CIVIL RELATION. THat Relation arising from the associating of Families under Government for mutual benefit and defence, is styled Political or CIVIL, Republic,*Commonwealth, State, political, secular.

To which may be opposed ANARCHY, Confusion.

The Notions belonging to this do refer either to

• Persons in a political capacity, considered according to their
  • DEGREES. I.
  • PROFESSIONS or Vocations. II.
  • CONVENTIONS. III.
• Things or businesses, relating to
  • RIGHTS. IV.
  • CONTRACTS for the Alienation of our Rights. V.
  • OBLIGATIONS for the Confirmation of Contracts. VI.

• PROFESSIONS

VI. Those several kinds of Assurances which men offer concerning what they intend to give or do, are styled, OBLIGATIONS, plight,*en∣gage, Deed, bind, Bond, Bill, evidence, &c. undertake for.

And when such Obligations are reciprocal, they are then called PA∣CTIONS, Agreement, Compact, Covenant, Bargain, Condition, indent, Match, Stipulation, Sponsion, Warranty, Article, strike up a bargain.

These are either

• Imperfect; or degrees towards Contracts more
  • Remote; in the first overtures of a Contract; whether ‖ as begun by one: or mutual betwixt both.
    • BESPEAKING, Retain.
    • TREATING, driving a Bargain, capitulate, chaffer, parley, cheapen, huck, haggle.
  • Near; in proposal of those terms according to which one obliges himself to ‖ buy: or sell.
    • BID, offer, huck, haggle.
    • DEMAND, cheapen, ask, exact.
• Perfect; either in
  • Words;
    • Spoken.
      • Common; ‖ ingaging our Veracity, sometimes with the addition of such solemn expressions as may testifie our reality.
        • PROMISE, Word, Parol, plight, Covenant, League, undertake for, pass ones word.
        • PROTESTATION, Asseveration, averr, vouch, stand in, Atte∣station.
      • Sacred; ingaging our Religion, and appealing to God as ‖ a Witness, and as a Iudge, to punish us upon our falshood.
        • SWEARING, Oath, deposing, abjure, Perjury, adjure, purge upon Oath.
        • IMPRECATION, Execration, Malediction, Cursing.
    • Written; attested with ‖ our peculiar name, or Mark: or Impressing some figure in Wax, or some like matter
      • SIGNING, Obligation, Deed, Evidence, Bill, Indenture, Instru∣ment, Writing, Muniment, Conveyance, Policy, subscribe, under ones hand, set ones hand.
      • SEALING, Seal, Signet, Sigil, Bond, specialty.
  • Security;
    • Personal: whether ‖ express, by promising for another, and making himself liable to the same Penalty upon the other's failing: or impli∣cit, by speaking in one's behalf.
      • SPONSION, Stipulation, Bail, vouch, undertake for, Surety-ship, Hostage, Security, Warrant, Caution, engage, responsible for.
      • INTERCESSION, Mediate or, interpose, speak for.
    • Real, of ones Goods; either
      • Absolute; by ingaging for the truth of a Promise either ‖ the Goods in specie, or only his right to them.
        • PAWN, Pledge, gage, engage.
        • MORGAGE, Security, Statute, Caution, engage.
      • Relative; by ingaging them for the success of a thing contingent, ‖ either as Principal, or as Accessory.
        • WAGER, Stake, vy, lay, prize.
        • BET, Stake, vy, revy.