Marcanet: m. A kind of riuer fowle.
Marcasite. as Marcassite. Marcassin: m. A young wild boare; a shoot, or grice; also, a kind of minerall; whence; Marcassin iaulne. Red vitrioll; or as Marcassite. Marcassite: f. The Marcassite, or fire-stone; a minerall that smells like brimstone; and is of two kinds; the yellow, shining as gold; and the white (the purer, and better of the two) like siluer.
Marcesche. March corne, Summer Barlie, Summer corne.
Marcez: m. March corne, Summer corne, such as is sowed about March; as Barlie, Oats, &c.
Marcgrave: m. A Marquis.
Marchage. Droict de marchage. Look vnder Droict. Marchal. as Mareschal. Marchand: m. A Marchant; a trader, a trafficker; also, an occupier, or tradesman; any shop-keeper that retailes, or sells wares of the better sort, as silkes, good clothes, or stuffes; whence; Marchand de soye. A Silkeman. Souper de marchand A large, or great supper. Vn marchand qui prend l'argent sans compter, ne peser. A theefe. Se faire marchand de poisson la vieille de Pasques. To enter into a profession when there is no vse of it; to doe any thing vnseasonably, or too late. Marchand qui ne gaigne perd: Prov. The Marchant that gaines not looses; and yet; Il n'est pas marchand qui tousiours gaigne: Prov. He trades not well that alwayes is a gainer. Marchand qui perd ne peut rire: Prov. A Marchant loosing cannot laugh. Aujourd'huy marchant demain meschant: Prov. To day a Trader, to morrow a Traytor. Ou marchand ou larron: Prov. Either a trader, or a stealer; See Larron. Bonne marchandise trouve tousiours son marchand: Prov. Good chaffer cannot want a chapman.
Marchand: m. ande: f. Of, or belonging to, a Marchant, or Market; well traded, much vsed, verie common. Livre marchande. See Livre. Papier marchand. Browne, or blotting, paper. Place marchande. The market place, or place of ordinarie bargaining, and paiments; any free place where men may meet on euen tearmes; whither any man that lists may come; or where a man, while he lists, may stay. Poids marchand. Looke Poids. Marchandé: m. ée: f. Cheapened, bought and sold, bargained, coped, or agreed for; also, houered, or stood aloofe from; braued, affronted, or dealt with afarre off; also, delayed, or trifled out, as the time, for an aduantage, or through feare.
Marchandement. As a Marchant, Marchant-like.
Marchander. To trafficke, trade, play the Marchant, buy and sell; to cheapen, bargaine, cope, or agree for; also, to delay, or trifle out the time; also, to houer or stand aloofe from; to braue, or deale with, afarre off (before a closing) either circumspectly and for aduantage, or cowardly and in feare.
Marchander la peine d'aucun. To hire one to doe his worke.
Ils marchandent à se tourner. They be readie, or about, to turne.
Sans marchander. Presently, instantly, readily, out of hand, without any paultring, haggling, or stan-*
*ding on the matter.
Marchandise: f. Marchandise, commodities, ware, chaffer, stuffe; also, trading, trafficking, bargaining, occupying, buying and selling, mechanicall commerce, or negociation. Marchandise de gueule. Victualls. Marchandise Latine. The best ware, or choicest stuffe, called so by Marchants. Demener marchandise. To trade, or tumble ouer commodities. Marchandise n'espargne nuls: Prov. The Marchants ware bids men beware, for he will gaine by his father; or, Marchandise holds no friendship, yeelds no fauour, hath no consideration but of gaine. Marchandise qui plaist est à demy venduë: Prov. Please the eye, and picke the purse; or, content the eye, your bargaine is halfe made. Bonne marchandise trouve tousiours son Marchand: Prov. Good ware is euer furnished with chap-*men; or, finds euer store of customers. On n'a jamais bon marché de mauvaise marchandise: Prov. One can neuer haue ill ware cheap ynough; or, his bargaine is not cheape that hath ill ware for his money.
Marchant. as Marchand. Marchant. Marching, stepping, treading, going, walking, pacing, footing it.
Marché: m. A Market; Marketstead, or Market place; also, a bargaine, or match. Bon marché; & grand marché. Good cheape, dog cheape, a low rate, a reasonable price; whence; Bon marché tire l'argent de la bourse: Prov. No pickepurse to a cheape commoditie. Il n'aura ia bon marché qui ne le demande: Prov. Those that require not, haue not, things good cheape. On n'a jamais bon marché de mauvaise marchandise: Prov. For naughtie ware no price is low ynough. Le vin du marché. Looke Vin. À l'hostel priser, & au marché vendre: Prov. Value at home, but sell in the market. On ne s'en va pas des foires comme du marché: The case is not alike; for at Faires they pay toll, in Markets none. Si le fol n'alloit au marché on ne vendroit pas la mauvaise denrée: Prov. If fooles went not to Markets bad wares would not be sold; (So fooles are sometimes good for something.)
Marche: f. A region, coast, or quarter; also, a march, frontire, or border of a countrey; also, a greece, the step of a staire; also, a step, the footing or print of a foot; also, a march, or marching of souldiers; also, a Virginall, or Organ, key; also, the finger-boord of a Violl. Basses marches. Pedalls; the low keyes of some Organs to be touched with the feet; whence; Iouër des manequins à basses marches. To leacher; and; Tenir des basses marches. To hold of the smocke, or, his wife to be his maister. Doubles marches. Rests, or breathing steps; the broad steps of a halfe-pace staire. Enjamber sur les marches d'autruy. To vsurpe, incroach on, or meddle with, another mans right.
Marché: m. ée: f. Marched, walked, paced, stepped, troden, gone; proceeded in, or on.
Marchement: m. A marching, walking, pacing, stepping, treading, proceeding.
