I fee that CLOSE, a CLOSE, with its diminutive a CLOSET, a CLAUSE, a RECLUSE, a SLUICE, are paft participles of Claudere and Clorre.

Lyfe of our Lady, by Lydgate, pag. 59.

"And whan the angell from her departed was,

"And the alone in her tabernacle,

Right as the fonne percsfheth thorowe the glaffe
"Thorowe the criftall, berall, or spectacle,
"Without harme, right fo by myracle
"Into her CLOSET the fathers fapyence
"Entred is, withouten vyolence
"Or any wemme unto her maydenhede
"On any syde, in party or in all.”

Lyfe of our Lady, pag. 54.

DUCT, AQUEDUCT, CONDUCT, PRODUCE, PRODUCT, CONDUIT, of Ducere and Conduire..

FACT, EFFECT, DEFECT, PREFECT, PERFECT, FIT, a FIT, FEAT, a FEAT, DEFEAT, COUNTERFEIT, SURFEIT, FORFEIT, BENEFIT, PROFIT, of Facere and Faire..

Such a sentence however, in fuch a cafe, has not yet, I believe, been
put in execution. For a fimilar performance now, upon a husband in his
Majesty's fervice-(I fubmit it to the Attornies general)—might not a
wife, by a ftill Later Act, be condemned to death for this new method.
of feduction? Or will a new Statute be neceffary (it would foon be made,
and may be expected) flammis ultricibus comburendum eum-et eam.
"Faythe

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Faythe withoute the FEATE is right nothing worth."
Vifion of P. Ploughman. paff. 2. fol. 7. pag. 2.

MINUTE and a MINUTE, of Minuere.

There was antiently in our language a MINUTE of money, as well as a MINUTE of time; and its value was half a Farthing.

"Ihefu fittinge agens the treforie bihelde hou the cumpany "caftide money in to the treforie, and many riche men "caftiden manye thingis: fotheli whanne o pore widewe "hadde come, fhe fente twey мYNUTIS, that is, a Ferthing."

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Mark xii. 42.

Tpezen stÿcas, dat is, feorðung Peninger."

"Duo ftycæ, id eft, quadrans denarii."

So that a FARTHING is also a participle, and means merely Fourthing, or dividing into four parts.

And, as there was a MINUTE of money as well as a MINUTE of time; fo was there alfo a FARTHING of land, as well as a FARTHING of money.

In our antient Law books a Farding-deale of land, means the fourth part of an acre. Whofe rent was, in Richard the fecond's time, so restrained, that for a Farding-deale of land they paid no more than one penny.

Walfingham. pag. 270.

PROMISE,

PROMISE, COMPROMISE, COMMITTEE, PREMISSES, REMISS, SURMISE, DEMISE, of Mittere.

An EPISTLE, an APOSTLE and a PORE of ETITEλλ, ATTOOτελλω and Πείρω.

SECT and INSECT of Secare; as TOME and ATOM of Teμvw.

Τεμνω.

POINT (formerly Poinct) of Pungere.

PROMPT, EXEMPT of Promere, Eximere.

RATE of Reor.

REMORSE, MORSEL of Mordere.

ALLEY, ENTRY, MONSTER, MUSTER (Moftra,) ARMY (Armata, Armée), JURY, JURAT, LEVY, LEVEE, ALLY, ALLIANCE, LIEGE and ALLEGEANCE; as well as JUNTO, MANIFESTO, INCOGNITO, PUNTO, PROVISO, MEZZOTINTO, COMRADE (Camerata) FAVOURITE (Favorito) and VISTA, declare themselves at first fight.

SO TRACT, EXTRACT, CONTRACT, ABSTRACT, TRACK, TRACE, TRAIT (formerly Traict), PORTRAIT (formerly Pourtraict), TREAT, TREATY, RETREAT, ESTREAT, are the participles of Trahere and Traire.

PULSE, IMPULSE, APPULSE, REPULSE of Pellere. PRICE,

PRIZE, CULPRIT, ENTERPRIZE, MAINPRIZE, REPRIZE, SURPRISE, REPRIEVE, of Prendre.

EVENT,

EVENT, CONVENT, ADVENT, VENUE, AVENUE, REVENUE, COVENANT, of Venire and Venir.

SAUTE, ASSAULT, ASSAILANT, INSULT, RESULT, SOMERSET, of Salire.

Soprafalto, called alfo Salto mortale: i. e. (“ voltando la "perfona fotto fopra fenza toccar terra colle mani, o con "altro." Della Crufca.) which the French have corrupted to Soubrefault, and the English to Sumerfault, Somerfult, Summerfaut, and then to Somerfet.

"What a SOMERSALT,

"When the chair fel, fhe fetch'd, with her heels upward.'
B. and Fletcher. Tamer tam'd.

"Here when the labouring fish doth at the foot arrive,
"And find that by his ftrength but vainly he doth strive,
"His tail takes in his teeth, and bending like a bow
"That's to the compafs drawn, aloft himself doth throw:
"Then fpringing at his height, as doth a little wand,
"That bended end to end, and flirted from the hand,
"Far off itself doth caft, fo doth the falmon vaut.

And, if at first he fail, his fecond SUMMERSAUT "He inftantly affays."

Poly-olbion. Song 6.

"Now I will only make him break his neck in doing a SOMERSET,

and that's all the revenge I mean to take of him."

B. and Fletcher. Fair Maid of the Inn.

QUEST,

QUEST, INQUEST, REQUEST, CONQUEST, ACQUEST, EXQUISITE, REQUISITE, PERQUISITE, of Quærere.

SUIT, SUTE, SUITE, PURSUIT, LAWSUIT, of Suivre.

STRICT, DISTRICT, STRAIT, STREIGHTS, STREET, RESTRAINT, CONSTRAINT, of Stringere.

TENT, INTENT, EXTENT, PORTENT, SUBTENSE, INTENSE, of Tendere.

SUCCINCT, PRECINCT, of Cingere.

VERSE, REVERSE, CONVERSE, UNIVERSE, TRAVERSE, AVERSE, ADVERSE, INVERSE, PERVERSE, DIVERS, DIVERSE, CONVERT, of Vertere.

TRANSVERSE,

ACCESS, RECESS, EXCESS, PROCESS, SUCCESS, PRECEDENT, of Cedere.

VIEW, REVIEW, INTERVIEW, COUNTERVIEW, PURVIEW, SURVEY, of Voir.

COLLECT, ELECT, SELECT, INTELLECT, NEGLECT of Legere.

"Le BALLATE dette cofi, perche fi cantavano a Ballo."
Bembo. Volg. Ling. lib. 2. pag. 74. Edit. Venez. 1729.

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