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 Ambassadeur. An Embassadour.

Ambe. With, together with, in companie of. ¶Gasc. Ambezatz. Ambes ace, or two aces at dice.  Ayant faict ambezatz. Hauing buttered the connie; hauing had that chaunce that no wise man would nicke.

Ambi. A certaine woodden instrument of two peeces, vsed for the putting of a shoulder into ioynt.

Ambier. To goe; (Barrag;) also, to compasse, or goe about; also, to sue for an Office, labour for promotion, canuas for a place.

Ambigu: m. üe: f. Ambiguous, doubtfull, vncertaine, double; which may be taken in diuers sences, or diuers wayes.

Ambigüement. Ambiguously; doubtfully, vncertainely; of diuers sences, with double vnderstanding.

Ambigüité: f. Ambiguitie; doubtfulnesse, vncertainetie.

Ambitieux m. euse: f. Ambitious; greedie of honors; desirous of promotion.

Ambition: f. Ambition; excessiue desire of honor, preferment, or promotion.

Amblant. Ambling, pacing, racking.

Amble: f. An amble, pace, racke; an ambling, or racking pace; a smooth, or easie gate.  Aller l'amble, ou, les ambles; as Ambler. Mettre aux ambles. To make a man readie to doe, or speake, a thing before he know, or be aware, how he was drawne vnto it; also, to bring to reason, or persuade vnto reasonable tearmes, one, that before was froward, or vnreasonable.  Et plus la mettoit en cett' amble. And put her more into that humor, or, set her forward in that veine.  Il y perdit les ambles. That madded him, or made him loose all patience; also, that was beyond his reach, out of his proper element.

Ambler. To amble, pace; racke; to go easily, and smoothly away.

Ambligone. A blunt angle; or, a triangle one of whose angles are blunt.

Ambliopie: f. Dulnesse, or dimnesse of sight.

Ambouchoüer. Seeke Embouchouer. Ambre: m. Amber.  Ambre blanc. White Amber; one kind therof (thrown by the floating sea on the Pruthian shore) which being giuen to drinke, in wine, vnto a fasting wench, will force her to pisse, if she haue lost her maidenhead.  Ambre crud. Raw Amber; Amber as it growes, or as it is, before it be prepared, polished, and made transparent (by the fat of a sucking Pig.)  Ambre gris. Ambergreece, or gray Amber; (the best kind of Amber) vsed in perfumes.  Ambre noir. Blacke Amber (the worst kind of Amber) vsually mingled with Aloes, Labdanum, Storax, and such like aromaticall simples, for Pomander chains, &c.  Ambre de Patenostres. Bead-amber; the ordinarie yellow Amber.

Ambroisie. Ambrosia; the food of the gods.

Ambrosie: f. The same; also, the hearbe called Oke of Cappadocia; and another, called Oke of Ierusalem.

Ambrum. (Rab.) Seeke Lambrum. Ambulatif: m. iue: f. Ambulatiue; euer walking, or stirring on each side; whence;  Vlcere ambulatif. An vlcer, which continually spreading it selfe, gnaws, frets, and consumes the sound parts next vnto it.

Ambulatoire: com. Ambulatorie; vnsetled, remouing from place to place; whence;  Parlement ambulatoire. The Iudges circuit; or, a Court, or Terme, that oft remoues.

Ame: f. The soule, or spirit; also, a spirit, or ghost; also, the mould that is within the bore of Artillerie when tis cast.

Ameiller. To milke; or sucke.

Amelette. A little prettie soule.

Amelioré: m. ée: f. Bettered, improued, mended; amended, recouered.

Ameliorement: m. A bettering, mending, improuing; amending, recouering.

Ameliorer. To better, mend, improue; amend, reforme, recouer.

Amelot. A kind of small bitter-sweet apple.

Amenage: m. Carriage; or, the bringing of.

Amendable: com. Amerceable, fineable; that deserues to be fined, or may be amerced; also, mendable, amendable.

Amendaye: f. A groue, or orchard, of Almond trees.

Amende: f. A penaltie, fine, mulct, amerciament; an amends made by an offendor to the law violated, or partie wronged; also, a certaine engine, or net to catch fish with. Amendes arbitraires. Fines imposed at the pleasure of the Court, and different from Amendes coustumieres, which are limitted by the peculiar lawes, and customes of euery Countrey, and Court. Amende du cas de Nouvelleté: 60 pound Tour. due vnto the king vpon euery writ, or action, of Nouel disseisin. Amende de la Cour. ''is in some places vii. s. vi. d. Tour. in others, but v. s.'' Amendes coustumieres. Looke, Amendes arbitraires. Amende curiale. An amercement of an inferiour Court; or, as Amende de la Cour. Amende enflambée. Whereby an offendor is enioyned to hold a burning torch in his hand while he asketh forgiuenesse. Amende de fol appel. ''is xx. l. Parisis, after a iudgement giuen, and before, x. l, or more, if need be, at the discretion of the Iudges, and in recompence to the party interessed by the delaying of the suit.'' Amende de gage. ''is vii. s. vi. d. Tour. due by euery vassale that hath not deliuered vnto his Lord a sufficient suruey of the peeces he holds (by the customes of la Perche.)'' Amende grosse. ''is vi. s. sterling; or a greater summe, rated according to the qualitie of the offence, or emission, for which it is inflicted.'' Amende honorable. A most ignominious punishment inflicted vpon an extreame offendor; who must goe through the streets bare foot, and bare headed (with a burning linke in his hand) vnto the seat of Iustice, or some such publicke place; and there confesse his offence, and aske forgiuenesse of the partie hee hath wronged. Amende de loy. ''is vii. s. vi. d.'' Tour. Amende ordinaire. as Amende grosse. Amende simple. ''vi. d, or at most, ix. d. sterling; the vsuall fine, or amerciament, for small faults, or sleight omissions.'' Amende statutaire. as Amende coustumiere; for which looke Amende arbitraire. Amende de tost-entrée. ''is a fine of vi. s. Paris. set on the head of euery new Lord of an inheritance Roturier, or Allodial, if he enter into it before he haue been''