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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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2 Proot. 2. Probable, wtrich hach buc a small
Fifrect. 3. Levis, seu temeraria, Which is OF nO
Prevalener at aII. 50 in case oF a CHaFFeF O
Fcotimene, it all the Winesses 1o che Dced BC
dead; the Violent Presumption, which Aande
for a Proot, is Continual and Ouiet PoNset
GIOn.
PRETENCE. Sec Escocheon of Pretence
PRETENSED RighF or Tirle, iS Wwhere OneI
In Poression oF Lands Or Tenements, and ano-
etier wrho is our, claims and sues for ir: Flere the
Pretensed Richt and Tirle Is Caid ro him Who dort
(0 claim and (uc.
PREVARICATE, in Law, is when a Mar
Falsty and deccirtully seeins ro underrake a LtInB
es intentione, that he may destror ic.
PRICK. TO prick the CharE OF PIOF at Sea
signities to make a Poine in their Chart where.
about che Ship isnour, or isto beat such a rime,
in order to find ehe Course ther are 10 Acer, (96
PRIMA Nacuralia, che Came wvich Atoms, O)
Minima Naturalia; Wtrich sec
PRTHARTOMI Latus, in Geomerey, is 
Righr Line in any Conick Section, dravon chro
che Verrex oF che Section, and parallel eo chc
Bale oF the Cone.
PRIMARY Planets (accordine to Fome) are
the Three Superior Planets, viz. Saturn, Fupi
rer, and Mars; buc more property a Primar,
Planet is one thar mores round the Sun, a5 irs
Centre; whereas a Secondary Planet mores round
Tome orher Planer.
PRTMTE Figure, is chac which cannor be divi
ded into any orher Figures more simple chani
TelF; 25 a Friangle in Planes, the Pyramid in S0
lids: For aI Planes are made of the FirIt, a
Bodies or Solids compounded of the Second
PRTME Numbers, in Arichmerick, are those
made onty by addition, or C ollection oF Vnires
and noc by Mulriplication: S0 an Vnice orils
can meature ic; 25 2, 3, 4, 5, (9c. and is b
Tome called a simple, by ochers an Oncompouna
Number.
PRIME os the Moon, Signities che Nem Moon
at hex Krst Appearins, or abouc Threc Days at
ter che Chanse, ac wvtich rime Mc is laid to be
primed.
PRIME Verricals, Or Direct Frect North o
South Dyals, are those whose Planes lic paralle
to che Prime Vertical Circle. But lince every
Plarie hath chat Pole raised or depresed chercon.
wrtich lieth open ro ir: Theretore this Plane (i
2 Direct South) hach che South Pole elerated
and consequentir the Siyle (wrtrose Fleiphe mus
be cheComplement of the Lacirude ot chePlace
ill point downards.
the Meridian upon this Planc, the Proporrion is,
beins calculared and ser in a Tables the Dya
is described atrer che same manner as the flori
Zontal Dyal; which sec.
North Direct Frect Dyals, are bur ehe Back
side oF the South, becaule lying in che Carie 1Zi 
muth ichic: Theretore, eis no mOre buE EuEn
ins che south Oyal ux- side domn, and leavine
our che Supertuous Hlours berween 5 and 7, and
4 and 8, and the Norrh Dyal is made. Onty
nOre, Thac ehe Seyle must poine uprards eo che
Norch POle.
PRIMIER Scisin. The Firs POTeTION Or
Seisn ivas hererotore uled as a Branch of che
KineS Prerogatire, whereby he had che First
Polsestion; chac is, the entire Prosrs For a Y ear
OF aII ihc Lands and Penements Whereot his
Tenane (chac held oF him in Capire) died seised
in his Demelne as ot Fec, his Hleir chen beine
ac tul AgC, uneil he do his Hlomage; or il un
der AgC, uneil he evere of AgC. Bue 2II sche
Charges arisine Dy Primier Seisin, are caken
aay by che Srarure made, 12 Car. 2. Cap. 24.
PLLIMINC Tron, is a small Marp Tron which
is chrust inco che Touch hole of a Crear Cun
and peirces into che Cartridge chat holds chc
Pouder, thac (o ther may pur in the Prime pou-
dex or Touch pouder ro tre of the Piece.
PRTMOOEMITDRE, in Law, is che Ticle
OF an Flder Brocher in Rlehe of his Birrh.
PRTMORES Dentes, seu Incisivi Dentes, are
che Four Foremost Pccth in cach far; chey are
Preter broad, Marp ac cheir Ends, a litrle con-
rex ourmards; and hollon inwards; they have
cach a pretry. lons RoOr, a lirele crooted, and
divided into erro, by wrtich means chey have
the GrCater ForcC in cutrins oA the Aliments,
Which is cheir proper VIc.
PRTMEIM Mobile, in che Prolemaick Astro-
nomy, is suppoled 10 be a vast Sphere, whose
Centre is rhar OF the Worid, and in Comparison
oE ivhich che Farth is buc a Poine: This chey
vill have eo contain all orher Spheres wichin id
and eo sive Morion corhem, curnins is selF and
al chem quire round in Tvener tour ITours
PRTNTCIPAT, in Common La, Cignisiesche
Pame wich FTeirloome
PRTNCIPAL Ray, in Perspectire, is the Per-
pendicular one Wwhieh zoes From the Spectaror
Liye ro che Verrical Plane or the Table. ANC
the Poine Where ctris Ray Falls on the Table, is
called Frot LLMCM
PRLMLCCAL. Lont, Wich lome Wrirers call
the centre of the ricture, and che point of Con-
Casenelo
TLINCIPLE, a Word very CoMMOMI ana
very rariousr used; lomerimes ie signihes che
Tame a5 a Ma+II au LILIOII OI a 800a 1La
Ctical Rule OF ACtiOn: THuS Wwe Cay, a PexIOK
Wheretote, Po find the Pours Distance Tton
trom che Meridian
is a Man os Principles, WHe he alvays acts ac
and Religion.
Somerimes it signities a Thins Self-eridenis
and a5 ic vvere Nacurally knovn, and then tis
ulually casteu a irst Principle; do cats soui
can Lxist and not Lxiss at the same rime. Lla
Ibere there is no Lav, there is no lranspression:
cordins ro che Frernal Rules oF Moralier, Virtue
estae a no able l. 6 oentet aat a E aito
As the Radius is ro che Sine t  deste
Lleishe or C0. Lacitude
50 is che Fansent of ihe FTour, or Ansle a
che Pole
Toche Tangent oF che sereral FTours Ddistance
By etis Canon, che FPours requilice For che
Plane, as allo che FIaHE LIOUTS, QarTeIS, (9C.
Solule