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 there was but one of these Courts, it followed the King whither soeuer he went, vntill Philippes de Valois, (or, as some affirme, Loys Hutin) setled it, and made it ordinarie, in Paris''; after which, other Princes, at seuerall times, established the rest. Before, and about that time, Tenir le parlement was as much as Tenir les Estats (or to hold a Parliament in England) is at this day.''  Licts de parlement. Beds that be stuffed with Chestnut leaues; called so of the confused noise yeelded by them when they be stirred, or stird on.

Parlementer. To parley, conferre, commune, talke, discourse with.

Parlementerie: f. A parley, or parleying, a conference, a communication.

Parler: m. Speech, talke, language, vtterance, words.  Beau parler n'escorche langue: Prov. Looke Escorcher. A beau parler closes oreilles: Pro. For glosing words well closed eares.  On cognoist les balles aux marques des marchādsds], & les ames au parler: Pro. As packs by marks, so wits by words, are knowne.

Parler. To speake, talke, declare, say, tell, vtter the mind; to commune, parley, reason, conferre, discourse, conuerse. Parler à sa barrette. To talke roughly vnto, expostulate roundly with, tell plainly of errors committed, or iniuries done. Parler bien à. To heat, vex, chafe, mad with words. Parler de quelqu'un en bonne, ou mauvaise bouche. To commend, or discommend. Parler brutif. To faulter, maffle, famble; to speake as one that hath plummes in his mouth. Parler dessous la ceincture. (A fashion of speech peculiar vnto cheating prisoners.) Parler à cheval. as vnder Cheval. Parler entre les dents. To mutter, murmure, mumble vp his words; to speake like a Mouse in a Cheese. Parler doulcement à. To sooth, flatter, smooth; cog, or collogue with; make faire weather, or giue good words, vnto. Parler par escot. To speake by turnes, to heare one another speake. Parler gros. To swagger, threaten, speake big, vse bugs words; also, to rore; to thunder. Parler Latin. See Latin. Parler Latin devant les Clercs, ou Cordeliers. (We say the same) to speake Latine before Clarks. Parler livre. To speake profoundly, or beyond the vnderstanding of ordinarie men; (Ironically.) Parler par livre. To speake by booke; a Preacher, or Orator to read the most of his Sermon, or Oration. Parler en maistre. To commaund, appoint, bid, inioyne, controwle. Parler comme vn oiseau en cage. To babble, prattle, tattle, chatter; to talke idly; to vse many words to verie small purpose. Parler à tastons. To guesse, or harpe at, to speake at randome, or onely by coniecture. Parler à traicts. Looke Traict. S'escoutant parler comme vn porc qui pisse. Hearing himselfe discourse with the deliberation which a Hog doth vse in pissing. Il sçait aller, & parler. (Said of an industrious, discreet, cunning, and comelie person.) Qui a si parle. He that hath any game let him shew it; (a phrase at Primero, &c.) À peu parler bien besongner: Pro. Lets haue fewer words, and more deeds; or, good deeds are (commonly) dispatched in fewest words.  Hardiment parle teste saine: Pro. The speech of the innocent is confident.  Il ne parle pas au Roy qui veut: Prov. Euerie one hath not the Kings eare at commaund.  Mieux vaut se taire que mal parler: Prov. Better a silent, then a sencelesse, tongue.  Quand d'autruy parler tu voudras regarde toy, & te tairas: Prov. Let him that meanes to tax another, examine himselfe, and then he will be silent.  Qui ne parle n'erre: Prov. He that speakes not, erres not.  Qui tient boutique doit parler à chascun: Pro. He that keepes shop must speake to euerie one.  Qui veut bien parler bien doit pourpenser: Prov. Let him premeditate, that meanes to speake, well.  Trop grater cuict, trop parler nuict: Prov. Excesse, in scratching breedeth smart, in speaking mightie scathe.

Parleresse. Langue par. A long tongue, or pratling tongue; a tongue that neuer lyeth.)

Parlerie: f. A prattling, tattling, babling, talking.

Parleur: m. A speaker, talker, discourser.

Parlier: m. A Pleader, Imparler; Atturney.

Parlier: m. ere: f. Speaking; in, of, or belonging vnto, speech.

Parlire. To read ouer, to read through.

Parloer. as Parloir. Parloir: m. A Parlour; also, the Roome out of which Nunnes doe speake (through an Iron grate) vnto the lay people that come vnto them.

Parloire. A prattling, or idle discourse.

Parlouër: m. A Parliament, or Assemblie of Estates; a publicke conference.  Parlouër aux bourgeois. An Aßemblie, Meeting, or common Counsell of Citizens (tearmed so in old time.)

Parmentier: m. A Taylor. ¶Pic. Parmesan: m. An inhabitant of Parma (in Italie;) also, the Cheese Parmesan (made at Parma.)

Parmi, or Parmy. Among, through, in the thickest of.

Parnage. as Pasnage; Pawnage.

Parnombrer. To number throughly, count all through, reckon all ouer, tell all out.

Paroccir. To kill outright, make a full end of, rid out of paine, dispatch out of the way.

Parodelle: f. A kind of Cheese-cake.

Paroi. as Paroy. Paroice. A Parish; Looke Paroisse. Paroir: m. A Farriers paring-knife, or paring Iron.

Paroir. To appeare, or be seene; to peepe out, as the day in a morning, or the Sunne ouer a mountaine; to shew, present, or manifest himselfe.

Paroisse: f. A Parish.  Manches de deux paroisses. Sleeues of two parishes; viz. whose vpper part is of one kind of stuffe, and the nether of another.

Paroissien: m. A Parishioner.

Parole: f. A word; a tearme; also, a speech, or saying. Avoir la parole fort bonne. (Vsed, to signifie not so much eloquence, as gracefullnesse, of speech;) to speake out plaine, or without stammering; to goe smoothly, run glibly, passe roundly, on.