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*seyes, bridges, &c. Deniers patrimoniaux. The common stocke, reuenue, or treasure of a towne; comming in by rent of lands, houses, stalls, and other commodities, or priuiledges, of a long time belonging to it. Denier de seruice. Pennie rent; a quit, or chiefe rent; or, the reseruation of a single pennie in lieu of all other rents and seruices, (homage excepted.) Chambre aux deniers. Looke Chambre. Droict du dixiesme denier. The tenth pennie, or penniworth of all Mines, mineralls, mettalls, & other substances got within ground (in whatsoeuer part of France) due vnto the King; also, th' Admiralls tenth part, or share in all Shipwracks, prizes, conquests, &c, made at Sea. Droict de tiers denier. The third pennie, or part of the price giuen for an inheritance Roturier, or Bourdelier, due, in some places, vnto the Land-lord Francs deniers. Looke Franc. Au denier douze. After twelue yeares purchace; & (in matters of interest) a pennie for a yeares loane of twelue pence, which comes to eight pounds and a noble in the hundred. Venir entre la bourse & les deniers. To preuent, forestall, come betweene and home; a Law phrase; Looke Venir. Denier sur denier bastit la maison: Prov. One pennie after another builds the house; by little and little great matters are effected, great workes finished. Deniers avancent les bediers: Prov. Coine prefers Coxcombes. Apres besongne repos, & denier: Prov. Ease, and wealth are the rewards of labour; or, when a man hath done his worke, he loues to rest, and lookes to be paid. Bonne la maille qui sauve le denier: Prov. Well is the money spent that saues more than it selfe.

Denier. To denie, disaffirme, inficiate, say nay vnto.

Denigré: m. eé: f. Blackned, or smeared with blacke; also, defamed, blemished in reputation; also, vnnestled.

Denigrer. To blacken, or smeare with blacke; also, to defame, or blemish the reputation of; also, as Denicher, to vnnestle, or plucke out of his nest.

Denis. Dionisius, or Denis; a proper name for a man; and one of Bacchus his surnames.

Denombrement: m. A denumeration; a numbring, reckoning, or telling ouer; also, a list, roll, or catalogue of names; also, an Inuentorie of goods; also, a suruey of land, particularizing the quantitie, seat, rents, seruices, and tenure thereof.

Denommé: m. ée: f. Denominated, nominated, named. Les denommez en ceste charge. The within-named, which are appointed to vndertake, or vndergoe this charge.

Denommer. To denominate, nominate, name; giue names, or titles vnto.

Denoncé: m. ée: f. Denounced; summoned; threatened; published; proclaimed; warned, aduertised; fore-*shewed, signified; also, accused, or appeached of; charged with, or blamed for; informed against.

Denoncement: m. A denouncing; a threatning; a signifying, declaring; warning, aduertising of; also, a publicke accusing of, charging with, or blaming for, a fault.

Denoncer. To denounce; threaten; summon; signifie, declare; warne; foreshew; publish, proclaime; also,

publickly to accuse, appeach of; charge with, or blame for, an offence; to informe against.

Denonciateur: m. A denouncer; threatener; publisher, proclaimer; also, an Informer, or publicke accuser; as Delateur. Denonciation: f. A denunciation; or threatning Summons; a publication, declaration; publicke threatening, sending of defiance. Denonciation faitte en Iustice. An information, accusation, bill of complaint.

Denoté: m. ée: f. Denoted; shewed, signified.

Denoter. To denote; shew, signifie.

Denouër, & Denoüé. Looke Desnouër, & Desnoüé. Denrée: f. Ware, stuffe, marchandise; any ordinarie chaffer that is retailed; also, a certaine measure, or proportion in buying and selling; as; Vne denrée d'herbes, &c. A pennie-worth of hearbs &c.

Dense: com. Thicke, compact, hard closed together.

Dent: f. A tooth; or fang; tuske, or tush.
  Dents briseuses. as Dents canines.
  Dents canines. The tushes, or tuskes.
  Dent au chien. Couch-grasse, Quitch-grasse, Dogges-grasse; also, (but lesse properly) Harts-horne Plantaine, or Crow-foot Plantaine; (Gerards Dens caninus, or Dogs-tooth is a kind of Satyrion.)
  Dent de chien. Couch-grasse, Dogs-grasse; also, Dandelion, Priests-crowne; Pisseabed; also, a grudge, repining, ill meaning.
  Dents de chien. The tushes.
  Les dents d'une herse. Harrow-teeth.
  Dents incisiues. The foure fore-teeth.
  Dents de laict. Coults teeth, young teeth; (il luy porta vn dent de laict; he bore him a grudge, or spleene.
  Dents longues. qui a les dents bien longues. That is throughly a hungred, or most sharpe set.
  Dent de lyon. The hearbe Dandelyon, Pisseabed, Priests-crowne, Swines-snowt.
  Dents maschelieres. Looke Mascheliere.
  Dents maschoires. The cheeke teeth, or grinders.
  Dents molares. The great Jaw-teeth, or eye-teeth; the grinders, or cheeke teeth, wherewith wee gently breake, and grind our meat.
  Dents oeillieres. The vpper tushes, or eye-teeth.
  Dents riantes. The fore-teeth; (because in laughing they are commonly seene.)
  Dents de sens & de sagesse. The Jaw-teeth.
  Dents tranchantes. as Incisiues.
  Arracher les dents en dormant à. Looke Dormant.
  Mal aux dents. The tooth-ache; also extreame hunger, or an hunger-starued estate; whence; Qui a mal aux dents a mauvais parents: Prov.
  Mauvaise dent. as Dent de chien.
  Elle a les dents à maschecoulis, le haut defendant le bas. She hath a thinne row of teeth, whose stench, and rottennesse driue men from her trench.
  Batre le tambour avec les dents. To didder, or chatter, as an Ape that sayes his Paternoster.
  Cheoir à dents. To fall groueling.
  Clerc iusques aux dents. A good trencher scholler; an excellent Clerke in a Cookes shop.
  Faire de l'argent avec les dents. To grow rich by eating little.
  Ne marcher que sur les dents. Ils ne marchent que sur &c. They stirre not a foot but for good cheere; they are true parasites, trencher-friends, smell-feasts.
  Mettre vn pot &c à dents. To turne it vpside-down, to whauve it with the mouth downewards.