London, first founded by Sir Thomas Gresham, a Merchant, An. 1566.

ROYAL Society, a Society incorporated by King Charles II for the Improvement of Natural Philosophy.

A ROYALIST, one who is of the King or Queen's Party, or maintains his or her Interest, a loyal Person.

ROYALTY, royal Dignity, Kingship.

ROYALTIES, the royal Rights or Prerogatives of a King or Queen.

To RUB, to wipe hard

RUBBISH, the Refuse of Building, as Brick, Mortar, Dirt, &c.

RUBICUND, blood-red, bloody.

RUBY, a transparent Gem of a blood red-Colour.

RUCK, a Bird of prodigious Strength, which is said to be able to truss up a Lion with its Ta­lons.Ruck: not found in OED in this sense.

RUCTATION, a belching or breaking Wind upwards.

RUDDER, a Piece of Tim­ber at the Stern of a Ship which serves to direct its Course.

RUDDINESS, the being of a fresh or red Colour.

RUDDY, of a red Colour, fresh coloured.

RUDE, rough, coarse, unpo­lished, clownish, ignorant, saucy, uncivil.

RUDENESS, Unpolishedness, Sauciness, Ignorance.

RUDIMENTS, the first Principles of any Art or Science.

RUE, an Herb well known.

To RUE, to repent of, or be much concerned for.

RUEFUL, sad, woeful.

RUFF, an old fashioned Or­nament for the Neck, also a kind of Fish; also a kind of Bird.

To RUFF (at Cards) to trump.

A RUFFIN, an Assassin, a Villain.

To RUFFLE, to fold into Ruffles, to rumple, to put into Disorder and Confusion.

RUG, a shaggy Coverlet for a Bed.

RUGGED, rough, uneven, severe, cross.

RUIN, Fall, Decay, Destruc­tion, Undoing, Overthrow.

To RUIN, to bring to Ruin, destroy, lay waste, spoil.

RUINOUS, falling to decay, ready to fall.

RULE, Law or Principle to go by, also Command, Sway

To RULE, to govern, to draw Lines with a Rule.

RUM, a sort of Spirit dis­tilled from Sugar.

To RUMBLE, to make a hollow Noise.

To RUMINATE, to weigh in the Mind, to study or think seriously upon.

To RUMMAGE, to remove any Goods or Luggage from one Place to another.

RUMMER, a broad mouthed large drinking Vessel, or such a one filled to the Brim.

RUMNEY, a Town in Kent, sixty Miles from London.

RUMOUR, Report, Fame, common Talk.

RUMOURED, generally talked of.

RUMP, the Tail-piece, espe­cially of a Bird, Ox, or Sheep, &c.

To RUMPLE, to make into Rumples or Creases.

A RUMPLE, a Fold in a Garment by tumbling and towz­ing

RUMSEY, a Town in Hamp­shire, sixty one Miles from Lon­don.

To RUN, to move with a swift Pace.

To RUN Goods, to land them clandestinely without paying the Custom.

RUNAGATE, a rambling or roving Fellow

A RUNAWAY, one who runs away from his Master's Service.

RUNDLET, a Cask for Li­quors from three Gallons to twenty.

RUNNET, the Maw of a Calf, commonly used to turn Milk into Cheese Curds.

RUNT, a Scotch or Welch Cow, &c. also a short Fellow.

RUPEE, an Indian Coin, valued at Two Shillings and Three Pence

RUPTION, a breaking or bursting

RUPTURE, a breaking, Rent; Breach of Friendship or Treaty, also a burst Belly.

RURAL, belonging to the Country

RUSH, a sort of Plant grow­ing in Water

To RUSH, to enter into, to issue forth hastily and violently

To RUSH in, to enter vio­lently and hastily

RUSSET, a dark brown Co­lour

RUSSETIN, a sort of Apple.

RUST, a sort of Crust grow­ing upon Iron

To RUST, to contract Rust.

RUSTICAL, RUSTICK, country like, clownish, un­mannerly.

RUSTICITY, Clownishness.

To RUSTLE, to make a Noise as Armour or new Gar­ments do.

RUSTY, covered with Rust.

RUT, the Copulation of Deers, with Boars, &c.

RUT, the Mark or Track of a Wheel in the Road, &c.

To RUT, to cry like a Deer for the Desire of Copulation

ROYAL, a Spanish Coin valued at Six Pence Three Far­things.

S

S. sometimes stands for Socius; R.S.S. signifies Regiæ Societa­us Socius, a Fellow of the Royal Society.

SABAOTH, the Lord of Hosts

SABBATH, the seventh Day of the Week observed as a Day of Rest in Commemoration of God's resting after the sixth Day of the Creation, or the first Day of the Week among Chris­tians.

SABBATICAL Year, every seventh Year, in which it is was not lawful to till the Ground, and Slaves were set at Liberty.

SABLE, a rich Fur between black and brown.

SABRE, a sort of Scimiter, Hanger, or broad Sword.

SABULOUS, gravelly, sandy.

SACERDOTAL, belonging to a Priest, priestly.

SACK, a Bag made of coarse Cloth, also a Sort of Wine called Canary, brought from the Canary Islands.