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 Courrouceusement. Wrathfully; most angrily.

Courroux: m. Anger; chafing, fuming; wrath, rage, indignation; displeasure, stomacke against; also, vexation, griefe, sorrow, affliction of mind; impatiencie.

Courroye: f. A thong, or belt of leather; a strong leatherne strap, or string; also, the latchet of a shooe.  Alonger la courroye. To delay, prolong, or draw out in length, a gainefull imployment; as many Lawyers do their clients causes, and some Generals the warres they commaund in.  Avoir les deux bouts de la courroye. To haue the Law (or the absolute disposition of a thing) in his owne hands.  Il veut avoir les deux bouts de la courroye, & le milieu. He is a hard, and sore dealer; he will neither do right, nor take wrong; or, no lesse will serue him then all; he will haue the verie extremitie of Law.  Faire d'autruy cuir large courroye. To spend liberally on another mans purse.  On a fait de son dos courroye. He hath been whipped extreamely.  Mieux vaut avoir amy en voye qu'or, ny argent en courroye: Prov. We say (with some little difference) better is a friend in Court then a pennie in the purse.  Qui cuir voit tailler courroye en demande: Prov. While a thing's whole it may be wholly kept.

Courroyé: m. ée: f. Curried; tawed, or dressed, as leather.

Courroyement. as Conroyement (in the first sence.)

Courroyer. as Conroyer; to curry; tew, or dresse, leather.

Courroyeur: m. A Currier (of leather.)

Cours: m. A course, race, running; also, the place wherein a race is runne; also, a continuall iourney, paßage, traine, trace, motion forward; also, length, or tract of time; also, a stile, fashion, way, manner, or meanes of proceeding; also, a road, or expedition against an enemie at sea; (and hence, piracie, rouing, sea-*robbing.)  Cours du ciel. The course of the Starres, Planets, or of the Regions wherein they are seated; also (among Gardeners) a certaine bad constellation, whereby the growth of hearbes is hindered.  Vn Cours Civil, ou Cannon. All the Volumes, or Bookes, of the Ciuill, or Cannon Law.  Le cours des Loix, de Medecine, de Philosophie, &c; the whole order, or proceeding of studie in those Arts, from the first and sleightest rudiments, to the last and deepest mysteries thereof.   Cette marchandise n'a plus de cours. Is cleane out of date, out of vse, out of request; no chapman will buy it, no tradesman can vtter it, there is no further dealing in it.

Coursable. Monnoye coursable. Currant money.

Coursaire: m. ''A Rouer, a Pyrate, a sea-theefe. See'' Corsaire. Course: f. A course, a race; a course, running, speed; also, a road, or incursion into an enemies countrey; also, a small and light chariot, or waggon.

Courserot: m. A little Pyrate; also, a little Courser, or Horse of seruice.

Coursey. as Courson. Coursie: f. Part of the Hatches of a Galley, tearmed the Coursey; or, the Gallerie-like space, on both sides whereof the seats of the slaues are placed.

Coursier: m. A Courser of Naples; also, a Tilting-horse, or horse for the Careere.

Coursier: m. ere: f. Belonging, or like, vnto a Courser; and hence;  Mule coursiere. Which in height & breadth resembles, or equalls, an ordinarie Courser.

Coursiere: f. The Grating, in a ship of warre; also, a compendious course, readie meane, short cut, speedie way.

Coursif: m. iue: f. Swift, speedie, fast, running.  Lettres coursives. Written by a quick, or swift hand; fast written.

Courson: m. A young vine-branch, or shoot, reserued, in the cutting of the vine, for store.

Coursouër. as Escoursouër. Court: f. The Court of a Prince; the Estate, or State, of his house, and houshold; also, his houshold seruants, or followers; also, the aßembly of Nobles about him; also, Courtship, the humors, or fashions of Court; and the courting, or wooing of a wench; also, the court, or yard, or, the court-yard, of a house; also, as Cour. Bouche à Court. Budge-a-Court, diet allowed at Court.  Eau beniste de Court. Court holie-water; fawning, soothing, smoothing, flatterie, faire (but false) words.  Faire la court à. To court, wooe, fawne vpon, solicite, or sue vnto; collogue, or cog with.  Sçavoir sa court. To be a skilfull Courtier; to know well the fashion of intertainement, the phrases of complement, the humors and proceedings, vsed in Court.  Tenir Court; ou, Tenir Court planiere. A Prince to keepe open house; or to intertaine, and feast, all commers.  La Court du Roy Petaud, ou chascun est maistre: Pro. Looke Petaud. En la Court du Roy chascun est pour soy: Pro. In Court men studie onely their owne fortunes.

Court: m. courte: f. Short, briefe, succinct, cutted, compendious; low; also, little, small.  Courte boule. Our round bowle.  Courtes chausses. Short hose; also, women.  Court en paste. Short, crummie, not holding, ill cleauing together.  Robbe courte. Gens de robbe c. Noblemen, Gentlemen, or Souldiers; or Officers, that be any of them.  À leur courte honte. To their exceeding shame.  Demeurer court. To play at Mumbudget, or be at a Nonplus; not to haue a word to throw at a dog.  C'estoit le plus court, & le plus aisé, de les renvoyer. The best, or the neerest, and easiest course was, to send them backe.  Il y alla tout court. He went thither on a suddaine, or without any manner of staying.  Pour le faire court. In summe, or in few words; to conclude; to abridge the matter; not to hold you long.  Tenir court. To restraine, bridle, keepe vnder, tye vp short, hold vnto hard meat.  Tourner court: I'apprēdray bien à tourner court à celuy. I will teach him to be more duetifull, readie, supple, pliable.  Courtes folies sont les meilleures: Pro. The shortest follies are the best.

Courtault, ou Courtaut: m. A Curtall.  Courtaut de boutique. A tradesmans prentise; a shop-keeping boy.  Double courtaut. A strong curtall; or, a horse of a middle size betweene th' ordinarie curtall, and horse of seruice.

Courtaut: m. aude: f. Curtall; being curtalled.