ground; also, tossed, as a football.
Baloter. To bound, or bounse high from the ground, like a football; also, to tosse, as a football.
Balotte: f. A little bullet, or pellet; also, a small button, or ball, in the mouth of a bit; also, one of those little stones, partie coloured beanes, or marked balls, which heretofore were, and (as at Venice the balls yet) are, vsed for lots, in the election of Magistrats; and hence; Donner sa balotte à. To giue his voyce to, yeeld his consent vnto.
Balotter. as Ballotter. Balouffe: f. The chaffe of oates, or barley; or, as Baloffe. Balourde: com. Sottish, blockish, foolish.
Baloyer. as Ballier. To sweepe.
Balroter. To froth in bubbles.
Balsamine: f. The Balsam apple (whose oyle doth close vp wounds like Balme.)
Balsane: f. as Balzane. Balser. To bound.
Balthée: m. A belt; arming girdle, or sword girdle.
Balustre: f. as Balauste. Balustres: m. Ballisters; little, round, and short pillars, ranked on the outside of Cloisters, Terraces, Galleries, &c.
Balzan: m. A horse that hath a white leg, or foot.
Balzane: f. The white of a horses leg, or foot; also, (more generally) a white spot, or marke in any part of his bodie.
Bambelotier: m. as Bimblotier; Or, a Brooch maker.
Ban: m. A Proclamation by voyce, or with sound of trumpet; an edict, or ordinance published; the pleasure, or commaundement of a Lord proclaimed; also, a Proscription, Outlawrie, Banishment; or, a Proclamation of Outlawrie, or of banishment; generally any publike Summons, Conuocation, Notification, or Denouncement; also, a Fief, or Mannor, within the territorie whereof the Lord may cause Proclamations to be made; also, the territorie, precincts, liberties, or limits of iurisdiction, belonging to a towne.
Bans arbans. as Bians.
Ban & Arriereban. A Proclamation whereby all (except some priuiledged Officers, and citizens) that hold their lands of the Crowne, are summoned to meet at a certaine place, there to attend the king whithersoeuer, and against whom soeuer he goes; (Looke Arriereban) (At this day those that list not attend him in person (which in old time they were tied to do) may for a small fine stay at home.)
Ban de moulin; four; &c. as Bancage.
Ban de vendanger. A Proclamation for the beginning of Vintage; which is (commonly) appointed, and limited by the publike Magistrate.
Cloche du ban. The common bell, whereby the people is assembled.
Droict de ban à vin. Looke Vin.
Vn four, ou moulin à ban. A common ouen, or mill whereat all men may, and euerie tenant and vassall must, bake, and grind.
Seigneur du ban. The Lord of such an ouen, or mill.
Trois bans francs, à Namur. A priuiledged time, during which no debtor may be arrested, nor goods attached, but for contracts made within that time.
Donner au ban. To prostitute; make common for, expose vnto the vse of, euery bodie.
Mettre au ban. To banish, or outlaw by proclamation; also, as, Donner au ban; or, to giue a thing in pray to
any one that will take it.
Banc: m. A bench, banke, forme, seat; (and particularly) the seat of a rower in a Gally, or Barge; also, a long shole, shelfe, or sandie hill in the sea, against which the waues doe breake. Bancs. Crosse walls of stone made (in vineyards which be planted on the steepe sides of hills) to keepe the earth from falling; also, the Banes of Matrimonie. Ie n'en iray pas du banc au feu. I will not stirre an inch, I will not mooue a iot, I will not goe one foot, for it.
Bancage: m. The circuit of countrey within which the inhabitants are bound to repaire vnto one certaine mill, ouen, wine-presse, &c, paying a fee for their seuerall vses vnto the Lord thereof; also, the Royaltie, or priuiledge of hauing such a mill, &c; also, the reuenue, or benefit made of it.
Bancelle: f. A little bench, forme, seat, or banke.
Bancquage. as Bancage. Bandage: m. A binding; also, a swath-band; also, the gaffle of a crossebow; also, a truckle for a pully; also, a bending, as of a bow.
Bande: f. A band; properly, a long and narrow peece of any stuffe; hence, a welt, or gard; a fillet, or haire lace; a swathing band for a child; a fascia, swath-band, or tye-band, for a wound; a bend in Armorie; the streak of a cart wheele; also, a band, or companie of souldiours; a troupe, or crue; a faction, or combination, of any other persons. Vne bande de larde. A flitch, or side of bacon. Clou à bandes. A streake nayle.
Bandé: m. ée: f. Bent, as a bow; bound, swathed, or tied with strings, laces, bands; filletted; also, garded, or welted; also, bandied, or combined together.
Bandeau: m. A fillet, head-band; little band.
Bandée: f. as Ban de vendanger: ¶Bourbonnois. Bandelette. A little band, or string; also, a small troupe; a handfull of men.
Bander. To bend a bow, &c; also, to bind, swaddle, swath, tye with bands, fasten with strings; also, to bandie, at Tennis; also, to gard, or welt a garment. À Bander & à racler. By hooke, or crooke; in all extremitie. Coucher tout à bander, & à racler. To set all on sixes and seuens; to set his whole rest vpon a desperat game. Iouër à bander & à racler contre. To bandy against, at Tennis; and (by metaphor) to pursue with all insolencie, rigour, extremitie. Se bander contre. To bandie, or oppose himselfe against, with his whole power; or to ioyne in league with others against. Ils se bandent à faire vn entreprise. They are plotting a conspiracie together.
Banderet. A Captaine of a quarter in a good towne.
Banderolle: f. A little flag, or streamer; a Penon worne on the top of a launce by a horsman that would be gallant. Banderolle de Monfaucon. One that hangs on a paire of gallowes.
Bandie. as Bancage; also, a priuiledge of some Lords, to forbid all the inhabitants of such a circuit all maner of selling their wines, for fortie dayes together, that in the meane while they may the better vent their owne; (la Marche.) Bandier. The Lord, or owner of th' aforesaid Royaltie.
Bandier. four bandier. as four à ban.
Bandiere. as Banniere.
Bandiment. as Ban; Or a proclaiming; outlawing;
