i. 402 Wheat set Whispering place, i. 310, you cannot make a tone, or sing in i. 321 whispering White, a penurious colour, i. 287, 421, in flowers commonly more inodorate than other colours, whence, i. 421. White more deli- cate in berries, whence, ibid. not so commonly in fruits, whence,
Whitehead favoured by queen Elizabeth Whiteness, directions for inquiring into its nature, ii. 148, 149,
White rose, the clearness of that title White, Richard
Whitelocke, James, charge against him by Sir Francis Bacon, vi. 65, some account of him, note (a), set at liberty Whiting, Dr. John Wholesome seats, i. 516, 517, trial for them, ii. 4, moist air not good, ibid. ibid. inequality of air naught Wife, excused by law, if she acts in obedience to her husband in felony, iv. 34, but not in treason, and why, iv. 35, loseth no dower, though the husband be attainted of felony.
iv. 110 Wife and children hostages to fortune, ii. 267, reckoned only as bills of charges by some, ii. 268. Wives good and bad, ibid. are mistresses, companions, nurses, ii. 269. Wives of kings, ii. 298 Wilbraham, Sir Roger .
Wildfires, why water will not quench them Wild herbs shew the nature of the ground Wilford, Ralph, counterfeit earl of Warwick Will, conveyance of lands thereby, iv. 121, 122, the want of this before 32 Henry VIII. was justly thought to be a defect of the common law, iv. 121, what shifts people were forced to make be- fore this method, iv. 122, the inconveniences therefrom of put- ting lands into use, as they then did, ibid. the method of prevent- ing this by several statutes, iv. 123, how lauds are to be disposed of by will, by statute of 27 Henry VIII. ibid. what limitations several lands are under in this way of disposing, ibid. what it is to have one proved, iv. 128, how a man's goods were formerly dis- posed of when he died without a will, iv. 128, 129, what bishop iv. 129 shall have the right of proving them, how determined Will of man, branches of knowledge which refer to it William I. declines the title of Conqueror, in the beginning of his reign, v. 8, and claims by the will of Edward the Confessor,
Williams, Dr. John, bishop of Lincoln, and lord keeper, receives many applications from the marquis of Buckingham relating to causes in his court, vi. 142, note (b) his letter to lord Bacon, vi.
293, letter to him from lord Bacon, vi. 325, his letter to lord Ba-
Williams, Mr. licence granted to him,
Williams, Sir Roger
Williams, John, discovered to be author of a libel against king James I. vi. 73, 74, note (a), executed Willoughby, Sir Robert, sent to sheriff Hutton, v. 9, conveys Ed- ward Plantagenet, and shuts him up in the tower, ibid. created lord Brook
Winch, Sir Humphry, commended Winds vary sounds
Winds, southern, dispose men's bodies to heaviness, i. 383. Winds, southern, without rain, feverish, i. 520. Winds gathered for fresh- ness, i. 516, breathing out of the earth, ii. 5, 6, prognostics of winds from animals
Windham, Sir John, beheaded by Henry VII, Windsor treaty, with the king of Castile
Wine and water separated by weight, i. 250, trial thereof in two glasses, ibid. when it will operate and when not, ibid. Spirit of wine burned, i. 378, mingled with wax, the operation of it, ibid. Wine, whether separated from water by passing through ivy-wood, i. 246. Wine burnt inflameth less, because the finer spirit is eva- porated, i. 252. Wine sparingly to be used in consumptions, i. 269, retards the germination of seeds, i. 392, said by the ancients to make the plane-tree fruitful, i. 454. Wine best in a dry vintage, i. 467, new wine let down into the sea presently made potable, i. 473, for what bodies good, and for what hurtful, i. 496, how to correct the Greek wines, that they may not fume or inebriate, i. 518. Wine for the spirits, ii. 217, against melancholy, ii. 218. Wine in which gold is quenched, recommended, ii. 224. Wines and woads not to be imported but upon English bottoms Winter and summer sicknesses, i. 384, warm winters destroy trees, i. 467, signs of a cold winter Winter sleepers Winwood, Sir Ralph, reflected on by the lord keeper Bacon, vi. 162, dies . vi. 184 Wisdom for a man's self, or self-cunning, not to be over indulged, ii. 309, suits better with princes than private persons, ibid. no prime officers to be chosen of this character, ibid. the self-cunning often unfortunate ii. 310 Wise men learn more by fools, than fools by wise men, ii. 451, dif- ference between a wise and cunning man, ii. 305, such as are wise only in appearance
Wit, we should distinguish between the saltness and the bitterness of it
