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board Q     ~axter, com  to the Lar4board Tack, with a Gun.
If the Van arc to -tack firei, he. 1preads the Union Flag at
the Flag-iaff, on the Fore-top-maft-head, and fires a Gun,
iithe .Red Flag be not Abroad; but if' it be, then he
lowers t4he F9re7tOp Sails a little; and the Union Flag ii
fpread fom the Cap of the Fore-top-malf downwards
and every Flag-fhip doth the fame. It the Rear be to Tack
firit, he hoifis the Union Flag on the Flag-flaff, at the
Mizen-top-mail-head, and fires a Gun; wl'hich all the Flag-
lhips are to anfwer. -If all the Flag-flhips are to come into
his Wakepor Grain, he hoif4 a Red Flag at his Mizen-peek
and fires a. Gun; and all the Flag-fhips muff do the lame
If he would have him that codmmands in the Second Pofl ol
his Squadron to make more Sail (though he himfelf fhorter
Sail) h4g:hoifs a White Flag on the Enfign-llaff. But if he
that Commands in the Third Poai be to do fo, he hoifis a
Blye Flag, and fires a Gun, and all the Flag-fhips mufl
snake the fame Signal. Whenever he hoifts a Red Flag or
the Flag-ilaft at the Fore-top-mafl-head, and fires a Gun;
every Ship in the Fleet mull ufe their utmoil Endeavour to
engage the Enemy, in the Order prescribed them. When
he hoills a White Flag at his Mizen-peek, and fires a Gun.
;hen all the fmall Frigates of his Squadron, that are not of
the Line of Battle, are, to come underthe Stern. If the
)Fleet be failing by a Wind in the Line of :Battle; and the
Admiral would have them brace their Head-fails to the Mail,
he hoilst up a Yellow Flag, on the Flag-flaf, at the Mizen-
top-maaI-head, and fires a Gun; which the Flag-fhips are
to anfwer: and then the Ships, in the Rear muff Brace firit.
After this, if he would have them fall their Head-Sails, and
fland on, he- hoifis a Yellow Flag on the Flag-flaff of the
Fore-top-mafl-head,. and fires a Gun, which the Flag-hibpS
mull anfwer, and then the Ships in the Van, mull fall firlI,
and fland on. If whenr this Siggnal is made, the Red Flag
at the Fore-top-mafl-head be abroad, he fpreads the Yellow
Flag under the Red. If the Fleets being near one another,
the Admiral would have all the Ships to tack together, the
fboner to lie in a Poflure to engage the Enemy; he hoifls
an Union Flagon the Flag-ilaves at the Fore and Mizen-top-
mail-heads, and fires a Gun; and all the Flag-Ihips are to
do the lame. The Fleet being in a Line of Battle, if he
would have the Ship that leads the Van, hoiff, lower, fet,
or bawl up any of his Sails, he fpreads a Yellow Flag, under
that at his Main-top-mall-head, and fires a Gun, which
Signal the- Flag fhips are to anfwer; and then the Admiral
will hoifi, lower, fr, or hawi up the Sail, which he would
have the.Ship, that leads the Van, do; which is to be an-
fwered by the Flag-fhips of the Fleet. When the Enemies
run, and he would have the whole Fleet follow them, he
makes all the Sail he cats after them himfelf, takes down
the Signal for the Line of Battle, and fires two Guns out of
his Fore chafe, which the Flag-fhips anfwer, and then every
Ship is to endeavour to come up with, and Board the Enemy.
When he would have the Chafe given over, he hoilts a
White Flag at the Fore-top-malt-head, and fires a Gun, If
he would have the Red Squadron draw into a Line of Battle,
one a-breall of another, he puts abroad a Flag, firiped Red
and White, on the Flag-ilaff at the Main, top-mait-head,
with a Pendant under it; and fires a Gun: If the White or
Second Squadron is to do fo, the Flag is ltriped Red, White
and Blue,: If the Blue or Third Squadron is to do fo,
the Flag is a Genoefe Enfign and Pendant: But if they are
to draw into a Line of Battle, one a-head of another, the
fame Signals are made without a Pendant. If they are to
draw into the Line of Battle one a-Stern of another, with
a large Wind, and he would have the Leaders go with the
Star-board Tacks, a-board by the Wind; he hoils a Red
and White Flag at the Mizen-peek, and fires a. Gun: But
if they Ihould go with the Larboard-tacks Aboard, by the
Wind, he hoiGis a Genoefe Flag at the fame Place; which
Signals, like others, muff be anfwered by the Flag-flips.
SIGNATURE, Signing, a Subfcription or putting of
one's Name at the Bottom of an Ad or Deed, in one's own
Hand Writing. Anciently, when very few People could
write they difpenfed with the Ufe of Signatures; and con-
tentetheemifelves with the Party's Seal: See SEAL.-Sig-
nature of the Court of Rome, is a Supplication anfwered by
the Pope, whereby he grants a Favour, Difpenfation, or
Collation, to a Benefice, by putting the Fiat at the Bottom
thereof in his own Hand i or the Conceflfum e]j wrote in his
Prelence. The Signature, at the Bottom of the Supplica-
tion, gives the Name to. the whole Inllrument. The Sig-
inature contains the Claufes, Derogations, and Difpenfations,
wherewith the Pope grants the Favour, or the Benefice;
with a Commiffion for the Execution thereof, either in Fcrma'
dignum, or in gracious Form. A Signature of the Pope's
Own Hand, whereby he anfwers, Fiat ut Petitur, is pre-
ferred to another, anfwered by the Prefed, in his Prefence,
in thefe Words, Ccem sti petitur in    ~entiw SD. N.
