UNder this Head of PROVISIONS (Accommodations, Equipage, fur∣nish, provide, procure, purvey,) are comprehended some of the same kinds of things as under the former, with this peculiar Difference, That several of the particulars under this are more occasional and transient,and not of such continual usefulness as those under the other. These are distinguishable into such as

• Have particular references, either to
  • Food, as to
    • The kinds of it.
      • ORDINARY. I.
      • EXTRAORDINARY. II.
    • The manner of PREPARING it. III.
  • CLOTHING. IV.
  • VESSELS. V.
• Are of a COMMON MIXED Nature. VI.

By SUSTENTATION ORDINARY (Commons, Fare, Cheer, Diet, Meat, Viands, sustenance, Victuals, Manciple, Caterer, Pantry,*) is intended such kind of Food as is usual for ordinary persons, and ordinary times; either according to the

General name; whether ‖ greater, more stated, constant and usual: or less, and more occasional.

• MEAL, Dinner, Supper, Refectory.
• REFECTION, Bait, Bever, Break-fast, Collation, Repast, Nunchion.

Solid and consistent; being made either of

• Grain or some Vegetable, ‖ baked in a drier substance without any consi∣derable mixture, of all other the most common and necessary: or else being made up and mixed with some other eatable substance.
  • BREAD, Loaf, Manchet, Cake, Dough, Bisket, Past, Batch, Pantry, Pantler.
  • PUDDING, Haggis, Sausage, Dumpling, Link.
• Milk ‖ condensed in the finer part: or of Milk coagulated and pressed.
  • BUTTER.
  • CHEESE.
• Animal musculary substance; either ‖ alone: or put into some bready substance, which is likewise capable of some other ingredients.
  • FLESH.
  • PIE, Pasty, Tart, Custard, Flawn, Past, Pastry, Pastler.

• Eating; consisting of
  • Water boiled with some other ingredients, ‖ for the strengthening of it for Food: or for the coagulating of it.
    • BROTH, Pottage, Porridge, Caudle, Cullice, Grout, Gruel, Pana∣do, Posset, Ptisane, Frumenty, Hogwash, Potherbe.
    • GELLY, congeal.
  • Fatty juice of several Vegetables, and sometimes of Animals, eaten with other things, and useful for Medicine; to which may be adjoyned the watery juice of dressed Flesh.
    • OIL.
    • GRAVY, Iuice.
• Drinking; the infusion of Burly or some other Grain first macerated; either ‖ without Hopps: or with Hopps.
  • ALE, Whort, Brew.
  • BEER, Drink, Whort, Brew.

II. SUSTENTATION EXTRAORDINARY (Cates, Delicates, Dain∣ties,*Liccorous,) may be considered according to the

III. Actions relating to the PREPARATION OF FOOD (dressing, crude,*raw,) are either

IV. Such things as are requisite for the covering of our nakedness,* and the preserving of us from the injuries of weather, are styled by the name of CLOTHING, Vest, Apparel, attire, Array, Garment, Raiment, Habit, Garb, Stole, Robe, Weed, accoutred, clad, dight, dressing, make ready, wear, invest, Livery, put on or off, naked, stript, bare, Taylour, Wardrope.

To which may be adjoyned, for its affinity, the usual name of those other things of the like use amongst men upon particular occasions, and more generally required for labouring beasts; ARMAMENT, Harness, Tackle, Array, Habiliment, Trappings, accoutred, Furniture, Traces.

V. Such kind of Vtensils as serve to contain other things, are usually cal∣led VESSELS, Cask, Receptacle, Pan, Plate, &c.

These are distinguishable by their Matter, Shapes and Uses, into such as serve for the

VI. The last Head of COMMON MIXED Materials, must be acknow∣ledged to be a very Heterogeneous heap.* But the several particulars under it being very necessary in their kinds, and not reducible to any of the other Heads, I am forced to put them together here, not knowing at present how to reduce them more properly. They are distinguishable by their Ends or Uses; being such Provisions as concern