Witches and conjurors are guilty of felony, iv. 295, how to be pu- nished Witches said to eat man's flesh greedily, ii. 27, their confessions not rashly to be credited, ii. 45, of what kind, ii. 46, work by ima- gination, ii. 62, ointments said to be used by them Witnesses, how to be examined in chancery
Woad, the sowing of it recommended
Wolf's guts applied to the belly, their virtue
Wolsey, Thomas, employed to conclude a match for Henry VII. with Margaret, duchess dowager of Savoy, v. 181, was then the king's chaplain, ibid. his remarkable saying Woman's milk, why only good for infants Women making an ill choice generally maintain their conduct, ii. 244, 269, made capital to carry them away forcibly, v. 55, ad- vanced by their husbands, should not alien, v. 117, the regiment of them considered iii. 489 Wonder, the impressions thereof, i. 493, in wonder the spirits fly not as in fear, but settle
Wood shining in the dark, i. 370, bathed in hot ashes becometh flexible
Wood's declaration relating to Essex's treason Woodbine Woods, especially of ship-timber, the planting and preserving them, recommended
Woodseare, found only on hot herbs Woodvile, lord, uncle to the queen of Henry VII. v. 43, governor of the Isle of Wight, v. 44, against the king's commandment raises 400 men, and passes to the assistance of the duke of Bri- tainy, v. 44, slain fighting valiantly for the Britains V. 52 Wool attractive of water through a vessel i. 281 Worcester, earl of, his declaration concerning Essex's treason, iii.
Words are to be understood so as to work somewhat, and not to be idle and frivolous, iv. 26, this explained by example, iv. 27, if any ambiguity and uncertainty be in them in pleadings, the plea shall be strictly against him that pleads, iv. 28, are so taken in law, as no material part of the parties intent perish, iv. 251, rules for the exposition of them, iv. 257, of reproach and contumely frequent among the Greeks and Romans
World supposed by some to be a living creature Worms foretell rain
Worsley, William, a Dominican, and dean of Paul's, not tried for Perkin's treason
Wotton, Sir Henry, his sentiment how contemptible critics were, ii. 453, made provost of Eton vi. 345 Wounds cured by skins of beasts newly pulled off, and whites of eggs, i. 472. Wounds made with brass easier to cure than with i..520
Wrecks, statute relating thereto explained, iv. 48, how property is gained in goods shipwrecked, iv. 127, what is properly a wreck,
Wrists have a sympathy with the head, and other parts Writs original, no certain beginning of them, iv. 137. covenant, and of entry, iv. 143. Writ of certiorari in the exche- quer
Writs which are not to pass without warrant from the chancellor, iv.
XENOPHON commends the nurture of the Persian children for feeding on cardamon, i. 373, observes the Medes painted their eyes
Xerxes, how driven out of Greece by a rumour Ximenes, cardinal, calls the smoke of the fire-arms his incense, ii. 449
YAWNING hindereth hearing, because the membrane is extended, i. 347, it is a motion of imitation, i. 352, in yawning dangerous to pick the ear i. 475 Years steril, cause corn to degenerate, i. 425. Years pestilential, i. 499. See Pestilential.
Yellow colour in herbs, i, 423, less succulent, and generally stand to the north ibid. Yelverton, Sir Henry, solicitor general, vi. 132, his letter to lord keeper Bacon, vi. 165, letter to him from the lord chancellor Bacon, vi. 189, passes a strange book to one Hall for making denizens, vi. 212, 214, exhibits an information against the Dutch merchants, for transporting gold, vi. 214, 226, grows pert with the lord chancellor, vi. 228, reflected on by the lord chancellor, vi. 255, notes of the lord chancellor's speech in his cause in the star-chamber, vi. 258, prosecution of him in that court, vi. 259, 260, 263, his case vi. 258, 267 Yolk of the egg conduceth little to the generation of the bird, only to the nourishment
York, house of, the indubitable heirs of the crown, v. 9, the people's affection to it Young trees, which bear best, i. 459, have more watery juices, and less concocted Younger brothers seldom fortunate where the elder are disinherited,
Youth and age, ii. 355. Youth seldom passed to the best advan- tage, ibid. Youth and age, their advantages and disadvantages, ii. 355, 356, the difference between the errors of young men and old, ibid. a mixture of old and young recommended in business, ii. 356. Young men more moral than old Youth, in the youth of a state arms flourish
Zelim, the first of the Ottomans who shaved his beard Nova Zembla Zones torrid, less tolerable for heats than the equinoctial, three causes thereof
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