M I S 
againft him, a juror for his verdift, or a gaoler or other 
minifterial officer, for keeping him in cuftody, and pro¬ 
perly executing his duty. 3 Inft. 141, 2. 
Laftly, to endeavour to diffuade a witnefs from giving 
evidence; to difclofe an examination before the privy 
council; or to advife a prifoner to Hand mute; (all of 
which are impediments of juftice ;) are high mifprifons, 
and contempts of the king’s courts, and punifhable by 
fine and imprifonment. And anciently it was held, that, 
if one of the grand jury difclofed to any perfon indifted 
the evidence that appeared againft him, he was thereby 
made accdl'ory to the offence, if felony; and, in treafon, 
a principal. And at this day it is agreed that he is guilty 
of a high milprifion, and liable to be fined and impriloned. 
1 Hawk. P. C. c. 21. § 15. 
MISPROCEE'DING, f Irregular proceeding.—All 
which errors and mi/proceedings they do fortify, and in¬ 
trench, by an addicted refpeft to their own opinions. 
Macon. 
To MISPROFESS', v.a. To announce unjuftly or falfe- 
ly one’s fkill in any art or fcience, fo as to invite employ¬ 
ment.—Keep me back, O Lord, from them who mfprqfefs 
arts of healing the foul, or the body, by means not im¬ 
printed by Thee in the church, or not in nature for the 
body. Donne. 
To MISPRONOU'NCE, v.n. To fpeak inaccurately.— 
They made fport, and I laughed; they mifpronounced , and 
I mifliked; and, to make up the atticifm, they were out, 
and I hiffed. Milton s Apol.for Smectymnuus. 
To MISPRONOU'NCE, v. a. To pronounce improperly. 
.—The Greeks, who knew little of this people who lived 
a great way from the fea, might eafily viifpronounce their 
name. Patrick on Gen. x. 26. 
To MISPROPOR'TION, v.a. To join without due 
proportion. 
MISPROPOR'TIONING, f. The aft of joining with¬ 
out due proportion. 
MISPROU'D, adj. Vicioufly proud. Obfuletc. 
Now I fall, thy tough commixtures melt, 
Impairing Henry, ftrength’ning mifproud York. Shahefp. 
MIS'QUE POCO'NA, a town of South America, in the 
viceroyalty of Buenos Ayres, and province of Santa Cruz 
de la Sierra : 100 miles fouth-fouth-weft of Santa Cruz. 
MIS'QUI, atownofPeru: fixty miles north of La Paz. 
To MISQUOTE, v. a. To quote falfely.—After all the 
care I have taken, there may be feveral paffages mifquoted. 
Arbutknot on Coins. 
Look how we can, or fad or merrily. 
Interpretation will mifquote our looks. Shakefpearc. 
MISQUO'TING, f. The aft of quoting incorreftly. 
MISR el ATTIKE', a town of Egypt, on the Nile, 
fouth of Cairo, to which it may be conlidered a fuburb. 
To MISRA'TE, v.a. To make a falfe eftimate.—There 
is no way, in which w-e do not thus impofe on ourfelves, 
either affuming falfe or mifrating true advantages. Barrow. 
MISRECI'TAL, f. A wrong recital.—The court will 
take notice of the true llatute, and will rejeft tht mifreci- 
tal as lurplufage. Hale's P.C. 
To MISRECTTE, v.a. To recite not according to the 
truth.— He mifrecites the argument, and denies the con- 
fequence, which is clear. Bp. Bramhallagainft Hobbes. 
MISRECITING, J'. Making a miftake in recitation. 
To MISRECK'ON, v.a. To reckon wrong; to compute 
wrong.—Whoever finds a miftake in the fum total, mult 
allow himfelf out, though after repeated trials he may not 
fee in which article he has mifreckoncd. Swift. 
MISRECK'ONING, f The aft of reckoning wrong. 
To MISRELA'TE, v.a. To relate inaccurately or falfely. 
—Tofatisfy me that he mifrelated not the experiment, he 
brought two or three fmall pipes of glafs, which gave me 
the opportunity of trying it. Boyle. 
