Chapter 12, Item 41a
Movable houses
The several names given to there Moveing Houses.
| A Tabernacle | A Sanctuary. |
| A Pavilion, or | A Papilion. |
| A Tent, or | A Sperver. |
| A Hutt. | A Booth. |
| A Cabine, or | A Kitt. |
| A Shade, or | An Umbrell. |
| A Hovell. | A Sentry House. |
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Chapter 12, Item 41b
Vehicles
Such as are drawn or born
| A Coach. | A Chariot. |
| A Waggon. | A Litter. |
| A Close carriage. | A Shallown. |
| A Sedan. | A Kallash. |
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Chapter 12, Item 44a
House timbers
Several pieces of Timber belonging to a Wood House
The Sels, or Groundels, or Ground plate.
The Posts, or Corner posts, Standards, principal posts, Main pieces, are all the upright strong pieces.
Threshold or Door Sel.
Door Cheeks, the Jaums of the Door.
Lintal, or Transom, the top of the Door Frame, or Window, the Door head.
Props, Stays, Shores, Undersets.
Pillars.
Wall-Plates.
Transomes, or Side Posts.
Beams, Girders.
Summers, Wyer Trees, Bressummer, the great pieces on which the Floors ly in every Story.
Side Raisers.
Rests for Beams.
Laces, or binding Beams.
Purlaces.
Doors.
Wainscot.
Folding Doors.
Sieling Timber.
First pieces, the highest pieces on the Roof.
Window Stools. Introducers.
Window Posts, Prick Posts, the sides of the Window.
Joyce, pieces on which the Boards of a Floor is Nailed.
Spars, Banfries, Hongrells, of which the Roof is made.
Floors, Boords.
Laths or Latts.
Broces or Strutts, short pieces that bind the upright Posts.
Roof Beam, or Girder to the Garret Floor, the Summer on which the Gable end is raised.
Rafters, or principal Rafters, those pieces that run up the sides of the Dormant or Gable end.
King piece, Crown post, or Joggle piece, that which stands upright in the middle of the Gable end.
Struts, or Bunspars, pieces that go from either side the Kings piece to the Rafter of the Gable end to support them, they are made like a Cheveron reversed.
Knees of the principal Rafters, pieces set from the Roof Beams to the lower end of the said Rafter, which makes a kind of Triangle.
Collar Beam, Strout Beam, Top Beam, or Wind Beam, is the over cross pieces on the top of the Gable end.
Sleepers, the two outpieces of the Dormant, which carrieth the Roof to overseil the Gable end, to secure it from Weather.
Bun-spars, the short pieces that hold the Rafters and Sleepers at distance.
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Chapter 12, Item 49a
Garden features
Things proper for Gardens are Mazes.
Labyrinths.
Beds.
Borders.
Walks.
Alleys.
Arbours.
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Chapter 12, Item 50a
Downstairs
The several Rooms in the inside of an House.
| Entry. | Hall. | Parlar. |
| Buttery. | Seller. | Pantery. |
| Stove. | Wash house. | Larder. |
| Pastery. | Skullery. | Brew-house. |
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Chapter 12, Item 50b
Above stairs
Above Stairs.
| Street Room. | Dining Room. | Drawing Room. |
| Chambers. | Bed Chambers. | Lodging Rooms. |
| Dressing Room. | Closets. | Nursery. |
| Stair case. | Gallaries. | Garrats. |
| Sallars. | Roofe Rooms. | Store Chambers. |
| Lofts. | Cock lofts. | Lanthorn. &c. |
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Chapter 12, Item 57a
Outside of a house
The out sides of an House.
The Draught or Model.
The Bass or Foundation.
The Front or Forefront.
The Court or Entrance.
The Staires or Greeces.
The Porch or Portall.
The Gate. Doore or Wickett.
The Walls or Baulks.
The Juttings out or Over Seelings.
The Water Tables and Butteresses
The Quines and Cornishes.
The Dormants or Gable Ends.
The Finishings or Pinicles.
The Fractabeles and Corbells.
The Arches or Vaults.
The Roofe or Covering.
The Eaves or Easeings.
The Gutters or Water Spouts.
The Pavement and Posts with Rails. Pales.
The Balcony and Tarras Walk.
The Turrets and Chimneys.
The Lanthern and Windows. Casements.
The Pillars or Columns.
The Barrs and Latices. Grates.
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Chapter 12, Item 58a
Settlements
Principal Edifices or Buildings for the Commonalty are these.
A City, Metropolis, the Chief or Mother City in a Kingdom or Nation.
A City, Urbs, a Walled Town, or a place for defence of a Countrey, fortified with a Castle, Towers, Gates and Bars.
A City, Civitas, a place with or without Walls, being Franchised and Inhabited by an Assembly of People; the See of a Bishop and a Cathedral.
The Suburbs, the Houses built on the out-sides of a Walled City, or near to it. A Town, Oppidum, a Walled Town, such as for its strength of Walls and largeness may be reputed a City, but hath not the Franchises or Freedoms and Priviledges belonging to it.
A Town or Borough, Municipium, a place of Freedom like to a City, an Incorporation of Mayors and Bailiffs.
A Barony, Baronia, a place of Priviledg, having many Towns within the Circuit thereof.
A Lordship, Pagus, a Countrey Town wherein is a Court Leet, having divers Hamlets and Demain Houses in its Bounds.
A Demaine, Dominicum, Houses belonging to a peculiar person as Lord thereof.
A Colony, a City or Town where people are sent to dwell or inhabit purposely to people or plant such a place.
A Cittadel, a place Built for the Defence of a City, Town or Country.
A Village, Villa, a Town with many Houses joined together.
A Little Village, Villula, a place wherein is a few scattering Houses.
