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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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STALTONAEY; a Planet is Paid 1O BC Statio-
nary, Whento any FyC placed on the Farrt, it ap
pears for some cime ro Rand sill, and eo have no
prosrettire Mocion torward in is Orbicround ue
STATOS Morbi. Sec Aeme.
STATOTE, is a W ord chac hath divees signiti-
carions: 25 Arst, ic signities an Aet oF Parliament
made by che Kins and che Phree Pctates oF che
Realm; in which sense it is cirher General or Spe-
cial. In anocher lignification, Statute is a StOrL
Wririns, Called a Statuce Merchant, Or a Statute
Staple; Which sec. Statures are alo vulsarls ta-
Ken FOF IhC PeTit-Sessions, bY 5 FlI Z. Cap. 4.
STATOTE Merchant, is a Bond acknowledged
betore one ot che Clerks oF the Statures-Merchane
and MaYOT, Or Chief Warden oF the Ciry oF Lon-
don, or tvo Merchanes oF the laid Ciey For chac
purpole assisned, or betore che Mayor, Chiet
Warden, or Master oF orher Ciries or good Towns,
Or ocher lusficiene Men For thac purpole appointed,
Scaled With the Seal oF the Debror and oFThe King.
Wwhichis of cvo pieces; che greacer is Kepe by che
Mayoc, Chiet. Warden, 8c. and rhe lesser by che
Paid Clerkes.
STATOTE Scaple, is 50 called cither Property
OE Impropextr. A Stature-Staple, property (0 Cal
led, is a Bond ot Record, acknowledged betore
the Maror oF che Scaple, in che Prelence ol one ot
checivo Constables of che lame Staple; For Wticl
Seal, che Fec is of everr Pound, il the Sum ex-
cecd noc 100 l. an Haltpennr; and it ic excecd
200l. a Farthins; and by virrue ot such Stature.
Staple, che Credicor may Forchrich hare Execu-
tion ot the Body, Lands, and Goods of the Deb-
FOT. Statute-Scaple improper, is a Bond ot Record.
founded upon the STaT. 23 FI. 8. cap. 6. OFthe na-
ture OF a proper Scatute- Staple, a5 ro che Force and
Execurion oF ic; and acknow ledsed betore onc ot
che Chiet justices; and in cheir Absence, betore
che Mayor oE che Sraple, and Recorder ot Lon
don.
STATOTOM de Paborariis, is 2 Wric fudicial
for the Apprehendins oF such Labourers 25 retuse
10 Work accordins r0 che Srarure, ReS. Fudic.
Fol. 27
SFATOTO Mercatorio, is  WVrir For che Im-
prisonins ot him chac has forteired a Bond callea
Statute Merchant, uneil che Debe be Caristied. O.
chele, chere is one against Las- persons, and anocher
against Ecclehiastical.
STATOTO. Scapulae, is a Wrir that lies t0 tatie
his Body eo Prison, and seire upon his Lands and
Goods, thac hach forteiced a Bond called Statute-
Staple.
TheMain. mast, Fore mast, with cheMacts Belone-
ins rochem, have allo Back stays, Wrtich help t0
kecp the Mast trom pirchins Forvard, Or over-
board, because cher so on cither side oF the Strip;
Fobrine a Ship uxon the
STAVES, Or to stay ber, is in order toher Tack
ins, which is chus done: Ac the lame time bear uF
Etie FTelm, let Ry the Poresait Sheat, let e0 the Fore-
bomlins, Brace the Weather-brace ot che Forc- Cail. 5
the Came is also donerothe Pop-sail and Pop. callant-
sail, only cheir Sticars inust De Kepe FaC. IF che
Sprit Pail Be out, then ac the samerime let 30 the
Sprit-Cail Shear allo, Wwich che Fore-Mheet, and Brace
theWeather-brace: Buc the Fackes, Sheats, Bracinss
and Bomlings, ot the Mainsail, Main- top. Sail, ane
Missen are nocalrered. And When the Wind comes
in ac the Borr, wrhrich betore wras che Lec-BoW, ic
drires al the Sails backward asainst the Strouds
and Masts, (o thac che Strip makes no ar forard
bur drires wichher Broad- side. Those are reckonec
the best Stixs, which will stay wich ehe sewest
Sails.
