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EWA'NO, a town of Poland, in the palatinate of Red 
Ruftia : thirty-fix miles fouth-eaft of Halicz. 
EW'BRICE, f. [from ep, i.e. conjugium, and bpiyce, 
Sax. fraElio. ] Adultery or marriage-breaking : from this 
Saxon word ep, marriage, we derive our prefent Englifh 
woo, to court. 
EWE,y: [eope, Sax. the fhe-fheep ; the female of the 
ram. For the natural hiftory of fheep, and of different 
countries, fee the article Ovis. 
Sev’n bullocks yet unyok’d for Phoebus chufe ; 
And for Diana feven unfpotted ewes. Dryden. 
EWE-HOG, f. A female fheep of a year old. 
EW'ELL, a fmall pleafant town in the county of Sur¬ 
rey, fourteen miles from London, and ten from Do; king. 
Here is a moft valuable fpring, the head of a cryftal ftream, 
that beautifies and enriches Epfom-court meadows. Here 
was formerly a moll magnificent palace, built by Henry 
VIII. but none of its remains are left. Charles II. gave 
it to his favourite mi(trefs, the duchefs of Cleveland, who 
pulled it down, and fold the materials. The market is 
on Thurfdays; fairs, May 12 and Oftober 29. 
EWEN'NY, a river of Wales, in the county of Gla¬ 
morgan, which runs into the Ogmore, two miles from 
the lea. 
EW’ER, f. [from eau, perhaps anciently ev, water.] 
A veil'd in which water is brought for wafhingthe hands. 
-—I dreamt of a filver bafon and ewer to-night. Shakcfpcare. 
The golden ewer a maid obfequious brings ; 
Replenifh’d from the cool tranflucent fprings; 
With copious water the bright vafe fupplies 
A filver laver, of capacious fize. Pope. 
EWFT, f. An eft, or water-newt: 
Onely thefe marifhes and myrie bogs, 
In which the Larfull ewfts do build their bowres, 
Yeel’d me an hofir.y ’mi.ngft the croking frogs. Spenfer. 
EW RY, f. An office in the king’s houffiold, where 
they take care of the linen for the king’s table, lay the 
cloth, and ferve up water in filver ewers after dinner. 
EX, a Latin prepofition often prefixed to compounded 
words : fometimes meaning out, as exhaujl, to draw out ; 
fometimes only enforcing the meaning, and fometimes 
producing little alteration. 
EX, a river of England, which rifes in the weftern 
part of the county of Someifet, about fifteen miles north- 
weft from Dulverton, ;afiesby Dulverton, Tiverton, Exe¬ 
ter, To; fham, dec. and runs into the fea at Exmouth. 
EX GRAVI QUERELA, a writ that lies for him to 
whom any lands or tenements in fee are devifed by will, 
(within any city, town, or borough, wherein lands are 
devifeable by cuftorri,) and the heir of the devifor enters, 
and detains them from hint. If a man devifes Inch latfcjjs 
or tenements unto another in tail, with remainder over in 
fee, if the tenant in tail enter, and is feifed by force of 
the int.iil, and afterwards dieth without itTue ; he in re¬ 
mainder (hall have the writ ex gravi querela to execute 
that devife. Alfo where tenant in tail dies without iflue 
of his body, the heir of the donor, or he who hath the 
reverfion of the land, fliall have this writ in the nature 
of a formedon in the reverter. If a devifor’s heir be 
oqlle.d by the dcviiee, by entry on the lands ; he may not 
after have this wri r , but is to have his remedy by the or¬ 
dinary courfe of the common law. Co. Lit. hi, If the 
claimant’s title accrues within twenty years, the moft eli¬ 
gible method of proceeding is by ejectment. 
EX MERO MOTU, words ufed in the king’s charters 
and le.ters patent, to lignify that he grants them of his 
own will and nv re motion, without petition or fnggeftion 
of any oth r. And the intent and efreft of thefe words, 
is to bar all excepth ns that might be taken to the char¬ 
ters or letters patent, by alleging that the king in grant¬ 
ing them was abufed by falfe fuggeliions. Kitch. 352. 