MISRELA'TING, f. The aft of giving an imperfeft 
account. 
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M 1 S 577 
MISRELATION, f. Falfe or inaccurate narrative.— 
Mine aim was only to prefs home thofe things in writing, 
which had been agitated between us by word of mouth ; 
a courfe much to be preferred before verbal conferences, 
as being lefs fubjeft to miftakes and nnfrelations, and 
wherein parallogifmsare more quickly detefted. Bp.Bram¬ 
hall. ■ 
To MISREMEM'BER, v.a. To miftake by trailing to 
memory.—If I much mifremeniber not, I had fuch a fpirit 
from peas kept long enough to lofe their verdure. Boi/lc. 
_ To MISREPO'RT, v.a. To give a falfe account of ; to 
give an account difadvantageous and falfe.—His doftrine 
was mifreported. as though he had every where preached 
this, not only concerning the Gentiles, but alfo touching 
the Jews. Hooker. 
A man that never yet 
Did, as he vouches, mij’report your grace. Shakefpearc. 
MISREPO'RT, f Falfe account; falfe and malicious 
reprefentation.—As by flattery a man is ulually brought 
to open his bofom to his mortal enemy, fo by detraftion, 
and a llanderous mifreport of perfons, he is often brought 
to Unit the fame even to his bell and trueft friends. South. 
We defend him not, 
Only defire to know his crime; ’tis poffible 
It may be fome miftake or mifreport, 
Some falfe fuggeftion, or malicious fcandal. Denham. 
MISREPO'RTING, f. The aft of reporting wrong. 
MISREPHOTHMA'IM, [Heb. a furnace.] The name 
of a place. Jojh. xi. 
To MISREPRESENT, v. a. To reprefent not as it is; 
to falfify to difadvantage: mis often fignifies not only er¬ 
ror, but malice or mifehief.—Two qualities neceffary to a 
reader before his judgment Ihould be allowed are, com¬ 
mon honefty and common fenfe ; and no man could have 
mifreprefented that paragraph, unlefs he were utterly def- 
titute of one or both. Swift. —While it is fo difficult to 
learn the fprings of fome fafts, and fo eafy to forget the 
circumftances of others, it is no wonder they lliouid be fo 
grofsly mifreprefented to the public by curious and inquifi- 
tiveheads, who proceed altogether upon conjeftures. Sicift. 
See how he lies at random, carelefsly diffus’d, 
In flavifh habit, ill-fitted weeds 
O’er-worn and foil’d; 
Or do my eyes mfreprefent ? Milton s S. A. 
MISREPRESENTATION, f. The aft of mifrepre- 
fenting.—They have prevailed by mfreprefent aliens, and 
other artifices, to make the fuccelfor look upon thefn as 
the only perfons he can truft. Swift. —Account malici- 
oufly falfe.—Since I have fhown him his foul miftakes and 
injurious mifreprefentations, it will become him publick- 
ly to own and retraft them. Atterbury. 
MISREPRESEN'TER, f. One who reprefents things 
not as they are.—An empty mifreprefenter of our antiqui¬ 
ties, hiftories, and records. Bp. Nicolfon to Dr. Kennel. 
MISREPRESENTING,^ The aft of reprefenting er¬ 
roneously. 
MISRU'LE, f. Tumult; confufion ; revel; unjuft do¬ 
mination.—The wilde heades of the parifhe, conventynge 
together, chufe them a grand capitaine (of nrifeheef) 
whom they innoble with the title of my lorde of mijferule. 
Stubbes's Anat. of Abufes. —This lord of mifrule in their 
compotations, or drunken meetings, was called “ modi- 
perator.” Hakewill on Providence. 
In the portal plac’d, the heav’n-born maid, 
Enormous riot and mifrule lurvey’d. Pope. 
And through his airy hall the loud mifrule 
Of driving tenjpeft, is for ever heard." Thomfon. 
MISRU'LY, adj. Unruly ; turbulent.—And curb the 
raunge of mifruly tongue. Bp. Hall's Sat. 
MISS, f. [contrafted from mijjtrejs. Bailey, and Dr. 
Johnfon.—It may perhaps be a contraftion of the Teut. 
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