A Hamlet, Hamletta, a little Hamme or Home, or Town within the boundary of a greater Town.
A Countrey, Rus, a place where Husbandry is exercised.
A Street, Publicum, the common way, or publick Street in a City' Houses being Built on each side. Urbis Via.
A Great Street, Platea, a large broad Street, or way between Houses.
A Short or Little Street, Viculus, a Street, or way between Houses.
A Street in a Town, Vicus, Vicinium, the joining of Houses one to another.
A Lane, Angiportus, a little narrow Street, which generally hath many windings or turnings.
A By-Lane, Diverticulum, a Turning way, or byside, which cuts off much in the common ways or passages.
A Court, or inward part of a Street or Lane, where Houses are Built round about, either in a Quadrant or oblong Figure, or otherwise; a place that is neither a Lane or Street in a Town.
An Alley, Ambulacrum, a narrow passage, through which it is hard to carry any Burthen, a place only to walk in.
In-land Towns, such as have no considerable Rivers ================.
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Chapter 12, Item 58b
Public places
Publick places within Cityes and great Towns.
A Court or Pallace, for the King, Senate, Bishop or chief Magistrate.
A Town Hall, Guild-Hall, or Moot-Hall, for Trial of all Law Cases.
A Goal, or Prison house for Debtors.
A House of Correction, to punish Vagabonds.
A Treasury, to keep the publick Stock.
An Armory, to keep Arms in for the defence of the place.
A Library, a place to keep Books in for such as desire to Read.
An Exchange, for Merchants and Trades-men to make their bargains in.
A Cathedral, and other Congrgational Churches for the people to meet at.
Walls, Gates, and Bars, for the defence of it.
Baths, Hot Houses, to cleanse the Body from Sweat and filth.
Alms-Houses, for poor decayed persons.
Hospitals, for Sick, Diseased and Wounded Persons.
Inns, or guest Houses, to entertain Strangers.
Victualling Houses, places to Buy Meat and Drink ready for the Belly.
Taverns and Ale-Houses, to bring up young drunkards before the old ones Die.
Market-place, where all sorts of Goods for Back and Belly, for pleasure or profit are sold.
Shambles, where Butchers sell their Meat.
Shops, where Tradesmen sell all sorts of Wares.
Conducts, or Conduits, Wells, Fountains, for to serve the place with Water.
River, Rivulet, Beck or Rill, Brook or Pond, to supply the place with Water, but especially to carry Commodities to the lace, as generally for that purpose all great Towns are seated by great Rivers.
Jakes, or Privy Houses, Houses of Office.
Skaven places, where the Dirt and Filth of the place is laid together.
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Chapter 12, Item 58c
Buildings
Principal Edifices for peculiar persons, are these.
Court, or Kings Houses; for wheresoever the King doth reside, that place is called the Court. And it is generally termed Up to the Court, not Down to the Court.
Pallaces, or Bishops Dwellings, are the names or titles given those places where their Diocess is.
Councel or Court or Common Halls, Places of Judicature, there where the Pretour or Judg siteth to to give Judgment. And is generally the place which pro tempore they lodge in.
Castles, Stone Houses, Places of Strength, Fortified with Walls, High Towers, Battlements, Barbicons, Portcullaces, Gates and Barrs, Compassed with deep Trenches, or built on Steep Hills.
Halls, Larg and vast Buildings with a Court in the middle, Lords and Noble Mens dweling houses.
Mannours, Houses of the Gentry, and not inferior to Halls in some Places; Yet they are generally taken to be Large houses without the Walls of a City; or the chief House of the Lord of a Town in that Town.
Mansion Houses, the chief Houses belonging to the Nobility and Gentry, or others, which they dwell in, or inhabite to tarry.
Summer Houses, Bowers, Places to which the Gentry referr, and abide there dureing the Summer season, for their Recreation and pastime.
Lodges, Houses built in Forests Chases and Parks, for preservation of the Deere; Also for recreation, and to see the game hunted.
Messuages, Countrey Houses, Freehoulders, and Farmers dwelling places.
Farmes, Houses that have Lands, and Possessions, annexed to them.
Cottages, or Cotes, Small litle low Houses, in which the Vulgar and Common people dwell.
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Chapter 12, Item 58d
Pleasure houses
Edifices for Pleasure or Profit are these.
Bowers, Booths, Tents, Hutts, Places to take the Summers pleasure and recreation.
Banqueting Houses, Places to Eat and Drink, to Feast and rejoyce in.
Garden Houses, Places to preserve Fruit and Flowers therein.
Towers, or Watch Towers, Places to look about, and see things afarr off.
Theaters, Places where Interludes or Playes are acted, being built half round, that people there assembled may the more conveniently behold what is done.
Amphitheaters, or Play Houses, as a Cock Pit, a Tennice Court, a Billiard Table, a Bowling House, & all other sorts of Gameing Places.
Cloysters, are Walks within Cathedrals, or Abby Churches, Arched over; for Monks and Friers to take there pleasure and repass.
Rows, Gallaries, or Walks, Places to stand in and look about; or to exercise ones feet therein.
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Chapter 12, Item 58e
Out buildings
Edifices or Buildings appendant to great Houses.
| Dary Houses. | Bake Houses. | Brewhouses. |
| Water Houses. | Fountaines. | Barnes. |
| Stables. | Granaries. | Dog Kennells. |
| Cow Houses. | Oxe Stalls. | Calfe Kitts. |
| Foulds. or | Sheep Cotes. | Cart Houses. |
| Kills. or | Malt Houses. | Swin Styes. |
| Water Mills. | Wind Mills. | Horse Mills. |
| Pigeon or | Dove Houses. | Hovels, or Sheads. |
| Houses of Office, or Easement, &c. |
All which are so commonly known what they are, that they need no further explanation.
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