

Scyleucus dying, called to him his sonnes, and tooke a sheffe of Arrows, binding them together, when offering to breake he could not, but taking them out one by one he easily brake them, intima∣ting to his sonnes, that as long as they had vnity a∣mongst themselues they might not be ouercome, but otherwise easily.

Scython, one that when it pleased him, could bee either man or woman.

Spira, an Italian, who being ready to be hanged, was wild to say the Lords Prayer, who answered I cannot finde in my heart to call him Father.

Spartica, a famous Sword-player, who with a few flaues made warres on the Romans.

Thesilaus, being purged of his Melancholy, cryed out that he was robd of all his wealth.

Tuditana, had a head as bigge as a bittle.

Ʋalerius, loued his Ma∣ster so well, that he suffe∣red himselfe to bee slaine in his Masters owne bed for him.

Palaephatus, a Writer of incredible things.