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time: such, that men rather chuse carelessly to lose the sweet of the kernell, than to urge their teeth with breaking the shell wherein it was wrapped: and therefore, since that which is unseen is almost undone, and that is almost unseen which is unconceived, either I would say nothing to be untalked of, or speak with my mouth open that I may be understood.

Thirdly, the end of this pains was a satire; but the end of my satire, a further good: which whether I attain or no, I know not; but let me be plain with hope of profit, rather than purposely obscure only for a bare name's sake.

Notwithstanding, in the expectation of this quarrel, I think my First Satire doth somewhat resemble the sour and crabbed face of Juvenal's which I, endeavouring in that, did determinately omit in the rest, for these forenamed causes, that so I might have somewhat to stop the mouth of every accuser. The rest to each man's censure: which let be as favourable as so thankless a work can deserve or desire.

2 This Post-script having been published with "The Three Last Bookes, of Byting Satyres," by the First Satire" here is to be understood the First of the Fourth Book. EDITOR.

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Abandon-To remove, to banish.

Aberration-A wandering.
Abide To`await.

Abilitation-Ability.

Ablude-To differ, to deviate.

Ablative-For removal, taking away.
Aborsement-Abortion.

Abstension-The act of withholding or keeping off,

Accension-Kindling, enflaming, flame. Acclaim-To applaud

Accumbent-One who lies or sits at meals. Acknown-Marked, discovered, known. Action-The session of an assembly.

Additament-Addition.

Adiaphorist-One who is neutral or indifferent.

Adiaphorous-Neutral, indifferent.
Adjection-An addition.

Adscititious-Assumed, counterfeit.

Adulterine-Polluted, not genuine.
Advertisement-Information.

Affamish-To famish.
Affectation-Desire.

Affective-Relating to the affections, longing.

Affeign-To pretend, to imagine.

Agnition-Acknowledgment.

Aglai-Honourable persons.

Aitiology-Causes, use.

Allective-Alluring.

Allocution-An address to another.
Alonely-Solitary, single.
Aloof off-At a distance.
Amate-To subdue, to humble.
Ambient surrounding.
Ambients-Persons surrounding.
Ambulatory-A walking-place.'
Amotion-Putting away.
Amphibolies-Ambiguities.

Amplexation-Embracing.

Ampliate-To extend, to enlarge.

Anachoret-A hermit.

Angariation-A pressing or forcing of au

other to an action.

Angelica-a berb.

Anoiling-The act of anointing with oil

Anomy-Transgression of the law.

Antelucan-Before daylight, early.

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prayer.

Apprehensive-Ready to conceive.
Apprize-To appraise, to value.
Approof-Evidence, approbation.
Appropinquation-Near approach.

Arbitrable-Decided, determined.
Aread-To guess.

Aretinisms-Impurities: so named from
Peter Aretine.

Argutation-Reasoning.

Arrectary-The upright beam of the cross, as far as the transverse.

Arreption-Snatching away.
Artolatry-Bread-worship.

Aspectable-Capable of being seen.
Aspersion-Sprinkling.
Assassinates-Assassinations.
Assay-To state, to satisfy.
Assecurance-Assurance, security.
Assecuration-The act of rendering se-

cure.

Assentation-Flattery.
Assoil-To answer.

Assume-To take up.

Astipulate-To agree, to vouch.

Astipulation-Testimony.

Astonied-Amazed, confounded.

Astructive-Opposed to destructive.

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Balk-To refuse.

Bandog-A dog chained.

Barking at-Being barked at.
Barretor-A wrangler.
Bay-windows-Bow-windows.
Beat-To determine.
Bedumb-To render dumb.
Begun-Pledged in drinking.
Behoof-Advantage.
Beleague-To combine.
Beleagur-To besiege.
Belike-Probably.

Belime-To besmear.

Belking-Lurking.

Benefacture-Doing good.
Beslave-To enslave.

Bestead-To befriend, to serve, to treat.
Bevy-A brood, a company.
Biggin-A cap or coif.

