make him goe the faster on, or giue the more forward; also, to dismisse him, put him forth, or send him abroad, into the world. Se mettre aux champs. To braue it in shew, to put the better leg before; to set cocke a hoope, or himselfe out to the vtmost; also, to giue himselfe scope, libertie, roome ynough. Bois ont oreilles & champs oeillets: Prov. Woods haue their eares, and fields their eyes; so apt, and able is euery place to detect close villanie. En petit champ croist bien bon bled: Prov. Good corne growes very well in little fields; or (better) verie good corne growes in little fields; excellent spirits are often lodged in exile, or small, bodies.
Champagne. The name of a Prouince in France. Droict de Champagne. The fees due vnto the Officers of the Chamber of Accompts, our of farmes let in that Prouince; viz. two shillings sterl. out of such as are worth a hundred pounds, or lesse; and foure shillings for those that exceed that rate.
Champaigne. as Campaigne; also, a field, in armourie; whence; Champaigne potencée. is that which our Blasoners tearme, a Barre miere.
Champar, ou champart. Field-rent; halfe, or part, or the twelfth part, of a Crop due, by bargaine, or custome, vnto a Landlord, and taken off the ground for him, before the farmer lead any; also, a field, or close; also, a greene lying before a countrey house.
Champarter. To diuide a field (or the crop of a field) by euen, or due, parts; to lay out vnto euery one his portion therein.
Champarteresse. grange ch. whereinto, the part of a crop due by the right of Champart, is layed.
Champarteur. A diuider of fields, or field-rent; one that shares out vnto euery one his due part of, or portion in, a crop.
Champartir. as Champarter. Champayage: m. A running, or grazing of cattell in the fields; whence; Vn tel a champayage en tel lieu. Hath going for his beasts in such a place.
Champayer. To reside, or continue among fields; also, to wander in, or walke ouer, the fields; also, to field it, or carrie abroad into the fields; also, to run, seed, graze, or pasture in fields; also (actiuely) to put cattell on a ground, or turne them into the fields, to let them goe therein.
Champé d'asur. Azure, or, the field Azure. (Blason.) Champestre: com. Fieldie, plaine, champian; of, or belonging to, the fields; also, clownish, rusticke, boorish, homelie; bred in the countrey, liuing among fields; also, wild, rude, sauage, hagard, vnreclaimed, vnciuile, barbarous.
Champeyer. as Champayer. Champi: m. Champisse: f. Bastard, or base-borne; ¶Bourbon. also, cousening, cheating, nimble-fingered; also, seeming, but not being, honest.
Champicerie; vn tour de champicerie; a cheating pranke; a tricke of nimble knauerie, or of Legierde-*maine.
Champignon: m. A Mushrum, Toadstoole, Paddock-*stoole.
Champignons de pourceaux. The white, or yellowish mushrums, which may be eaten; In Latine they are also called, Fungi suilli; and by Latine Physitions, porcini; we may therefore lawfully call them, Hogs Mushrums, or Swines Mushrums.
Champion: m. A Champion; one that fights a publicke combat in his owne, or another mans, quarrell.
Champis. Looke Champi (the plurall whereof it is.)
Champleure. as Chantepleure. Champoyer. as Champayer; to continue in the fields, &c.
Chance: f. A chance, hap, aduenture, hazard; also, the game at dice called Mumchance, or such another. Il n'est chance qui ne retourne: Pro. All chances doe returne one time or other.
Chanceler. Looke Chanceller. Chancelerie: f. A Chauncerie Court; the Chauncerie; the Seale Office, or Court of euery Parliament, and Presidiall Seat. Les Chanceleries Presidiales. The meanest Courts of Chauncerie in France; whose seales are different from, and lesse then, the seales of other Chanceries; and are not imployed but in some few Writs, or Letters, for causes that be vnder the value of 250 pounds Tourn. Nor is any suitor tyed to vse them, but may procure his Writs to be sealed either in the great Chauncerie, or in that which belongs to the Parliament, within the iurisdiction whereof he liues. La grande Chancelerie. The great Chancerie; euer attendant on the Kings person, and gouerned by the Lo. Chancelor of France. Les petites Chanceleries. The Chanceries of Parliaments, and Presidial seats, are indifferently tearmed so, in difference of la grande Chan. The seales of these Chaunceries are gouerned by les Gardes des seaux in absence of the Maisters of Requests, who in their Circuits, assigned them by the Lord Chancellor, visit, at least, once a yeare, euery one of these Chanceries.
Chancelier: m. A Chancellor: The Lord Chancellor is the principall Magistrat of France (as ours of England) and is, in his iudgements, exempted from the iurisdiction, or censure of Parliaments (as ours vncontroulable by the common Law;) On him depends the ordering, and disposition of Iustice; the establishment of good, and sacred Lawes; the reformation of superfluous, and abrogation of vnprofitable, Edicts; and the putting downe of all Offices that be offensiue to the People, or chargeable to the State: He hath the keeping of the kings (great) Seale; and by the vertue thereof either passes, or may put backe, such Letters Patents, and Writs, as are presented vnto him. Chancelier de Geneviefve. An Officer in the Vniuersitie of Paris, who hath authoritie to examine, and licence, Maisters of Arts. Chancelier de nostre Dame. Another, who hath authoritie ouer Diuines, Lawyers, Physitions, &c, and punishes vnrulie schollers, of what degree soeuer.
Chanceliere: f. A Chancelors wife.
Chancellant: m. ante: f. Staggering, reeling; stutting, stammering.
Chancellement: m. A staggering, reeling, wauering in gate; a stutting, stammering, faultering, in speech.
Chanceller. To reele, stagger; wauer, make indentures; also, to stammer, stut, faulter in speech.
Bien poulsé longuement chancelle: Pro. He staggers long thats thrust with a strong hand.
Il vault mieulx tresbucher vne fois, que toujours chanceller: Prov. Better fall at once, then stagger alwayes; better to erre altogether, then alwaies to wauer; better to step in for once, on the wrong side, then