!Pape. $o~imes, in Stigiftures with the FRat, the Pope
adds, 9~rio Motu; which Claufe gives themn lill further
Force. See PROVISsON. There are three Kinds of Signwa


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Or 01nc %JrunnAry;j anoUEir in rorma dignum irni
'fpatch'd for Canonicates; 'the third in Forma di,
vIifma, which is a Kind of Second Signature, or
rial Letter granted, where upon the Ordinary's
execute the firil within Thirty Days, the nearel
dinarv is enjoyn'd to execute it.


- SIGNATURE, in Printing, a Miark at the J
each Sheet, to facilitate the Gathering  and t
the Book ; and to mhew the Order, and Numl;
.  ires and Sheets. The Signatures confitf of to
Letters of the Alphabet; and change in every
F there be more Quires than Letters ill the Alphabe
'Capital Letter, they add a Imall one of the 4am e
a little a after a great A, Lc, which they repea
-as -is nece ary.
SIGNATURE is als   ufed by fotme Naturalif
i Relemblance a Vegetable or Mineral bears to at
the Human Body.
SIGNEITN one of the King's Seals, ufed -in fi
i private Lettefs, and in figning all Grants, whit
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;Majetty s Hiand by Bill. I he aignet is always in the Cuuto.
dy of the King's Secretaries: On whom attend Four Clerks
of the Signet-Oice. See SECRETARY.            '
SIGNIFICAVIT, is a Writ which iffues out of Chan-
cery, upon a Certificate given  by the Ordinary, of a
Man that lands obitinately Excommunicate fore the Space
of Forty Days, for the laying him up in Prifon, without
Bail, or Mainprize, till he fubmit himkelf to the Authority
of the Church.
SIGNIFICATION, the Senfe of a Sign, Word, Phrafe-
Emblem, $!c. or the l hing meant or denoted by the Sign,
Word, Figure, &ic. We are perfealy at a lofs as to the Sig
iification of the Hieroglyphic Chara~ters of the Antients.
SIGNIFICATION, in Law, is the Notification of an
A&, &c. made to the oppofite Party, by a Copy, &c. there-
of, given and attefiled by a proper Officer. Some Signicica-4
tions are to be made to the Perfon himfelf; or, at leaft, aty
his Houfe: For others, 'tis enough they be made to the
Party's Attorney, or Agent.
SILENCIARCY, Silenciarius, an Officer among the anti-
cit Roman Slaves. The Silenciary, according to 1ome Auk1
thors, was a Slave placed over the refr, to prevent any NoifA
and Din, and keep them filent. Seneca, in his Epilles,
mentioning the great Care taken to keep the Slaves mute, has
given Occafion to LiiPuts, Popma, and foane others, to fSp-
pofie, That the Silenciary was efilabliffhed in his Time: But
others, as Pignorius, think no fuch Conclufion can be drawn
from Seneca's Words; nor any Thing, but that they were,
even then, very fevere in preventing any Noife among the
Slaves. As to the Name and Office of the Silenciary, 'twas
not eflabliffbed till about the Time of Salvian; who is the
firfl Author that mentions it. - There were alMo Silen-
ciaries eflablifhed in the Emperor's Court; called  Zuie-
tis MinriJri, and Silenciarii Palatii; and honoured with the
Title of Clari/Jmix Speiabiles, !Devotififmi, and in Greek, 0
0CVjud0-/dTa70/, q. d. Motl admirable. There was a great'
Number of them; but only Thirty ordinarily officiated;
who were divided into Three Bands, each whereof had its
Decurio. The Council of Clhalcedon, call the Body of Silen-
ciaries, Schola devoti6wfiorum Silenciariorum.
SILENI, in Antiquity, Heathen DeminGods; the fame
with the Satyrs, which were called Sileni when they came to
be advanced in Age. Yet was there one principal Silenus,
elder th'an any of the refl. Diod. Siculus itys, He was the
Mailer, or Tutor of Bacchus, whom he difciplined nobly, and
followed him to the Wars. He quotes an ancient Poet naam.
ed T'hymetas, who relates, That the Sileni atlifled2?acchus
in the War he waged agaiilt the Titans5; adding, That the
firfl Silenus reigned in an. Ifland made by the River 24'ritoo
in Lybia. He is reprefented, as having a long Tail hang-
ing behind; which is likewile an Attribute of all his Pofle-
rity. The Poets always mount him on an Afs. Nonnus
makes Silenus a Son of 'fellus; and gives him Three Chil-
dren; Ajrf us, Maron, and Leneius. Servius, on Virgil's
Eclogue, makes Silenus the Son of Mercuryy; others, the Son
of Pan, and a Nymph: Others will have him born of the
Drops of the Blood of Caelus, Father of Saturn.
fochart, in his Canaan, will have Silenus to take his  -
Name from nfw, Silo, or L,?U    and   78y", Silan, the
Name of the Mleffiah.  He adds, That whatever is attri-
buted to this imaginary God, is all taken from   what
the Prophets have foretold  ofI the Yefus Chri: Thut
whereas 'tis faid, The Me//lab fhall be the Inilruaor Of
the People; Silenus is made Preceptor of Bacchus. Becaufe
'tis faid, That our Saviour (hall bind his Afs to the Vine,
and his Colt to the young Vine; Silenus is made to ride An
Afs. Becaufe our Saviour wafhed his Garments in Blood,
as thofe who trod the Wine-prefs ; Silenus was made to Pre-  0
fide over tkofe. who prefs'd the Vintage. Becaufe, 'tic  -
ded, his Eyes were red by Reafon of Wine; SitnuS was
made always fuddled.   'Bochart advances all this with *
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