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 * madis; hence, any such decrepite, and diuelish creature.

Lousche: com. Skenning, squinting, looking askew; also, dull sighted, or wanting sight; purblind, or halfe-*blind.  Perle lousche. A foule pearle.  Vin lousche. Thicke, or vnsetled, wine.

Louschement: m. A squinting, or looking askew.

Louscher. To squint, sken, or looke askew.

Louschet. as Louchet. Lousse. as Louche. Loutre: f. An Otter.

Loutrier: m. An Otter-hunter, or Otter-catcher.

Louve: f. A she Wolfe; also, a whore.  Louve de fer. A Rammes head; or, the (pinser-like) hooke of a Crane, &c.

Louveau: m. A young Wolfe.

Louvet: m. A little Wolfe, or young Wolfe.

Louvetier: m. A Wolfe-catcher; an Officer appointed in euerie forrest, and payed for the taking, or killing of Wolues (by euerie inhabitant within two miles compasse of the place wherein he takes, or kills them) af-*the rate of ij. d. Tourn. for a dog Wolfe, and iiij. d. for a bitch.

Louveton: m. A little young Wolfe

Louvette: f. A ticke, or tike.

Louvich: m. iche: f. Greedie, rauenous, deuouring, swallowing downe whole morsells for hast.

Louvichement. Wolfe-like, rauenously, greedily, deuouringly.

Louvier: m. as Louvetier. Louvier: m. ere: f. Woluie, Wolfe-like; of, or belonging to, a Wolfe.  Melancholie louviere. A frenzie which makes the patient shun all companie, vpon a conceit that he is turned Wolfe.

Louviere: f. A Woluerin; a gowne, or garment furred, or lined through with Wolues skinnes; also, a countrey full of Wolues; also, the denne, hole, or haunt of a Wolfe.

Louvin: m. ine: f. Woluie, Wolfe-like, of a Wolfe.  Patte louvine. The yellow, or blacke Wolues-banes; most poisonous hearbes, and little differing but in the colour of their flowers.

Loy: f. Law, the Law; Justice, th'authoritie, course or proceeding, of Justice; a Judgement in, a triall by, Law; also, a Law, Statute, Ordinance, Rule or Decree that bindes; also, Jurisdicton, power, authoritie; free choyce, libertie; also, the vse, or custome of a place; also, an ordinarie or customarie fine, or amerciament of Law; also, the allay, temper, or mixture of coyne; the mettall, or matter whereof tis made. Loy de bataille. A triall by combate. Loy de credence. A proceeding by witnesses, who depose that they beleeue (not that they know;) like our, As this Deponent verily beleeues, &c. Loix des lieux. (In the customes of Artoys) the Iudges of the places; or as in Gens de loy. Loy oultrée, ou outre. c'est, Different determiné par enqueste, ou par brief. Loy simple; &, simple loy. A summarie, or quicke proceeding in Law without Inquest, or Battell. Gens, ou hommes de loy. (In diuers old Bookes, and Walloon customs) the Sherifes (who commonly were the Judges) of townes. Iours de loy. Law-dayes, Court-dayes, Hall-dayes. Prisonniers estans en loy. In the hands of Justice. Villes de loy. Which haue their peculiar lawes, and customes; and wherein there is a seat of Justice, and Officers of Iurisdiction.  Faire les loix à l'heure de midy, en l'assize. c'est faire sa demande en iustice pour avoir droict & iugement: ¶Ragueau. Passer par la loy. To wage, or make his law; to sweare in Court that he hath duely paied the rent, or Cens demaunded of him.  Venir à la loy. To be admitted vnto such an oath.  De meschante vie les bonnes loix sont venuës: Prov. Bad liues haue bred good lawes.  Que veut le Roy ce veut la loy: Prov. What the King likes the Law allowes of; or, lawes are expounded as the King thinks good.

Loyal: m. ale: f. Loyall, faithfull; trustie, sure vnto; also, lawfull, iust, allowable, reasonable.  Loyaulx Aides. Looke Aide. Monnoye loyale. Current money.

Loyalement Loyally, faithfully, trustily; also, lawfully, iustly, rightfully.

Loyaulment. as Loyalement. Loyaulté: f. Loyaltie, faithfulnesse, trustinesse; truth, and constancie in promises; honestie, or sinceritie in all manner of proceedings; iustnesse, vprightnesse; lawfulnesse; also, the strickle vsed in the measuring of corne.  En grande pauvreté n'y a grande loyaulté: Prov. Where pouertie is, loyaltie is not, great.

Loyer: m. Hire giuen for a house, or countrey farme; or vnto seruants, or workefolkes; hence, a stipend, salarie, wages; also, a reward, guerdon, recompence, remuneration.  Qui bon maistre sert bon loyer en attend: Prov. A franke Lords Pages, looke for good wages.

Loyette: f. A Marlin.

Loz: m. Laud, praise, commendation; credit, fame, glorie, renowme, reputation; See Los. Lozange, & Lozanger. as Lozenge, & Lozenger. Lozenge: f. A Lozenge; a little square cake of preserued hearbes, flowers, &c; also, a quarrell of a glasse-window; any thing of that forme; also, guile, deceit, fraud, cousenage.

Lozengé: m. ée: f. Lozenged, Lozenge-like; also, mocked, gulled, beguiled.

Lozenger. To cousen, deceiue, beguile, gull.

Lu. Light; whence;  Il n'y a ne feu ne lu. (Of a darke, cold, or vncomfortable place;) there's neither fire, nor light to be had.

Luberdine: f. An old maid.

Luberne: f. The female Libbard; a Panther.

Lubin: m. A Base, or Sea-Wolfe; also, a nickname for a Monke, or Frier; whence, Frere Lubin; the true name of a certaine Monke, who loued a neighbors house better then his owne Couent.

Lubine. as Lubin (in the first sence:) ¶Bourdelois. Lubre: com. Lubricke, filthie, scurrile.

Lubricité: f. Lubricitie, slipperinesse, vncertaintie; lecherie, wantonnesse, incontinencie.

Lubrifier. To lubrifie, or make slipperie.

Lubrique: com. Lubricke; slipperie; deceitfull, vncertaine; stirring, fast-mouing; lecherous, incontinent, wanton, lasciuious.

Lubriquement. Slipperily; vncertainely, loossely, deceitfully; stirringly; incontinently, lasciuiously, lecherously.

Luc: m. A Lute. Luc renversé. is as much as Cul.