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in mistake for mignon. ‘Mignon: m. A minion, fauorite, wanton, 
dilling, darling” Cotgrave, Fr. Dict. 
Minister, v.¢. To supply, furnish: p. 14, 1. 21; p. 51,1. 2. 
Ministry, sb. Service: p. 206, 1. 2. 
Mirabilaries, sb. Collections of marvels: p. 87, 1. 15. 
MITHRIDATUM, sb. See note on p. 140, |. 31. ‘Methridat: m. 
Methridate; a strong Treacle, or Preseruatiue deuised at first by the 
Pontian King, Mithridates.’ Cotgrave, Fr. Dict. ‘The first he (i.e. 
Mithridates) was also who devised sundrie kinds of antidots or countre- 
poisons, whereof one reteineth his name to this day.’ Holland’s Pliny, 
XXV. 2, 
Model, sb. A small plan; and so, a compendium: p.54,1.2. The Lat. 
has ‘totius orbis tunc epitome.’ Measure, scale: p. 62, 1. 19; p. 194, 1. 15. 
Moe, adj. More: p. 22,1. 3; p. 166, 1. 1. 
Monastical, adj. Monastic: p. 190, 1. 27. 
Moneys, sb. Coins, pieces of money: p. 167: ll. 29, 31. 
Morality, sb. Moral philosophy: p. 177, l. 23. 
Morigeration, sb. Obsequiousness: p. 26, l. 24. 
Mortalest, adj. Most deadly: p. 184, 1. 25. 
Most, adv. Mostly: p. 94, 1. 29. 
Motions, sb. Exercises: p. 124, l. 19. 
Mought. Might: p. 79,1.7; p.80,1.30. ‘The part of Epimetheus, 
mought well become Prometheus, in the case of discontentments.’ 
Essay xv. p. 61. 
Mountebank, sb. A quack doctor: p. 135, 1.16. Cotgrave (Fr. Dict.) 
gives: ‘Charlatan: m. A Mountebanke, a cousening drug-seller, a 
pratling quack-saluer.’ See Essay xii. p. 45: ‘As there are moun- 
tebanques for the naturall body: so are there mountebanques for the 
politique body.’ 
Move, v.¢. To excite: p. 125, 1. 21. To propose: p. 244, 1. 32. 
Moyses. The old spelling of ‘ Moses,’ from the Vulgate Moyses: p. 46, 
]. 28, &c. Bacon is not uniform in adopting this spelling. See p. 83, 
1:23. 
Mutiner, sb. <A mutineer: p. 184,115. See note. 
Mystery, sb. A craft or trade; p. 89, 1. 29. ‘Mestier: m. A Trade, 
Occupation, Misterie, Handicraft.’ Cotgrave, Fr. Dict. Comp. Chaucer, 
Cant. Tales, Prol. 615: 
‘In youthe he lerned hadde a good mester; 
He was a wel good wright, a carpenter.’ — 
N. 
Nature, sb. Used in the phrase ‘ it is nature’ for ‘it is natural ;’ as ‘ it is 
reason’ for ‘ it is reasonable:’ p. 239, 1. 3. 
Nature, sb. Kind: p. 7,1. 15; p. 168,111. * Flower-de-lices, and lillies 
of all natures.’ Essay xlvi. p. 187. 
Navigation, sb. A sea voyage: p. 96,1. 31. 
Near hand, adv. Near: p. 53, 1. 25. 