Blank-To disappoint, to damp, to refute.
Bloughty-Bloated, huge.

Blurt-To blab, to speak inconsiderately. Bolt-To sift.

Boot-To benefit.

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Cogged-Pretended.

Cogging-Pretending.

Cognation-Relationship.

Cognizance-A crest, token.

Cognoscible Capable of being known. Cohortation-An exhortation.

Coil-Tumult, burry, confusion.

Collection-An inference.

Colloguing-Fawning, cringing.

Colluding-Deceiving.

Boulimy-A disease in which the patient Collybists-Money-changers, Bankers.

Boute-feux-Sowers of strife or sedition.

Bouzing-Toping, drinking lavishly.

Brabble-To clamour; a clamour.

Brabbling-Clamouring.

Bran-A class.

Brewess-Bread sopped in broth. Burgen-To spring forth, or bud. Burse-An exchange, a market-place. Byss-Fine linen.

Capernaitical-A carnal interpretation of the eating of Christ's body. Captation-The practice of catching fa

vour.

- Career-To run at full speed. Cark-To be careful or anxious. Carle-A clown, a churle.

Cassation-The act of making null and void.

Catabaptist-An impugner of infant-baptism.

Catachrestically-In a remote or abused

sense.

Cautelous-Cautious.

Commensals-Fellowship at table.

Commessations-Revellings, junketings,

particularly after supper.

Commination-A threatening.

Comminatory-Threatening.
Commingle-To mingle together.

Commonitive-Admonitory.

Commoration-Residence, abode.

Commove-To disturb, to occasion commotions.

Compellation-An address.
Compete-To equal.

Competitioning-Entering into competition.

Complie-An accomplice.
Complotting Plotting together.
Compost-To manure.

Comprehensor-He who has obtained.
Compurgator-He who vouches for others.
Conceit-To imagine.

Concertation-A contest.

Concorporate-To unite with.

Concredit-To entrust.

Concussation-A concussion.

Condescent-Permission, acquiescence.

Celature-The art of engraving or cutting Conduction-Leading.

in metals.

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Congestion-Heaping together.

Connivancy-Winking at.

Confer to-To agree to.

Conquisition-Bringing together., Consectaries-Inferences, conséquences.

Conserve-To preserve.

Considerable-To be considered.

Consign-To entrust, to hand down.

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Convince-To prove, refute, shew.
Cope-A priest's cloak or hood.

Corporals-The communion cloths used in
the Romish Church.
Correlation-Reciprocal relation.

Correption-Reproof.

Corrival-A rival.

Corrivality-Rivalship.

Counterfeisance-Counterfeiting.

Cruciation-Torment.

Cruze-To crush.

Cynosure-The north-star, what attracts

the eye.

Denotation-A mark, token.
Denude-To make naked.
Deordination-Disorder.

Deploration-Lamentation.

Deprehension-Detection.
Derive-To direct.

Design-To point out.

Destitution-A state of want.
Determine-To finish.

Detestation-Wishing; a witnessing to
the contrary.

Detrect-To refuse, or decline.
Detrectation-The act of refusing or de-
clining.

Detrusion-The act of thrusting down.
Devolution-The act of devolving.
Dichotomize-To divide into two parts.
Diet-A class, society, taste.
Dietetical-Relating to diet or food.
Dilaniation-Tearing in pieces.

Dilater-A diffuser.

Dilation-Delay.

Dilatory-Deferring to a long period.

Dimication-Contention.

Dimitted-Dismissed.
Dint-A stroke.

Diremption-Dissolution.

Direption or Disreption-Plundering.
Disappoint-Disappointment.

Disagreeable-Unsuitable.

Discern-To cause to differ, to distinguish.

Daghes-point-The point of a leather Discerption-A division, rent.

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Discession-Departure.

Disclamation-Being disclaimed, the act of disclaiming.

Discruciate-To torment.

Discuss-To dismiss.

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Debellation-Subduing by war, warring Disparition-Disappearing.

Deal-Quantity, portion.

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