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 Capeau carnu, ou charnu. The sea-Nettle; called so about Marseillis. Capéer. as Cappéer. Capel: m. A little hat; or as Chapeau. ¶Norm. Capelan: m. A Chapleine; or, the poore Curate of a Chappell; also, the Codfish; or, a kind thereof.

Capelettes: f. The heads of Cloues.

Capelin: m. as Capeline. Capeline: f. A little flat, round, and narrow-brimd hat, vsually worne by shepheards, messengers, footmen, &c; In old time souldiours wore yron sculs of that fashion, and name, which bred the Phrase;  Il est homme de capeline. He is a man of action, full of courage, fit for an enterprise; he is a worthie, or gallant fellow.

Capellan. as Capelan. Capeluchon. as Coqueluchon. Capendu. pomme de cap. A certaine apple which is lesse, and more delicious, then the Pepin.

Caperasson: m. A Caparison.

Capesolde. as Capesoulde. Capesoulde: m. A Gentleman of a Companie; or one that hath extraordinarie Lendings; also, extraordinarie Lendings, or entertainment.

Capettes: m. The poore Schollers of Montagu Colledge in Paris. Caphard; &, Capharder. See Cafard, & Cafarder. Capharde: f. An hypocriticall wench.

Capharderie. as Cafardie; Hypocrisie. Caphetan: m. A kind of course, or grosse, Taffata; also, a long cassocke of the same.

Capierrement. Priuily, closely; theeuishily, stealingly, by, stealth.

Capifou. A play which is not much vnlike our Harry-*racket, or Hidman-blind.

Capilaire: com. Hairie, full of haire, belonging to haire.

Capilament: m. A haire, little streake, or flaw, in a stone, &c.

Capillaire: f. The hearbe Venus haire, Maiden haire, or, our Ladies haire.

Capillaire. as Capilaire. Capirotade: f. A Capirotadoe; or, stued meat, compounded of Veale, Capon, Chicken, or Partridge, minced, spiced, and layed vpon seuerall beds of Cheese.

Capiscos: m. Schoolemaisters, Regents, of Schooles. ¶Gasc.

Capitaine: m. A Captaine, Leader, or Commaunder of a companie of souldiors; or of a ship of warre; also, a Ring-leader. Capitaines du charroy de l'Artillerie. Be twentie; (chosen out of the frontier Prouinces, or as neere them as may be) who are to prouide, vpon occasion of seruice, foure thousand draught horses, a thousand carters, and fiue hundred carts, or chariots, each in a like proportion; The yearely entertainment of euery one of them is two hundred pounds Tour. which he hath (as well in peaceable times as in warlike) payed him by the Receiuer of the Tailles of the Election wherein he resides: In time of seruice he hath also fiftie shillings Tour. a day, for himselfe, and twentie shillings for his deputie, towards the defraying of euery cart prouided by him; and this from the Thresorier des frais extraordinaires de l'Artillerie. Capitaine de la Porte. The Gentleman Porter, Groome Porter, or chiefe Porter, of the Kings household. Capitaine du Roy, ou du Royaulme. A title of dignitie bestowed onely vpon Princes; as Dukes, Marquesses, Earles.  Le grand capitaine des gens de pied. See Colonel general de l'Infanterie Françoise. Capitainerie: f. A Captaineship; the Authoritie, Office, or Place, of a Captaine.

Capitainesse. An Admirall Galley, or Ship.

Capital: m. Wealth, worth; a stocke, a mans principall, or chiefe, substance; also, a captaine, or commaunder.  En argent soit le capital de celuy là qui te ueut mal: Prov. Let money be thy enemies whole stocke; Looke Argent. Capital: m. ale: f. Chiefe; capitall; mortall, most hainous, deadly, death-meriting; worthie of disgrace, or of great punishment.  Lettres capitales. Text letters, great letters.

Capitalité: f. Capitalnesse; or, a capitall fact, or offence.

Capitation: f. Head-siluer, Pole-money; a subsidie, tax, or tribute, payed by the Pole.

Capitau: m. A Captaine, or Commaunder. (v.m.)  Capitaux. are numbred, in the 75 Article of the Customes of Bourdeaux, among Earles, Vicounts, and Barons.

Capite. A Cabbin in a ship.

Capitel: m. A strong compounded Lye, whereof cauters and other violent remedies are made.  Eau de capitel. A strong corrosiue made of that Lye.

Capiton: m. Capiton; course sleaue (silke.)

Se Capitonner de. To couer his head with.

Capitouls: m. are (in Tholouse) twelue principall magistrats; whereof the first is to be a Gentleman (of that Prouince) the rest Lawyers, and substantiall Marchants.  Capitouls d'Orleans. The Sheriffes of Orleans; or, as, les Eschevins. Capitulaire: m. A capitular decree, a capitall Ordinance.

Capitulaire: com. Capitular; of, or belonging to, a chapter; also, capitall.  Assemblée capitulaire. A Chapter held, by the officers of a Cathedrall church.

Capitulairement. Capitally; also, in Chapter, or, with full consent of the Chapter.

Capitulant: m. ante: f. Hauing a voice in Councels, Assemblies, Conuocations, Chapters; also, capitulating.

Capitulation: f. A capitulation; an article of agreement.

Capitulé: m. ée: f. Capitulated; agreed vpon, distinguished by Articles, or Chapters.

Capituler. To capitulate; agree vpon articles; to distinguish by Articles, or Chapters.

Capituleur: m. A capitulator.

Capnomantie: f. Diuination by smoake rising from an altar, whereon Incense, or Poppie seed, is burned.

Capolie: f. A certaine Indian fruit much like a Cherrie.

Caporal: m. The Corporall of a band of souldiors.

Capot: m. A White Leaper; also, as Cappot.

Cappe: f. ''A short cloake, or loose, and sleeuelesse garment, which hath in stead of a Cape, a Capuche behind it; also, a kind of long, and Muskle-like, shell-fish; also, the name of a small, round, and ruddie apple. See'' Cape. Cappe à femme. A large hood of water Chamlet, &c, worne by citizens wiues, &c, in foule weather. Singler à la Cappe. as Cappéer.