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To SEEL, (Vol. 5. 504.) a term in falconry, to run a filk through the eye-lids of a young hawk, and to draw them near together in order to make the hawk bear a hood.

SESSA or SESSEY, Peace, be quiet. Lat. Ceffa.

ASHARD, (Vol. 5. 325.) a tile or broken piece of a tile: thence figuratively a fcale or fhell upon the back of any Creature. The Shard-born Beetle means the Beetle that is born up by wings hard and glazed like a Pot-fheard.

SHARDED, fcaled.

To SHARK UP, (Vol. 6. 322.) to pick up in a thievish manner.
Fr. Chercher.

SHEEN, clear, bright; also, brightness, luftre: used in both fenfes by Spencer.

To SHEND, to blame, to reprove, to difgrace, to evil-intreat.
A SHIVE, (Vol. 5. 407.) a flice.

A SHOWGHE, (Vol. 5. 501.) roughcoated dog, a fhock.
SHRIFT, confeffion. To SHRIVE, to confefs.

A SIEGE, a feat: alfo (Vol. 1. 36.) the fundament of a man, in
which fenfe the French often ufe it; Mal au fiege: une fiftule au
fiege.
SIZES, (Vol. 3. 48.) certain portions of bread, beer or other vic-
tuals, which in publick fccieties are fet down to the account of par-
ticular perfons: a word still used in the Colleges of the Universities.
SIZED, (Vol. 6. 363.) bedawbed as with Size, which is a glewish
compofition used by painters. Ital. Sifa.

To SKIRR, to fcour about a country.

SLEADED or SLEDED, (Vol. 6. 321.) carried on a fled or fledge.

SLOP, wide-knee'd breeches.

SLOUGH, an husk, an outward skin.

SMIRCH'D, (Vol. 1. 488.) fmeared, daubed, dirtied.

To SNEAP, to check, to fnub, to rebuke.

SOOTH, true or truth: alfo (Vol. 3. 242.) Adulation, in the sense of the verb to footh.

To SOWLE, (Vol. 5. 166.) to lug or pull.

A SOWTER, (Vol. 2. 465.) a Cobler. Lat. Sutor. In this paffage it is intended as the name of a Dog.

To SPERR, (Vol. 6. Prol. to Tr. and Cref.) to bolt, to barricado, or any ways faften.

SPLEEN is often used for a fudden start, a hafty motion, a momentary quickness.

A SPRAY, a young tender fhoot or branch of a tree.

SPURS, the fibres of a root.

To SQUARE, to jar, to wrangle or quarrel. For the deriva

tion fee the next word.

A SQUARER, (Vol. 1. 449) a fwaggering blade. This word is taken from the French phrate, fe quarrer, which fignifies to ftrut with arms a-kembo (anfatus incedere) an action which denotes a

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character of an hectoring Bragadochio. The French fay, Les jeans fanfarons fe quarrent en marchant.

A SQUIER, (Vol. 2. 154.) the fame as a fquare.

A STANYEL, (Vol. 2. 465.) otherwife called a Ring-tail, a kind of buzzard, or kite.

STATION, (Vol. 6. 389.) Attitude, Prefence, Perfon.
A STATIST, (Vol. 6. 424.) A Statefman. Ital. Statifa.
A STAY, (Vol. 3. 131.) a let, a ftop, an impediment.
To STEAD, or STED, to ferve, to help.

STICKLER-LIKE, (Vol. 6. 110.) Sticklers were Seconds appointed in a duel to fee fair play, who parted the Combatants, when they thought fit: and this being done by interpofing with a Stick, from thence came the Name.

STIGMATICAL, (Vol. 1. 420.) branded with marks of disgrace. Lat. Stigmaticus.

A STITHY, an Anvil. To STITHY, to beat upon an Anvil. STOCCATÁ, (Vol. 6. 271.) a thruft in fencing; an Italian word. A STOLE, a robe, a long garment, a mantle, a woman's gown: ufed alfo by Spencer. Lat. Stola.

TO SUGGEST, to prompt or egg on, (Vol. 3. 194. and 246.) SUMPTER, (Vol. 3. 50.) a beaft which carries neceffaries on 2 journey.

SURCEASE, (Vol. 5. 483.) this generally fignifies the fufpenfion of any act, but in this paffage it ftands for the total ceasing after the final execution of it. Fr. Surfeoir.

