These be words vsed by th'author in this present treatise, _scientificke_, but with some reason, for it ausuereth the word _mechanicall_, which no other word could haue done so properly, for when hee spake of all artificers which rest either in science or in handy craft, it followed necessarilie that _scientifique_ should be coupled with _mechanicall_: or els neither of both to haue bene allowed, but in their places: a man of science liberall, and a handicrafts man, which had not bene so cleanly a speech as the other _Maior-domo_: in truth this word is borrowed of the _Spaniard_ and _Italian_, and therefore new and not vsuall, but to them that are acquainted with the affaires of Court: and so for his iolly magnificence (as this case is) may be accepted among Courtiers, for whom this is specially written. A man might haue said in steade of _Maior-domo_, the French word (_maistre d'hostell_) but ilfauouredly, or the right English word (_Lord Steward_.) But me thinks for my owne opinion this word _Maior-domo_ though he be borrowed, is more acceptable than any of the rest, other men may iudge otherwise. _Politien_, this word also is receuied from the Frenchmen, but at this day vsuall in Court and with all good Secretaries: and cannot finde an English word to match him, for to haue said a man politique, had not bene so wel: bicause in trueth that had bene no more than to haue said a ciuil person. _Politien_ is rather a surueyour of ciuilitie than ciuil, & a publique minister or Counseller in the state. Ye haue also this worde _Conduict_, a French word, but well allowed of vs, and long since vsuall, it soundes somewhat more than this word (leading) for it is applied onely to the leading of a Captaine, and not as a little boy should leade a blinde man, therefore more proper to the case when he saide, _conduict_ of whole armies: ye finde also this word _Idiome_, taken from the Greekes, yet seruing aptly, when a man wanteth to expresse so much vnles it be in two words, which surplussage to auoide, we are allowed to draw in other words single, and asmuch significatiue: this word _significatiue_ is borrowed of the Latine and French, but to vs brought in first by some Noble-mans Secretarie, as I thinke, yet doth so well serue the turne, as it could not now be spared: and many more like vsurped Latine and French words: as, _Methode, methodicall, placation, function, assubriling, refining, compendious, prolixe, figuratiue, inueigle_. A terme borrowed of our common Lawyers, _impression_, also a new terme, but well expressing the matter, and more than our English word. These words, _Numerous, numerositee, metricall, harmonicall_, but they cannot be refused, specially in this place for description of the arte. Also ye finde these words, _penetrate, penetrable, indignitie_, which I cannot see how we may spare them, whatsoeuer fault wee finde with Ink-horne termes: for our speach wanteth words to such sense so well to be vsed: yet in steade of _indignitie_, yee