STEADZ, a Word oF Command ac Sea, From
him chac Conns ro the Man at FTelm, 10 Kecp che
Strix steady in her Courle, and noc eo matie Angles
Or Taws (25 ther call chem) in OE OUE.
STEATOCELE, is a Ruprure or Tumor in che
Scrotum ot a Fariy. or Suer-likre Consistence. Blan-
chard.
STEATOMA, is a precernatural Sevelline wrhict
COnStS OF a Maccer almost like Suer, ot the Pame
Colour rhirouehour, (otc; and cho noc casils vield-
ins co che Touch, ver luddenr recurns, the lingers
beins remored, 10 its proper Strape and Big-
ne(S.
STEEL, is made, accordins 10 MIE. Lemery,
P. 154, by Scracitrins oE Places oF Tron in a larse
Furnace, Wwirhr che FTOrnS Ox NTailS OF AnialS, Un
der wrhich is made Q verr greac Fire: Thus is che
Tron calcined; bur wtien red HTOc, and near MelE-
ing, cher catre the Plares our and dipthem Cud-
dentr in cold Wacer, and (0 ther become
Stecl.
Steet I5 nor 50 ∞00d as Tron For Mledicinal Opera.
tion, because che volarile Parrs are mostly purged
auvar in che Calcination, and whac remains is hard-
ly dissolrable br che fuice in che Body.
STFER: T0 Sceer a Strip, is co guide Or 50-
ver her by che Helm. Fe is the best Sceersman Fhat
uses ihe least Norion in purring che TTelm OVeF LO
and asain, and chac keeps ihe Shrip best trom makine
Tans; chac is, trom runnins in and our. There
are cliree ways 1o Sccer br.
1. BY any Mark on the L and, S0 aS LO KCCB ehe
Strix Even by it.
2. By che Compats, Which is ro keex the Strixs
Flead axon Inch a Rumb or Point OF thC CompaIS,
as best leads ro hex delired POrr.
3. FoSceer as one is bidden or Conded, Wohick
is che Dur (in a erear Strip) oE him char is cakins his
Lurm ac Helm.
STEERAGE, a PAFE OF a Ship Where he Rand
eth etiae Stecreth; phac is, Guides che FIelm Oc
Ruader OF che Strip; and chis in a Man oF Wac is
alivays betore che Bulk-head of che grear Cabbin;
and Wvhere ever the stcersman be placed, he muct
Aand (0, 25 thac he can see che Leetch oF ihe Sails,
SFAYS in a Ship, are Ropes Whole ule 15 ro
Keep ihe Mast From Fallins aFE: AII MastS, TOP-
Masts, and Flag-Scares hare Stass, CxccptC SpH
Pail LoV. mak; che Scay oFche Main mast, which
is called che Main stay, is by a Lannier Fastned 10 a
Collar, Which comes abour a Rinee belongins to
the FTead; the Main top mast Scay, IS Fastned to
ehe Llead of the Fore-mast, by a Scrap and a dead
Maris Lye, and (0 is the Main-cop. callant- mast
Kayed ro the Fead of che Fore cop mast; che
Fore mast and Masts belongins to ic, are in the
Pame manner Aayed rothe Bolc-sprir and Sprir. Cail
Top. Pait Mast, Wohich Scars do likervise Aay chc
BOlEspriE it SelF. The Missen Say COmes 1O the
Main mast by the LIaIE. Deck, ana che Copmakt
Aays come to che Shrouds with Crows feer. Ihe
Mast ic belorBs 10.
Lenpit, ot ehe Scay 1s che lame Woul  Wxtrether ches be in he Winc Or nOc.