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 Queritant. Seeking for, searching out, inquiring after.

Querquois: m. A quiuer for arrowes.

Querre. as Querir. Quesne. Looke Chesne. Quesnoy: m. A wood, or forrest of Oakes.

Quesse. as Quaisse. Questable: com. Finable, taxable, as some tenants are at the pleasure of their Lords; also, searchable, seekeable.

Questal: m. ale: f. Seruile; holding by Villenage; held by a seruile tenure.

Questaux: m. Villeines, the propertie of all whose estate is in their Landlords; so that they can neither deuise by Will, nor alien by bargaine, any part of it.

Queste: f. A quest, inquirie, search, inquisition, seeking; also, a demaunding, begging, desiring; also, an Aide giuen, or contribution made, by tenants vnto their Landlords, vpon occasions putting him to an extraordinarie charge (as, for his ransome; towards the mariage of his eldest daughter, &c; tearmed thus, because he is in person to demand it of thē; also (within the Jurisdiction of Acs) a generall rent, or fine, payed in common, and at once, by all the inhabitants of a Parish, ratably, and according to the iust quantitie of euerie mans land.)  Queste courant. An Imposition layed by a Landlord on some kind of tenants, in what season, and at what rates he list.  Cens à queste. Which must be demanded by the Lord thereof, or by his Officer.  Lettres de queste. A Licence to beg, or to gather almes, in Churches, for the poore.

Queste-pain: m. A common begger; or a begging; whence; Qui est au queste-p''. That is most beggerlie, or the next doore to beggerie, thats growne to a verie low ebbe; thats driuen, readie, or fit, to beg his bread.''

Quester. To seeke, search, trace, out; quest, hunt, make diligent inquirie after; also, to demaund, or beg, earnestlie; also, to quest, or open, as a dog that seeth, or findeth of, his game.  Quester ses gens. A Lord to fine, or taxe his vassalls.

Questeur: m. A seeker, searcher, inquirer, tracer out of; also, an earnest begger, desirer, demander; also, one that hath a Licence to beg.

Question: f. A question, demaund, doubt; controuersie, dispute; proposition; reason; case; also, the Racke, or torture giuen, thereby to wring out confessions.  Il est ici question de la vie. This is a matter of life and death; mens liues are hereby brought in question.  Il n'est pas question de cecy. It concernes not this; we passe not for this; it is not this we treat of, or are about; it is not this that holds, or troubles, vs.

Questionné: m. ée: f. Questioned, examined, demanded or asked of.

Questionner. To question, demaund, examine, aske of.

Questionnette: f. A small question, sleight demand.

Questionneur: m. A questioner, (great) demaunder or asker, inquisitiue companion.

Questuaire: com. Gainfull, commodious, profit-bringing.

Queu: m. A Cooke; See Queux. Queüage: m. A certaine Impost leuied, in some parts of France, vpon euerie Queuë, or Pipe of wine.

Queuë: f. A taile, traine, or traile; hence, the staulke, or steale of fruits; the rereward of an Armie; the labell of a Deed; the bable of a man; the close, end, conclusion, or knitting vp of a matter; also, a vessell containing as much as the Muid and a halfe; viz. 54 Septiers, at eight Parisien Pintes to the Septier: This Queuë is particularly, tearmed Queuë Françoise, for a difference betweene it and Queuë de Bourgongne, which is much bigger then it; also, a whetstone. Queuë d'arondelle. A manner of closing, or fastening together of timber, boords, or stones, which resembling a Swallowes, Culuers, or Doues taile, is (also by our work-*men) called so. Queuë de Bourgongne. A wine veßell containing (iust as much as the auncient Romanes Culeus; or) two Muids and a halfe (viz. 90 Septiers) of Paris measure. Queuë de cheval. Shaue-grasse, Horse-willow, horse-taile; a water-hearbe (whereof auncient writers haue described but two kinds; (viz. the great Horse-taile, & the little one otherwise tearmed naked Horse-taile, and Shaue-grasse (vsed by Fletchers, &c,) but our moderne Hearbalists haue found out fiue or six kindes more.) Queuë de l'hyver. The season about mid May so tearmed by some.  Queuë de l'oeil. The corner of the eye.  Queuë d'un penon. The point, or end of a Pennon, which flutters in th' aire.  Queuë de pourceau. Sow Fennell, hogs Fennell, Horestrong, Horestrange, Brimstonwort, Sulpherwort.  Queuë de regnard. The hearbe called Fox-taile, or tailed Wheat; also, the stopping of a conduit pipe by rootes gotten into it, and growne, in time, so big, that the water hath no roome to passe.  Queuë de scorpion. Wartwort, great Tornesole.  Queuë de souris. Mouse-taile, Bloud-strange. Boutons à queuë. Long buttons. Chausses à queuë de merlus. Looke vnder Chausse. Damoiselle de queuë. A waiting, or traine-bearing Gentlewoman. Demy queuë. The halfe of the Queuë (Françoise;) a Hogshead, or vessell containing 216 Parisien Pintes. Monsieur sans queuë. A Maister without any addition; a singlesoled Gentleman; also, a cheater. Robbe à queuë. A traine-gowne. Seau pendant à double queuë. (Is properly) a Seale annexed vnto, or hanging by, a double labell; (metaphorically) one that hangs on a Gibbet. Queuë à queuë. Nose in arse; one close after, one in the necke of, another. La queuë entre les jambes. Vily afraid (as a dog that hath stolne a pudding, &c, and slinkes away with his taile clapt betweene his legs;) also, foully disgraced, much ashamed, or with shame ynough. Danse du loup la queuë entre les jambes. The daunce of lecherie. La queuë levée. Il s'en va la queuë levée. He goes away merrie, iollie, liuelie, well cheered vp; or merrily, iollily, &c. À hausse queuë. Elle s'en va à hausse queuë. Verie fast, or in great hast, she goes; (from the fashion of women, who to make the more hast, tucke vp their clothes behind.) Cette queuë n'est pas de ce veau. This no way belongs vnto, or depends vpon, that. La difficulté sera à la queuë. The hardest will be at last; in the conclusion, or knitting vp, wee shall haue most to doe. Brider son cheval par la queuë. To take a wrong, or contrarie course; to goe most aukwardly, or the contrarie way, to worke. Couper la queuë à. See Couper.