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 Le mort execute le vif; &, Le mort saisit le vif. (Principles of Law;) for which looke Executer, & Mort. Vif-argent. Quick-siluer.  Vif-argent vulgal. A kind of base Quick-siluer made of dung, and hay.

Vif-argentin: m. ine: f. Quick-siluerie, of Quick-siluer.

Vif-gage: m. A pawne of land, for the profits whereof he vnto whom it is pawned is accomptable.

Vifs. Les vifs: m. The intrayles, or guts; whence, Cataplasme de chair de vautour avec les vifs; Looke vnder Cataplasme. Vighier: m. The Captaine of a watch; ¶Langued: or, as Viguier. Vigilamment. Vigilantly, wakefully, watchfully, circumspectly, charily, warily.

Vigilance: f. Vigilancie, wakefullnesse, watchfullnesse; circumspection, warinesse.

Vigilant. Vigilant, wakefull, watchfull; also, warie, prouident, circumspect, that looketh well about him.

Vigile: f. A Vigile; the Eue of a holie, or solemne day.

Vigle. See Bigle. Vignages. Droict de vign. Looke vnder Droict. Vigne: f. A Vine; the plant that beareth Grapes.  Vigne bastarde. The wild (Grape-bearing) Vine.  Vigne blanche. Brionie, white Brionie, Tettarberrie; also, Brionie of Mexico, or of Peru. Vigne noire. Blacke Brionie, our Ladies Seale, the wild Vine.  Vigne porrette. The Leeke of Vines, wild Leeke, dogs Leeke, French Leeke.  Vigne sauvage. as Vigne bastarde; also, the wild Vine, called otherwise, blacke Brionie, and our Ladies Seale.  Se mettre dedans la vigne iusques au pescher. To step ouer head and eares into a Vineyard; to steepe his head, or wit in a Wine-tub.  Il faut acheter vigne deserte: Prov. Buy an vndressed Vineyard; (so mayest thou fashion it according to thine owne humor.)  L'eschalas fait tomber la vigne: Prov. (Applyable when he, that should protect or support a man, is the cause of his ruine.)

Vigneron: m. A Vine-dresser, or Vineyard-keeper; one that works in, or lookes to, a Vineyard.  Quand le chou passe le sep le vigneron meurt de soif: Pro. Looke Sep. Vigneronne: f. A woman that workes in a Vineyard, or dresses a Vine. (Le lier, esbourgeonner, & redresser sont les façons de la vigneronne; du vigneron le tailler, houër, biner, tercer. ¶Nicot.) Vignette: f. A little Vine; also, as Coulevrée blanche; also, the hearbe called French Mercurie.   Vignettes. Vignets; branches, or branch-like borders, or flourishes, in Painting, or Ingrauerie.

Vignettement: m. A vignetting; a bordering or flourishing with the branches of Vines, or other Plants.

Vignetter. as Vignotter. Vignetterie: f. A vignetting; a bordering or flourishing with branches, leaues, flowers, &c.

Vignoble: m. A Vineyard.

Vignol: m. A kind of great shell-fish.

Vignolant: m. as Vigneron. Vignolette: f. A little Vine.

Vignot: m. as Vignol.

Vignotter. To make vignets; to border or flourish with the branches of Vines, or of other Plants. Vignottes. as Vignettes. Vigoureusement. Vigorously, lustily, strongly, toughly, sturdily, forcibly, effectually.

Vigoureux: m. euse: f. Vigorous, lustie, liuelie, strong, tough, sturdie, forcible, effectuall.

Viguerie: f. A Prouostship, or Justiceship; the office of a Viguier; or, the Precinct wherein he commaunds.

Vigueur: f. Vigor, strength, force, toughnesse, courage, liuelinesse, efficacie.

Viguier: m. The ordinarie Iudge of a countrey Towne; or such a Magistrat in Languedoc, as the Prevost is in the rest of France.

Vil: m. ile: f. Vile, abiect, base, low, meane, homelie, simple, worthlesse; good cheape; of small price, little value, no accompt.

Vilain: m. A villaine, slaue, bondman, seruile tenant;  C'est l'homme serf, ou qui tient heritage de serve condition, ou mortaillable d'aucun seigneur, sayes Ragueau, (who likewise affirmes, that the Gentlemen of France tearme vilains all Farmers, Husbandmen, Plowmen, and generally all yeomen, how free soeuer their condition, or tenures be: and that countrey Gentlemen tearme so all Citizens, Burguers, & Inhabitants of walled Townes:) Hence also, a churle, carle, boore, clowne; and, a miser, micher, pinch-pennie, pennyfather; and, a knaue, rascall, varlet, filthie fellow; any base-humored, ill-borne, and worse-bred hinde, cullion, or clusterfist: also, the Cheuin, or Pollard fish (called so because it feedes vpon nothing but filth;) also, a kind of Hagard Faulcon.   Estant en son vilain. Being in the suds, or sullens, swelling with his ordinarie dogged, or surlie humors.  Vilain affamé demi enragé: Pro. A starued clowne is halfe a mad man; when victualls faile, all temper failes, him.  Vilain enrichi ne cognoist parent, ny ami: Pro. The base clowne that hath got a little pelfe, knowes neither friend, nor kinsman, (nor himselfe.)  Les vilains s'entretiennent, les nobles s'embrassent: Pro. Clownes are but cold, the gentle kind, in mutuall conuersation.  Le vilain ne sçait qu'esperons valent: Prov. Base people know not the worth of good things.  D'un vilain refaict Dieu nous garde. Looke Refaict. De grand vilain lourde cheute; &, De grand vilain grand flac: Pro. A great or mightie knaue, a mightie fall will haue.  Oignez vilain il vous poindra: Prov. The base vnthankfull chuffe returnes bad offices for good.  Priez vilain moins il fera: Pro. The more you pray a slaue the lesse you preuaile.  Connin, & vilain avec la main: Pro. See Connin. Il n'est danger que de vilain: Prov. The (incensed) churle is a most dangerous beast.  Le Chanteau part le vilain: Pro. When villeines by birth or estate (who for the most part are tenants in common) doe meane to part their possessions, they diuide a lumpe of bread, and giue each to other a peece thereof; Hence is this Prouerb applyable to those base fooles, that fall out with their best friends for trifles, or victualls.  Qui a le vilain il a sa proye: Pro. Looke Proye. Si tu veux cognoistre vn vilain baille luy la baguette en main: Prov. If thou a knaue, or churle wouldst faine bewray, giue him authoritie, let him beare sway.

Vilain: m. aine: f. Villanous, vile, base, filthie, sordide, lewd, bad; vnworthie, churlish, niggardlie; also, as Vilein.