Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Procéde-re, v. n.
1. to proceed, go forward, go to; 2. to proceed, continue, go on; 3. to proceed, come from or be derived, spring or have its rise from. — bene verso uno, to act or behave well towards one. — soavemente,to proceed softly; adj. Procéde-nte.
Florio: a worlde of wordes, or most copious, dictionarie in Italian and English
procedere: to proceed, to goe on, forward or beyond, to keepe on a course, to passe forth.