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To the Reader.

vmanum est errare, ''say the Latinists, to whom verie many (too much men in their much erring) haue beene exceedingly beholden for an excuse vpon iust accusations. I (who am no God, nor Angell) either to preuent, or to profit, others, am willing ynough to accuse my selfe; and therefore haue caused such ouerslips as haue yet occurred to mine eye or vnderstanding, to be placed neere the forhead of this Verball creature; as lesse afraid so to disgrace it, then to deceiue those that shall harbor it; and chusing rather to publish mine owne errors, then to be guiltie of other mens; I will not presume to affirme that these be all, no more then I will acknowledge, or giue any account for, such, as the malicious and ignorant shall captiously pinch, or fondly point, at: but my hope is, that as I haue dealt freely in the discouerie of these, so all that be iudicious will vse me friendly in their corrections of the rest.''

Errata.

IN the first Page, col. 1. Il a gaigne, for, Il y a gaigné. volunte, for, volonté. and col. 2, an Adiectiue, for a Nowne. whose tone foot is, for, who hath one foot. and Abbaisse, for, Abbaissé. Adoüber, for Adouber. dessus, for dessous; in a phrase vnder Aile. Aoriste. A Tense; is, more particularly, a Tense of time indefinitely, or betweene Perfect and Imperfectly, passed. Appensensement, for Appensement. La Perche vnder Arpent; the la superfluous, and false; for Perche is masculine.

Balise, & Ballisse (tearmed about Orleans Baslis;) is more properly, a causey in a riuer for the turning of the streame vnto a Mill, &c.

Bannier, for Banniere; vnder Banniere. Bardechiser, for Bardachiser. Basse.contre, for Basse-contre. Baston cornu, a Battleaxe; is rather, a staffe tipped at both ends with horne; and heretofore vsed in publicke Duelloes, or Combats.

pigue, for figue; in Batre à froid, vnder Batre. Belittesse, for Belistresse. Bisac, for Bissac. hnnoeur, for honneur; vnder Blesser. Bord, is more properly an edging, or binding about the edge, of a garment, &c, then either welt, or hemme: and Border much more properly to edge, or bind, or compasse with an edging or binding lace, &c, then either to gard, or to border.

le cueillier, for la cueillier; in a Prouerbe vnder Bouche; and (in the most Copies) vnder Cuillier.

se Bride, for se Brider; vnder Brider.

19, for 192, in Carat. Carlin, worth 40 Quadrins; is to be understood of the Florentine Quattrino, worth no more then halfe the French Quadrin.

Carminatif. Wind-voiding, &c; is rather, cutting or dissoluing, and thereby refining and thinning, grosse humors.

An ounce, in stead of a graine; in Carrube.

Ceincture de dueil (under Ceincture) referred unto Dueil, where it was forgotten: but you shall find it expounded in the word Littre.

Brusler la chandelle. par (under Chandelle) the full point super fluous.

festes, for fesses; in a Prouerbe under Charité.

levrier, for levriers; in a Prouerbe under Chass*e,

repend, in stead of repent; in a Prouerbe under Chat, and in another under Despendre.

le chevre, for la chevre, in a phrase under Chevre.

Chicambaut, the Luffe-blocke, should be, the Bumkin.

old, for cold, in the word Cigale.

poules, for poulets; in a Prouerbe under Cimitierre.

Ioye triste & coeur; in a Prouerbe under Coeur, the & superfluous.

dammages, for dommages; under Conclusion.

Comforter, in stead of Conforter; in a phrase under Conforter.

Contrechange, for Contreschange.

chausteau, for chasteau; in a Prouerbe under Corps.

Coquiol, for Coquiole, and a superfluous comma in that line.

Couäné, and in some words that follow it, the Dieresis ill placed ouer the a.

grand, for grands; in a Prouerbe under Coup.

Grattant, for gratant; in a phrase under Cul.

Dardiller (a frequentatiue to Darder) signifies, to dart, or throw darts, uerie fast.

Decicif, in stead of Decisif.