eyrus, years.

eyse, ease.

F.

fel, fell out, happened.
felauhes, fellows.
felaus, fellows.

feld sive felde, felt, feel'd. fele, many, happened..

felle, beat down, cut down, pull down, humble, happened, came, fell, fall, to fall, to cut, befell, crafty, cunning, much. felle him fulle, dejected him much. fulle felle, very cunning.

fellis, fells, falls, throw or pull down.

felon, traytour.

félomie, cruelty, anger, despightfullness, outrage,treachery,treason, mischief, villany. felons, traytours, treacherous. felonse,

p. 207. (pro felonie}

treachery, villany.

feloun, felon, traytour, traytours.. felowus, fellowes. fend, find, try'd.

fende, defend, fiend, devil.

fende's, p. 281. (singulariter,

casu genitivo,) fiend's, devil's.. fendes, p. 281. (pluraliter.) fiends devils.

fer, far, fer fro, far from, afar off. ferd, fear, affraid, fearfull, went, fared, managed, host, forces, army. Vide inferd.

sess, put in possesion.

feffed, feoffed, endowed.

feffement, feoffment, grant in fee,

infeoffing, possession. feffementes, feoffments, fees.

feiht, fight.

feire, fairs.

fers, fresh, companions, fierce.
ferth, fourth.
fertre, shrine.

ferynges, sudden. Ab AngloSax. Feninga, extemplo, suddenly.

fesed, fastened, detained. fesid, jerked, whipp'd, beaten. fest, fast, fastened, fetch'd, noise, fuss, (as we say commonly,) to make a fuss.

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flode, floud, inundation, raging of the sea, tempest, water, seay rizer.

flom, river. It must be here remembered, that on this side Fryer Bacon's study at Oxford is a little Bridge 1, under which runneth a small stream, (that divideth Oxfordshire and Bark-shire) being part of Trilwhose milbow, Course of

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and the higher part, next to Frideswide's, belong'd to ChristChurch, and was called of old Frideswide's Mead. But in the days of K. Edward VIth the Dean and Chapter, having then an annual Market, or Fair, usually kept about St. Frideswide's day in the Quadrangle, for many days toge ther (and was much more considerable than Stourbridge Fair by Cambridge) pleased to exchange the said Fair with the Town for their part of the foresaid Meadow; so that Christ-Church having thus got the whole Meadow to themselves, they damm'd up the old Channell, that ran into Charwell, and brought both the Meads into one; yet to keep up certain tokens, how the Course ran, certain meer stones were set in the Meadow, and it still bore the name of Shire-lake. And indeed even to this day, there are very visible signs, such as Rushes and different Grass, where it went, and (which is the reason, for which I men, tion all this) it is often call' d the flam or the flum. It is with. all remarkable, that low, wa try, rushy places are frequently call'd Flams by persons (espe. cially such as deal in Meadows and Cattle) in and about Oxford. Of which Flams Vol. II.

there was formerly a much greater Number than there is at present, the Water of Charwell being then more ob. structed than now, which conduc'd, in no small degree, to Sicknesses. And those that are acquainted with the History of Oxford are not ignorant, that the Pestilence was often in old time in that place, which occasioned the Scholars to retire, a thing which is to be attributed, in great measure, to the Flams, as well as to the neglect of cleansing the Streets, and keeping out Creatures that raised Filth and corrupted the Air. Of such kind of Flams there were abundance on the South side of the City, even beyond Fryer Bacon's Study, the Causey being not raised so high as at present, nor that way so much fre. quented (the Flams hindering) as nowadays; which was the reason therefore that the place, now called Fryer Ba. con's Study, was very private (in respect of what it is now) and afforded that great Man a very convenient Retreat from the Grey Fryery, in order to contemplate in the night time, and make proper Observations in Astronomy, and other parts of Mathema ticks; which he did with the greater advantoge, after he had

invented the Telescope (for 'tis to him we are to ascribe this usefull Invention') which added so much to his Reputation, that there was no one but look'd upon him as a prodigy, and his Discoveries derived upon him so much En. vy, that he was proceeded against as a Magician, tho' he wrote expressly against Magick, as I have shew'd elsewhere. But 'twas in the Summer time chiefly, that this admirable Scholar made his Observations at the place that now bears his Name, and not in Winter. At that dry Season he was less obnoxious to the ill Vapours, that at other Seasons were trouble. some and dangerous, especially when there was then such a Multitude of Flams, the ill Effects of which, however, himself, by the Directions he gave, very much prevented,

ing Men above fourscore years since, when many suffered by a new Disease, which tho' it was felt at other places, yet rag'd most at Oxford, as may appear3 from a scarce little Book, lent me by my worthy Friend Thomas Rawlinson, Esq;. intituled, Morbus Epidemius Anno 1643. England's new Disease most contagious at present in Oxford. With the Signes, Causes, Remedies. Published by his Majesties Command. Oxford, Printed by Leonard Lichfeild, Printer to the University. 4° in 3 Sheets. Though it was as ancient as Hippocrates, yet it was termed The new Disease. 'Twas generally defined to be a malignant and contagious Feaver, being comprised under the Genus of a putrid continued Feaver, which proceedeth from putrefaction of bloud, or humours continued in the greater vessels. So that the Disease may be truly called, Febris putrida, continua, maligna, & contagio. sa; that is, a putrid, continued Feaver, both malignant and contagious. Tho' it was not the Plague, yet it was (as we be fore defined it) what some nevertheless denyed, malignant and contagious, as the Au thor of that Tract hath well proved. One

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it was found to be those putrid Exhalations, drawn up by the Sun, from stinking Matter, Dung, Carcasses of dead Horses, and other Carrion, in and about the City, the removing of which noysome Inconveniences, and‹ keeping the Streets sweet, and clean, was soon found to tend much to the abatement of the Disease. A second cause was found to be Diet. For - although there was no such scarcity of Provisions, as forc... ed any of the Inhabitant's (Scholars or others) to feed upon bad Meats, yet the Drink could not be excused, being, for the most part, (by reason of the multitude, and concourse of people) overnew, and not ripe or fit for drinking. Which Inconvenience is what we still complain of. And therefore 'tis wished the Brewers would somewhat regard our health, as well as their own profit, in drying their Mault sufficiently, throughly boyling their Beer, and making clean their Vessels; whereas a common Complaint against them is, that they make use of slackdried Mault, do not half boyl their Beer, that they add few or no Hopps, and tun it up in unwashed Vessels, which causeth the Drink to be crude, raw, and apt to corrupt within us. To

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which Observation we may add, that the Brew-houses all stand upon the Banks of the River Isis, which of it self is a cold hungry Water, the source and springs of it arising from Cotswold in Gloucestershire: where at the spring head, the extremity of Coldness in the Water is such, that, as it is observed, Beasts refuse to drink of it; how great care then ought the Brewers to take th' boyling, whereby to alter, and amend this quality of the water? This Disease as it proved mortal to some, so it hung long upon others; but then many prevented the ill Effects by using this method. Presently upon complaint of Chilness, of aking and dizziness in the Head, they took a Cordial, went straitway into bed, and swet, and rose, next day, without any distemper: which might very well be, by discussing, and expelling the piaopa, and inquinamentum putredinale, before it had fermented, and assimilated the whole Masse. And by this means alone was cured that most fatal Disease ispovicos, or Sudor Anglicus, which raged with such destructive violence ('till constant sweating for 24 houres, the only certain Remedy was found out) that neigh

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