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 Barry. as Barrill; also, a kind of fireworke in a woodden case, fashioned (like a spindle, or caske) thicke in the middle, and small at both ends. Bas: m. The base, bottome, depth, or lowest part of; also, as Bast; a packesaddle.  Vn bas de chausses. A stocking, or nether stocke.  Le bas de la Couverture d'vne maison. The eaues, or easings of a house.  Vn bas de manches. An halfe sleeue.  Le plat du bas. (viz. Of the lower end of the table) est tousiours le primier vuide: Prov. Looke Plat. Bas: m. Basse: f. Low, base; humble; deepe, vnder; deiected, abiect.  Bas bord, ou, bord bas. The larbord, or left side of a ship.  Basse heure. assez basse heure. Verie late, farre in the night.  Basse Iustice. Looke Iustice. Bas de poil. Of poore estate, of small meanes; of little authoritie.  Chambre basse. A priuie, or house of office.  Cour basse. A base Court; or the Court of a Lord, who hath no other than base, or low iurisdiction.  Facultez basses. qui a les facultez basses. Poore, of meane estate; whose fortunes are at a great ebbe.  Main basse. A bad hand, course chance, &c; Looke Main. Bas (Aduerb.) Vnder, low, below.  Haut & bas la cheminée. The ordinarie cry of chimney-sweepers in France. Taillables haut & bas. Taxable at the will and pleasure of their Lord.  Vole bas de peur des branches. Looke Branche. Basane. Looke Bazane. Basané: m. ée: f. Duskie, swart, blackish, of a tawnie hue; also, smutched, bedusked.

Basaner. To bleake, smutch, beduske, make swart, browne, or blackish.

Basanne: f. A sheepes skin tawed; See Bazane. Basard: m. A market place, wherein things are sold.

Basauchieux. Lawyers Clerkes; or as, Basochiens. Baschat: m. A Bassa; a chiefe commaunder vnder the Turke; also, a kind of vaulted sinke.

Baschelier. for Bachelier: ¶Rab. Basclé. Barred; stopped, shut vp; See Baclé. Bascule: f. A swipe, scoope, or put-gally to draw vp water withall; also, as Bacule. Basculer. To set vpon his taile; to bump, or beat on the taile; to giue an arseposse vnto; also, as Baccoler. Basculle: f. as Bascule. Bas-de-feses. Low buttockt; arse-fallen.

Base: f. A base, or basis; a foot, ground, foundation, vnto.  Base du coeur. The flat, or broad part thereof; which in the bodie stands vpward.  La base de la teste. The root, or bottome of the head; or, as Os basilaire. La base des yeux. The root of the eyes.

Baselic: m. A Basiliske, or Cockatrice; also, the (long) peece of ordnance called, a Basiliske; also, the hearbe Basill; (for which looke Basilic.)

Basenne. as Bazane; also, as Bassenne. Basenné: m. ée: f. Duskie, swart, browne, blackish, darke-tawnie; also, smutched, bedusked, made swart, &c.

Basennier: m. A marchant, sellor, or dresser, of coloured sheepes skinnes; as in Bazane.

Basennier: m. ere: f. as Basenné (in the first sence.) Basilaire. Os Basilaire. The nape, or nuke (bone) the cuneall, or fundamentall bone of the head; Looke Os. Basilic: m. The hearbe Basill; also, as Basilisc. Basilic citronnier. Middle Basill, or Citron Basill.  Basilic d'eau. Water basill, fish basill; beares a white blossome, and a small blacke seed of a sharpe tast; the whole plant yeelds a milkie, and sweet iuyce.  Basilic gentil. Basill gentle, bush basill, some also call stone basill so.  Basilic gyrofflé. Bush basill, fine basill.  Basilic menu. The small wild basill, called by Herbalists, Acynos. Basilic sauvage. Basill mint, wild basill, vnprofitable basill.  Grand basilic. Great garden basill, basill royall.  Petit basilic. as Basilic gentil. Basilique. A royall palace; a princes court, honour, house; also, a shire-hall, guild-hald, or spacious place in a citie, wherein Councels be held, and Iustice administred, by the publick Magistrates.

Basilique. veine bas. The liuer veine.

Basilisc: m. A Basiliske, or Cockatrice.

Basique: com. Low, fundamentall, belonging to the basis, or bottome of.

Basme: m. Balme, balsamum; or, more properly, the balsamum tree, from which distils our balme (or Opobalsamum; for little, or no true balme is now adayes brought into these parts of the world.)

Basoche: f. The whole troupe, or companie of Lawyers Clearks in the palace of Paris, hauing among them a king, and their peculiar lawes; hence also, reuell, misrule (for these fellowes are none of the soberest) also, a certaine baudie Court, wherein wiues that beat their husbands, are censured.  Fief de la Basoche. Il tient du fief de la B. He is a pratling, or iangling Lawyer; or (as a Lawyers Clerke) an vnruly copesmate; or, his wife is his master.  Roy de la Basoche. The Master of Misrule, or chiefe man among the Clerkes, when they make their shewes.

Basochiens: m. Reuellers, or associates vnto Masters of Misrule; and, Lawyers Clerkes (who for the most part are verie vnruly) or, such as belong vnto the baudie Court aforesaid, (in Basoche.)

Basquain: m. as Basque (in the first sence onely.) Basque: m. A Biscayan; one that dwells, or was borne, in Biscay, or about Bayonne, neere Biscay; also, a Lackey, or foot-boy; so called, because many that are of that profession in France come from that countrey; also, a bastard.   Tour de Basque. Cleanly conueyance, legerdemaine; a nimble tricke, deceitfull part, cheating pranke.

Basque: f. as tour de Basque; Also, a sudden affright, or scarring. Basque de pourpoint. The skirt of a doublet.

Basquine. A Vardingale of the old fashion; or a Spanish Vardingale; See Vasquine. Basquinier. See Vasquinier. Basse: f. A basis; the base, or foot of a pillar; also, a bottome, or low ground; also, a great Salt bag.  Les basses de la mer. The shallowes, flats, and fallings of tides, in the sea.

Basse. contre. The base-part in Musicke; also, hee that sings, or beares it.

Basse-cour: f. A base Court, a backe Court for the houshold, or for houshold vses; an inner-yard, or barton, wherein poultrie is (or may be) kept.

Bassecule. as Bascule.