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EX OFFI'CIO, the power a perfon lias by virtue of 
an office, to do certain afts, without being applied to : 
as a juftice of peace may not only grant furety of the 
peace, at the complaint or requeft of any perfon, but he 
may demand and take it ex officio, at diferetion, Sec. Dalt. 
270. Ex officio informations are at the fuit of the king, 
filed by the attorney-general, as by virtue of his office; 
without applying to the court wherein filed, for leave, 
or giving the defendant any opportunity of (hewing caufe 
why it (hould not be filed. 
EX PARTE, [of one part .] A commifiion in chancery 
ex parte, is that which is taken out and executed by one 
fide or party only, on the other party’s neglecting or re- 
fufing to join: when both plaintiff and defendant pro¬ 
ceed, it is a joint commifiion.— Ex parte talis, is a writ 
that lies for a bailitf or--receiver, who, having auditors 
alfigned to take his account, cannot obtain of them rea- 
fonable allowance, but is caft into prifon. And the courfe 
in this cafe is to fue this writ out of the chancery., di- 
reCied to the fheriff to take four mainpernors to bring his 
body before the barons of the exchequer at a certain day, 
and to warn the lord to appear at the fame time. 
EX POST FAC'TO, a term ufed in the law, figni- 
fying fomething done after another thing that was com¬ 
mitted before. And an aft done, or efiate granted, may¬ 
be made good by matter ex pojl faElo, that was not fo at 
firft, by eleftion, &c. As fometimes a thing well done 
at firft, may afterwards become ill. 5 Rep. 22. 
EXA'CERATED, adj. Winnowed ; cleanfed from 
chaff. Scott. Not ?nuch ufed. 
To EXACER'BATE, v. a. [exacerbo, Lat.] To im- 
bitter; to exafperate; to heighten any malignant quality, 
EXACERBA'TION,/ 1 ncreafe of malignity; aug¬ 
mented force or feverity. Height of a difeafe ; puroxyfm, 
•—The patient may drive, by little and little, to over¬ 
come the fymptom in exacerbation-, and lo, by time, turn 
fuffering into nature. Bacon. —Watchfulnefs and delirium } 
and exacerbation, every other day. Arbuthnot. 
EXACERVA'TION, f [acervus, Lat.] The aft of 
heaping up. , 
EXACINA'TION, J\ [ex, from, and acinus, Lat. a 
kernel.] The aft of taking kernels out of fruit. 
EXACT', adj. [exaElus, Lat.] Nice; not failing; not 
deviating from rule : 
All this, exaEl to rule, were brought about, 
Were but a combat in the lifts left out. Pope. 
Methodical; not negligently performed. Careful ; not 
negligent : of perfons.—Many gentlemen turn out of the 
feats of their anceftors, to make way for fuch new matters 
as have been more exaEl in their accounts than themfelves, 
SpcElator. —Honeft ; drift; punftual.—In my doings I was 
exaEl. F.cclef 1 i. 19. 
To EXACT', v. a. [ exigo, exaElus, Lat.] To require 
authoritatively.—Of a foreigner thou mayeit exact it 
again ; but that which is thine with thy brother, thine 
hand (hall releafe. Deut. 
Thou now exaEVJl the penalty, 
Which is a pound of this poor merchant’s flefh. Shahefp. 
To demand of right.—Where they defign a recompence 
for benefits received, they are lefs folicitous to make it 
•when it is exaEled. Small ridge. 
Years of fervice pad, 
From grateful fouls exaEl reward at laft. Dryden. 
To fummon ; to enjoin; to enforce : 
Let us defeend now therefore from this top 
Of fpeculation ; for the hour precife 
Exaids our parting hence. Milton. 
To EXACT', v. n. To praftife extortion.—The enemy 
fliall not exaEl upon him. Pf. lxxxix. 22. 
EXACT'ER, /. Extortioner; one who claims more 
than his due, or claims his due with outrage and feverity. 
—The poller and exaEler of fees juftifies the common 
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