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 Qui a bon voisin a bon matin: Prov. He that hath a good neighbour hath a good morrow; viz. good words next his heart a mornings; or, as in Avoir. Tel au matin rit qui au soir pleure: Prov. Some begin the day with laughter, and end it with teares.

Matin. (Aduerbially.) Early, betimes in the morning; whence;  Lever matin n'est pas heur, mais desieuner est le plus seur: Prov. There is lesse happinesse in earlie rising then safetie in eating after one is risen.  Il a beau se lever tard qui a le bruit de se lever matin: &; Qui a bruit de se lever matin peut dormir iusques à disner: Prov. Seeke Lever. Matinal: m. ale: f. Earlie.

Matine: f. as Mastine. Matinée: f. A forenoone, or morning-tide, a whole morning, the season of a morning; also, a mornings worke, or taske.  Regnard qui dort la matinée n'a pas la langue emplumée: Prov. The Fox that sleepes a mornings meets with no feathered breakfasts.

Matines: f. Matines, Morning Prayer.  Matines Parisiennes. The massacre of Paris; which began about midnight.  Chanter Magnificat à Matines. To sing Magnificat at Matins; to peruert th' order of things, or doe things out of order.  Plus estourdi que le premier coup de Matines. More drowsie, and amazed, then a Frier at the first toll of the morne-sacring bell.  Le Retour de Matines: Prov. A mischiefe done in the darke, or at vnawares; (from the customes of Friers, who commonly make choyce of that obscure season, for the surprising, and thumping of their hated companions; which hath bred another Prouerbe; viz. Il n'y a rien tant à craindre que le retour de matines.) Matineux: m. euse: f. Earlie, soone rising, vp betimes.   Homme matineux sain, alaigre, & soigneux: Pro. An earlie man is buxome, healthfull, carefull.

Matinier: m. ere: f. Of, or belonging to, the morning; also, Easterlie, of or towards the East; and hence;  L'Inde matiniere. The East India.

Matlas. as Materas. Matlassé: m. ée: f. Of Materesses, or Quilts.

Matois: m. A vaine companion, worthlesse person; or as Mattois. Il entend le matois. He vnderstands the whole traine, or plot.

Matou: m. A cat, a pusse.

Matoüard: m. The same.

Matrac: m. A straight, long, narrow-necked, and great, wide, round-bellied bottle, or violl, of strong, and thick glasse.

Matrasser. To mall, beat, or hew, downe; to bruise, or breake asunder.

Matraz: m. A glasse bottle, or violl; or as Matrac; also, as Materas. Matricaire: f. Fedderfew, Feuerfew, Motherwort, Whitewort.

Matricaire. Veine mat. Looke Veine.

Matrical: m. ale: f. Belonging to, or seruing for, the Matrix. Entonnoir matrical. Seeke Entonnoir.

Matricave. Fedderfew, &c; as Matricaire.

Matrice: f. The matrix, mother, or wombe of a woman; also, a certaine veine that runnes along the flank neere the reines; also, as Matricule; also, a money-makers, or letter-founders, Matrcie; the mould or forme for the eyes of their markes, or letters.

Matricide: com. Mother-killing.

Matricile: com. Of, or belonging to, the matrix.

Matricule: f. A list, roll, catalogue, register of names; a matricular booke.

Matrimonie: m. Matrimonie, mariage, wedlocke.

Matrimonial: m. ale: f. Matrimoniall; of, or belonging to, matrimonie.  Heritages matrimoniaux. Which come by the mother.

Matronal: m. ale: f. Matronall, matron-like, modest, motherlie, graue.

Matrone: f. A Matron, a discreet, or sage dame; a sober, modest, graue, motherlie woman.  Matrones. Damaske or Dames Violets, Queenes Gilloflowers, Rogues Gilloflowers, close Sciences.

Mattarruys: m. A mad, rash, harebraind asse; one that throws whats next him at any one that moues him.

Matte: f. Was heretofore (in Paris) a raskallie place, whereat common Gamesters, Cheaters, Conicatchers, and Cutpurses vsually met: Thence, Enfans, ou supposts de la Matte; Such well-giuen youthes.

Matté: m. ée: f. Mated, amated, quelled, subdued, puld vnder, taken lower; tired, wearied.

Mattelé: m. ée: f. Clotted, knottie, curdled, or curd-*like.

Matter. To quell, mate, amate; subdue, pull vnder, take lower; to giue a mate vnto.

Mattes: f. Curds, or curdles.

Matti: m. ie: f. Depriued of moisture and verdure, dried vp; whence, hearbes dried vpon a hot shouell, tile, or in a still, are said to be, matties. Mattois: m. A Setter, Cutpurse; Cheater, Conicatcher; a subtill, or craftie fellow; also, as Matois. Mattonné. Ciel mattonné. A curdled skie; or, a skie full of small curdled clowds.

Mattraz. as Materaz. Maturatif: m. iue: f. Maturatiue, ripening, suppuring.

Maturation: f. A maturation, ripening; suppuring, growing to a head, mattering, resoluing into matter.

Maturer. To ripen, mellow, wax full, grow mature; also, to matter, to suppure.

Maturin. Looke Mathurin. Maturité: f. Maturitie, ripenesse, mellownesse, fullnesse; perfection of growth, and bigneße.

Matutinel: m. elle: f. Of the morning; also, timelie, or earlie in the morning.

Matz: m. The mast of a ship.

Mau: m. An euill, mischiefe, dammage, annoyance; paine, griefe, sickneße.  Mau de pipe. Drunkenneße; or as in Pipe. Mau de terre. The falling sicknesse.

Mau. (for Mal Adject.) Bad, ill, naughtie; whence;  À mau chat mau rat: Prov. Two knaues well met.

Maubert. Place mau. The Marketstead, and place of execution, for th' Vniuersitie of Paris.  Cela sent sa Place Maubert. Thats clownish, rude, verie homelie.

Maubrenage. vne femme qui demeure à m. A stinking, or nastie draggletaile.

Maucoeureux: m. euse: f. Queasie-stomacked.

Mauconduict: m. cte: f. Ill guided, badly gouerned.

Maudire. Looke Mauldire. Maudisné: m. ée: f. Ill dined, that hath had but a course dinner.

Maudissant. Cursing, banning, blaspheming.