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 54 IV. To the word WATER, as it denotes the watry part of this Terrestrial Globe, may be adjoyned the word SEA, Marine, Maritim; which denotes the more general name of the greater parts of Water, as Country or Region does of Land.

The more considerable Notions under this Head may be distinguished as the other, with respect to its Figure, ‖ whether equal or unequal, Convex or Concave. 1.       AEQUOR, Calm Sea, Smooth Sea. WAVE, Billow, Surge, Vndulation, Rough. WHIRL-POOL, Vorago, Gulf, Swallow. Boundaries, or adjacent Land; which is either On all sides, whether Great, ‖ more great, or less great. 2.               OCEAN, Main-sea. LAKE, Meer, Pond, Plash. Less, ‖ whether obround and deep, or oblong. 3.               WELL, Head. SPRING, Fountain, Source, Rivulet. On three sides, ‖ greater, or less. 4.           BAY, Gulf, Creek, Arm of the Sea, Harbour, Port, Key. PENE-LAKE, Haven, Harbour, Port, Key. On two sides, ‖ greater, or less 5.           FRETUM, Streight, Narrow sea, Sound. CHANNEL. On one side, either according to the more general name, or that particular kind which is sometimes higher, and sometimes lower upon the Land. 6.           SHORE, Margo aquea. TIDE, Ebb, Flow, High-water, Low-water, Neap-tide, Spring-tide. Motion or Rest; whether constantly moving, or generally at rest 7.       STREAM, River, Brook, Current, flow, pour, gush, Bourn, Rill, Rivulet, Eddy, Gullet, Flood, Deluge, Inundation, Torrent, Cataract, Water-course, Running-water. STAGNUM, Pool, Puddle, Pond, stagnate, standing-water, Dead-water.

V. The ANIMATE PARTS of the World do comprehend such Bodies as are endowed with Life or Spirit; whether

Vegetative, more Imperfect; such Bodies as grow in Veins of the Earth, which though they are not commonly owned and reckoned under this Rank, yet several Learned men have heretofore reduced them hither, as being a more imperfect kind of Vegetable; because when Mines have seemed to be totally exhausted of them, yet there hath remained behind some kind of Seminal or Spermatic parts, whereby they have in process of time been renewed again, and continued to propagate their kinds. 1.           MINERAL. Perfect; whether according to the General name; 2.               PLANT, Vegetable. Special kinds; denoting either, that tribe of Plants that are most small, tender and numerous; Or those kinds, amongst these, which are commonly fed upon by beasts, &c. 3.               HERB, Wort, Weed, Botanic. GRASS, Grase, Greensword. Sensitive, 4.       ANIMAL, Brute-ish. Rational, 5.       MAN, Woman, Human-ity, Folk. Rh