A SWABBER, (Vol. 2. 446.) an inferior officer in a ship, whofe bufinefs it is to keep the fhip clean.

T

A TABOURINE, (Vol. 5. 359.) a Drum. Fr. Tabourin.
To TAKE, to blaft, to ftrike with infection. Fr. Attaquer.
TALL is very frequently used for eminent, notable, confiderable.
TO TARR ON, to provoke, to urge, as they set on dogs to
fight.

A TASSEL-GENTLE, (Vol. 6. 256.) a particular kind of
Hawk, the male of the Faulcon. In ftrictness it should be fpelt
Tiercel-gentle. Fr. Tiercelet.

TEEN, trouble, grief.

TESTED, (Vol. 1. 326.) tried, put to the teft.

A TETHER, a long rope with which horfes are tied to confine their feeding to a certain compafs, and prevent their trefpafing

farther.

THEWES, finews, mufcles, bodily ftrength.

THIRDBOROUGH, the fame as Headborough or Conftable. THRIFT, Thriving, Success.

TINY, fmall, flender. Lat. Tenuis.

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To TOZE, (Vol. 2. 588) to break in pieces, to draw out, or pull afunder, as they do wool by carding it to make it foft. Ital. Tozzare: thence figuratively, by artful infinuations to draw out the fecrets of a man's thoughts.

To TRAMELL UP, (Vol. 5. 483.) to ftop: A metaphor taken from a Tramel-net which is used to be put cross a river from bank to bank, and catches all the fish that come, fuffering none to pass. Fr. Tramail.

TRICK is a word frequently ufed for the Air, or that peculiarity in a face, voice or gefture, which diftinguishes it from others. TRICKSEY, dainty, curious, fleight.

TRIGON, (Vol 3. 411.) a term in Aftrology, when three figns
of the fame nature and quality meet in a trine afpect.

TROLL-MADAM, (Vol. 2. 563.) a Game commonly called
Pigeon-holes.

ter.

TROUSSERS, (Vol. 3. 521.) a kind of breeches wide and tuck'd
up high, fuch as are ftill worn in the robes of the order of the Gar-
Fr. Troue: but "ftrait Trouffers" in this paffage has a
jefting fenfe, and means the natural skin without any breeches.
To TRUSS, (Vol. 4. 201.) is a term in Falconry, when a Hawk
near the ground raiseth a fowl, and foaring upwards with it feizeth

it in the air.

To TRY, (Vol. 1. 4.) a term in failing: a fhip is faid to Try when she has no more fails abroad but her Main-fail, when her tacks are close aboard, the bowlings fet up and the sheets haled clofe aft, when alfo the helm is tied clole down to the board and fo fhe is let lie in the fea.

TUB-FAST, (Vol. 5. 55.) the antient difcipline of the sweatingtub and fafting for the cure of the French disease.

TUCKET, a Prelude or Voluntary in Mufick, a flourish of Inftruments. Ital. Toccata.

TURLURU, (Vol. 3. 43.) a Crackbrain, a Fool, a Tom of Bedlam: an Italian word.

V

To VAIL, to let down, to drop, to stoop.

VANTBRACE, (Vol. 6. 28.) defenfive armour for the Arm.
Fr. Avant-bras.

VARY, (Vol. 3. 39.) variation, change.

VAUNT COURIERS, (Vol. 3. 55.) Fore runners. Fr. Avant

coureurs.

VAWARD, (Vol. 1. 122) the fame as vanguard, the firft line. of an Army and from thence the forward or leading part of any thing.

VELURE, (Vol. 2. 297.) Velvet. Fr. Velours.

VENE W, (Vol. 2. 137.) a reft or bout in fencing.

A VENTIGE, (Vol. 6. 383.) a vent or paffage for air. Fr. Va touse.

VIA! (Vol. 1. 241.) away! an Italian word. VICE, ("Vice's dagger," Vol. 3. 427.) and ("Like the old Vice," Vol. 2. 494.) This was the name given to a droll figure heretofore much shown upon our Stage, and brought in to play the fool and make fport for the populace. His drefs was always a long Jerkin, a fool's cap with Affes ears and a thin wooden dagger, such as is ftill retained in the modern figures of Harlequin and Scaramouche. Minshew and others of our more modern Criticks ftrain hard to find out the Etymology of this word, and fetch it from the Greek: probebly we need look no farther for it than the old French word Vis, which fignified the fame as Vifage does now: From this in part came i dafe a word common among them for a fool, which Menage fays is but a corruption from Vis d'afne, the face or head of an Afs. It may be imagin'd therefore that Visdafe or Vis d'afne was the name firt given to this foolish theatrical figure, and that by vulgar ufe it was horten'd down to plain Vis or Vice.

