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300 l. wages) in respect of the reunion of his owne demaine vnto the Crowne. The King himselfe is the head of their Colledge; they and their (legitimate) children are ennobled: And besides exemption from all manner of taxations, customes, tolls, impositions, lones, fines of alienation, rights of Seigniorie (for land held of the King;) and a discharge from the Ban, Arriereban, Musters, Harbingers, Estapes, and Salt-peter-men; and the being fee-free in all Courts of Justice; they enioy many excellent priuiledges. Secretaires du cabinet. The Secretaries of the Closet; such of th' ordinarie (or extraordinarie) Secretaries as the King is pleased to imploy in his priuate, or secret dispatches. Secretaires de la chambre du Roy. The Clerkes, or Secretaries of the Kings Chamber; are of a lower ranke, or, at the least, haue fewer priuiledges, then les Secretaires du Roy. Secretaires de la Chancellerie. The Clerkes of the Chauncerie (whereto all th' ordinarie Secretaries originally belong) are, as some doe hold, most particularly, the foure and fiftie brought in by Charles the ninth, and Henrie the third. Secretaires des commandemens; ou d'Estat. The foure principall Secretaries (who in France doe signe Letters Patents, as well as dispatches of Estate) must haue beene of the Colledge aforesaid; and, vntill of late, were not Officers in ordinarie, but Commissioners, executing their functions, and receiuing their fees, onely during the Princes pleasure. Secretaires des finances. The remembrancers of the Exchequer (deriued from the same source) were likewise but Commissioners, vntill the yere 1605, when they procured themselues, and their succeßors, th' estate of Officers. Secretaire, & Contrerolleur general des guerres. The Secretarie, or Comptroller generall of the warres, is to keepe a certaine Register, and account of all businesses concerning the leuie, musters, paiments, allowances, increase or decrease, imployment or ingarisoning of the Gendarmerie, and other ordinarie souldiers; and, hauing grounded vpon that account his controlment, must, three monethes after euerie yearelie payment, send the same vnto the Chamber of Accounts, and with it a copie of the Rolls of all Musters passed that yeare, that it may be compared with such as shal be deliuered, or sent in by the Treasurer of the warres. Secretaires du Roy. Looke in the word Secretaire. Secretariat: m. A Secretariship; th' Office of a Secretarie, or place wherein he exerciseth it.

Secrete: f. A thinne steele cap, or a close scull worne vnder a hat, &c.

Secretion: f. A separation or setting apart; also, a thing seperated or set apart, from others.

Secretrice: com. Of a separating facultie.

Secrette: f. as Secrete; also, a fiste (because it is let in secret;) also, a priuate or hidden place.

Secrettement. Secretly, inwardly, priuily, closely, hiddenly, darkely, abstrusely, mystically.

Sectaire: com. A Sectarie; the ringleader, professor, or follower of a Sect; a seditious, factious, or turbulent person.

Secte: f. A sect, or faction; a rout, or troupe; a companie of one (most commonly bad) opinion.

Sectil: m. ile: f. Easily cut, soone clouen.
  Porreau sectil. The cut Leeke, maidens Leeke, bladed Leeke, vnset Leeke.

Section: f. A section, cutting; diuision, parting; also, an Anatomie.

Sects. as Ceps: ¶Bourg. Seculaire. Ieu secul. Which is played but once euerie age, or 100 yeares.

Seculariser. To secularize; to make secular, lay, temporall.

Secularité: f. Secularitie, worldlinesse, temporallneße.

Seculier: m. ere: f. Secular, lay, temporall.

Seculierement. Secularly, temporally.

Securidaque: f. The pulse Axseed, Axwort, Axfitch, Hatchet-fitch.

Securité: f. Securitie, retchlesnesse, carelesneße.

Sedatif: m. iue: f. Quieting, assuaging, mitigating, easing, appeasing, stinting.

Sedenette: f. The Sea-monster called a Whirlepoole.

Sedentaire: com. Sedentarie, euer-sitting, or downe-sitting. Iuges sedentaires. Ordinarie Judges, such as (almost) euerie day sit in Court.

Seder. To still, quiet, assuage, qualifie, mitigate, pacifie, appease.

Sediment: m. A sitting or setling of dregs, &c, in the bottome of liquor that hath stood.

Seditieusement. Seditiously, factiously, mutinously, turbulently.

Seditieux: m. euse: f. Seditious, factious, busie, vnquiet, mutinous, turbulent, tumultuous.

Sedition: f. A sedition, mutinie, publicke faction, strife, contention, tumult, vprore.

Sedon. Looke Ceton. Seducteur: m. A seducer, misleader, deceiuer.

Seduction: f. A seduction, seducing, misleading, deceiuing.

Seduict: m. cte: f. Seduced, misled, deceiued.

Seduire. To seduce, mislead, beguile, deceiue.

Sedulité: f. Sedulitie, diligence.

Sée. Looke Soye. Seel: m. A Seale, or Signet. Seel authentique. An authenticke, publicke, or approued Seale, such as that of Lords high Iusticiers; which notwithstanding was restrained within the limits of the land, and Jurisdiction of the Lord thereof, vntill the yeare 1539; since when an Edict hath gained it allowance, and made it fit to hold plea, in any place, if th' Obligor, at the time of th' obligatiō made, was resident vp on the territorie, or otherwise subiect vnto the Jurisdiction, of the Lord vnto whom it belongs. Seel royal. The Kings Seale for contracts, &c, executorie, and authenticall, within all his dominions. Droict de Seel. Seeke vnder Droict. Seellé: m. A couenant made, or contract passed, betweene partie & partie, vnder seale; also, the sealing of a thing.

Seellé: m. ée: f. Sealed.

Seeller. To seale.

Seelleur: m. A Sealer.

Seellure: f. A sealing.

Seession. faire seession. To fall bankrupt.

Seeux. Looke Soyeux. Segaline: f. A delicate peare thats ripe in August.

Segle. Looke Seigle. Segnale: com. Notable, of marke, famous, renowmed.

Segrarie: f. A Verderership; or such a like Office of account in forrests.

Segrayer: m. A Verderer, or such a like Officer of some authoritie, in forrests.

Segrayerie: f. as Segrarie.

Segregation: f. A segregation, separation, seuering frō