Tempus e'dax rerum, time consumes all things.
Tempus fugit, time flies.

Tempus om'nia revelat, time reveals all things.

Tot hom'ines tot sententia, so many men, so many minds.

To'to cor'de, with the whole heart.

Tri'a juncta in u'no, three united in one."

Va'de me'cum, constant companion.
Veluti in speculum, as in a mirror.

Veni, vidi, vici, I came, I saw, I conquered.
Verbatim, word for word; literally.

Veritas vin'cit, truth conquers.

Versus, against.

Vi'a, by the way of.

Vi'ce, in the room of.

Vi'ce ver'sa, the reverse.

Vi'de, see.

Vi'de et cre'de, see and believe.

Vi et armis, by force of arms.

Ve'to, I forbid.

Viva voce, by word of mouth; by the living voice.
Vis inertia, the property of matter.

Vi'vant rex et regi'na, long live the king and queen. Vultus est index an'imi, the countenance is the index of the mind.

Vox populi, the voice of the people.
Vulgo, vulgarly, commonly.

Vox De'i, the voice of God.

Ultima'tum, a final answer.

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USUAL ABBREVIATIONS, WITH THEIR
EXPLANATIONS.

A. B. Artium Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Arts.
Abp. Archbishop.

A. C. or Ant. Chr. Ante Christum, Before Christ.
Acct. Account.

Ans. Answer,

A. D. Anno Domini, in the year of our Lord.
A. M. Artium Magister, Master of Arts.

A. M. Anno Mundi, in the year of the world.
A. M. Ante Meridiem, before noon.

A. U.C. Anno Urbis Conditæ, in the year of the building of the city (Rome).

C. P. S. Custos Privati Sigilli, Keeper of the Privy Seal.

C. R. Custus Rotulorum, Keeper of the Rolls.

C. S. Custos Sigilli, Keeper of the Seat.
Cwt. a hundred weight.

D. Denarius, a penny.

D. C. L. Doctor of Civil Law.

D. D. Doctor Divinitatis, Doctor of Divinity.
D. M. Doctor of Music.

Do. ditto; the aforesaid.

Dr. Doctor and Debtor.

12mo. Duodecimo, twelve leaves in a sheet.

E. East. W. West. N. North. S. South.
E. g. Exempli gratiâ, for example.
&c. et cætera, and so forth.

Exon. Exeter.

F. A. S. Fellow of the Antiquarian Society.
F. L. S. Fellow of the Linnean Society.
Fol. folio, two leaves in a sheet.

F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal Society.
Feb. February.

Gen. General.

Gent. Gentleman.

G. R. Georgius Rex.

G. C. B. Grand Cross of the Bath.

Ibid. the same.

Id. idem, the same.

i. e. id est, that is. Inst. instant.

Jan. January.

J. D. Jurium Doctor, Doctor of Laws.

J. H. S. Jesus Hominum Salvator, Jesus, Saviour of men.

K.B. Knight of the Bath.

K.G. Knight of the Garter.

Kt. Knight.

K.T. Knight of the Thistle.

lb. a pound weight.

L. D. Lady Day.

Ldp. Lordship.

LL. D. Legum Doctor, Doctor of Laws, i. e. of both the civil and canon law.

L. Liber, a book.

Libræ, pounds.

Lieut. Lieutenant.

M. A. or A. M. Magister Artium, Master of Arts. M. B. Medicinæ Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Physic. Messrs. Gentlemen.

Mr. Magister, Master.

M.D. Medicinæ Doctor, Doctor of Physic.
M. S. Memoriæ Sacrum, Sacred to the Memory.
MS. Manuscript.

MSS. Manuscripts.

N. B. Nota Bene, mark well.

n. 1. non liquet, it appears not. N. S. New Style.

O. S. Old Style.
Olymp. Olympiads.

8vo. Octavo, eight leaves in a sheet.
Oxon, Oxford.

Parl. Parliaments.

P.S. Postscript.

Per cent. per centum, by the hundred.
Philom. Philomathy, a lover of learning.

P. M. Post Meridiem, afternoon.

4to. Quarto, four leaves in a sheet.
q. d. quasi dicat, as if he should say.

q. 1. quantum libet, as much as you please.
q. s. quantum sufficit, a sufficient quantity.

R. Rex, King.

Rev. Reverend.

Reg. Prof. Regius Professor, King's Professor.
Rt. Hon. Right Honourable.

Rt. Wpful. Right Worshipful.

S. Solidus, a shilling.

Sept. or 7ber. September.

S. T. P. Sacræ Theologiæ Professor, Professor of Divinity.

v. vide, see.

viz. videlicet, that is to say.

Ult. ultimo, last month.

Wp. Worship.

Xmas. Christmas.

ABSTRACT OF HEATHEN MYTHOLOGY.

Abeo'na, or Adeo'na, a goddess of voyages.
Acan'tha, a nymph beloved by Apollo.

Ach'eron, the son of Sol and Terra, turned by Jupiter into a river of hell.