To VICE, (Vol. 2. 526.) to hold faft as with an Instrument call'd a Vice.

UMBER, a colour used by Painters, a dark Yellow.

UNANNEAL'D, (Vol. 6. 342.) unprepared. To anneal or neal, in its primary and proper fenfe is to prepare metals or glafs by the force of fire for the different ufes of the manufactures in them: and this is here applied by the Author in a figurative sense to a dying perfon, who when prepared by impreffions of piety, by repentance, confeffion, abfolution, and other acts of Religion, may be

faid to be anneal'd for death.

UNANOINTED, (Vol. 6. 342.) not having received extreme

unction.

UNBARBED, (Vol. 5. 147.) bare, uncover'd. In the times of
Chivalry when a horfe was fully armed and accoutered for the en-
counter, he was faid to be barbed; probably from the old word
Barbe, which Chaucer ufes for a Veil or covering.
UNBATED, (Vol. 6. 413.) unabated, unblunted.
UNBOLTED, (Vol. 3. 39.) unfifted.

UNBRAIDED, (Vol. 2. 571.) unfaded, fresh.
UNBREECH'D (Vol. 2. 518.) not yet in breeches, a boy in

coats.

UNCHARY, (Vol. 2. 482.) careless.

UNHOUSEL'D, (Vol. 6. 342.) without having received the Sacrament. Houfel is a Saxon word for the Eucharift, which feems derived from the Latin Hoftiola.

UNNEATH, hardly, fcarcely.

An URCHIN, an Hedge-hog, which was reckon'd among the Animals ufed by Witches as their familiars; hence figuratively, a little unlucky mifchievous boy or girl.

UTAS or UTIS, (Vol. 3. 404.) the eighth and last day of a festival, for fo long the great feitivals were accounted to last, the con

clufion

clufion being kept with more than ordinary merriment: from the

Fr. Huit.

To th' UTTERANCE, (Vol. 5. 500.) to the utmost, to all extremity. Fr. à Outrance. At UTT'RANCE, (Vol. 6. 157.) at all extremity.

W

To WAGE, to combat with, to enter into conflict with, to en

counter.

WAPED or WAPID, (Vol. 5. 53.) mournful, forrowful, Chau

cer.

To WARP, to contract, to shrink.

WASSEL or WASSAILE, the merriment of twelfth-night with a great bowl carried about from houfe to house: the word is compounded of two Saxon words fignifying, health be to you! a WASSEL-CANDLE, (Vol. 3. 385.) is a candle larger than ordinary ufed at that ceremony.

A WEB, (Vol. 3. 62.) a spot in the Eye injurious to the fight. A WEED, (Vol. 1. 93.) a garment.

To WEEN,to think.

To WEET, to know.

WEIRD, the Scotch word for perfons dealing in Sorcery, whether

Wizards or Witches.

WELKIN, the firmament or sky.

WELKING, (Vol. 2. 517.) languishing, faint.

To WEND, to go,

WHELK' D, (Vol. 3. 83.) a Whelk is fuch a rifing tumour upon the skin as the lafh of a whip or switch leaves behind it.

WHIFFLER, (Vol. 3. 554-) an officer who walks first in proceffions, or before perfons in high ftations upon occafions of ceremony. The name is ftill retained in the city of London, and there is an officer fo call'd who walks before their Companies at times of publick folemnity. It feems a corruption from the French word Huifier.

WHINNID, (Vol. 6. 31.) crooked. Minshew under the word Whinneard takes notice of this old word to Whinnie, and interprets it (incurvare) to bend or make crooked.

A WHITTLE, a coarse blanket or mantle worn by the poorest fort.

To WIS or WIST, to know, to judge rightly of a thing.

A WITTOL, a Cuckold jealous and uneafy under his Wife's tranf-
greffions but not having fpirit enough to reftrain them.
WOE-BEGONE, overwhelmed with forrow. Spen.

A WOLD, a down, an open hilly country.
WOOD, or WODE, mad, frantick.

WREAK, revenge: WREAKFULL, reveneg full.
WRIZ LED, (Vol. 4. 30.) wrinkled.

YARE,

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