Chronology; or, the historian's vade-mecum: Wherein every remarkable occurrence in English history, ... are alphabetically recorded, and the dates affixed; ... By the Rev. Dr. John Trusler. ... In two volumes. ... [pt.2]

A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF EMINENT PERSONS.

[For such persons whose NAMES cannot be found here, look in VOLUME I.]

A.

• AALST, Everard, Dutch painter (fruit and flowers), born, 1602; died, 1658.
• Aaron born, 1575; died, 1453 before Christ.
• Abbot, archbishop of Canterbury, shooting at a buck, at Bramshill Park, Hampshire, accidentally killed the keeper, for which he was deemed inca∣pable of any longer performing the functions of a bishop, 1621, died August 3, 1633, aged 71.
• Abdalla, son of Omar, flourished, 625.
• Abel born, in the third year of the world; killed by Cain, 129, ditto, 3874 before Christ.
• Abelard, Peter, died, 1143, aged 62.
• Abernethy, John, the dissenting minister, died, 1740, aged 60.
• Abu Bekr, Mahomet's successor, died, 634, aged 63.
• Abulfeda, prince and geographer, died, 1345, aged 72.
• Accius, the poet, flourished, 143 before Christ.
• Achilles, the Grecian general, died, 1184 before Christ.
• Adam created, Friday, October 28, 4004; died, 3034 before Christ, aged 930.
• Addison, Joseph, born, 1671, died, June 17, 1719.
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• Ado, the historian, died, 874.
• Agamemnon, the Grecian general, died, after 904 before Christ.
• Agathias, the Greek historian, flourished, 565.
• Agesilaus, king of Sparta, 400; died, 360 before Christ.
• Agis IV. king of Lacedemon, put to death, 241 be∣fore Christ.
• Agricola, the Roman general, died in 93, aged 56.
• Agricola, Rod. died, 1485, aged 43.
• Agrippa, king of Judea, died in 44, aged 54, having reigned 24 years.
• Agrippa, Cornelius, the writer, died, 1534, aged 48.
• Ahab killed at Ramoth Gilead, 897 before Christ.
• Ahaz died, 726 before Christ.
• Ajax, son of Teucer, flourished, 1154 before Christ.
• Ajax, son of Telamon, flourished, 1149 before Christ.
• Akenside, Dr. Mark, died, June 23, 1770, aged 35.
• Alban, St. the first English martyr, suffered, 286.
• Albani, Francis, Italian painter, died, 1660, aged 82.
• Alberoni, Cardinal, prime minister of Spain, died, 1752, aged 88.
• Albertus Magnus, archbishop of Ratisbon, born, 1205; died, 1280.
• Albinus, the anatomist, died, 198.
• Albumazer, the Arabian astrologer, flourished, 841.
• Alceus, the lyric poet, flourished, 607 before Christ.
• Alceus, the tragic poet, flourished, 378.
• Alcibiades, Athenian general, died, 404 before Christ, aged 46.
• Alcman, the Greek lyric poet, flourished, 672 before Christ.
• Alexander ab Alexandro, a civilian of Venice, flou∣rished, about 1475.
• Alexander the Great born, 356; succeeded Philip, 336; defeated Darius at the river Granicus, when all lower Asia submitted to him, 334; founded the Grecian empire, 331; died at Babylon, March 21, 323 before Christ, aged 32. See Amazons.
• Alphonsus X. king of Castile, author of the Alfonsine tables, died, 1284, aged 67.
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• Alva, Duke of, governor of the Low Countries, died, 1582, aged 74.
• Ambrose, St. born, 333; made bishop of Milan, 374; died, 397.
• Ambrosius Aurelius chosen king of the Britons, 465; crowned at Stonehenge; died, 508.
• Amos began to prophesy, 787 before Christ, in the 37th year of Jeroboam II. king of Israel.
• Amphion. See Linus.
• Amyot, bishop of Auxerre, born, 1514; died, 1595.
• Anacharsis, Scythian philosopher, lived, about 554 before Christ.
• Anacreon, the Greek poet, died, 474 before Christ, aged 85.
• Anastasius I. emperor of the East, died, 518, aged 87.
• Anaxagoras, the Rhodian philosopher, died, 428 before Christ, aged 70.
• Anaxandrides, the comic poet, flourished, 378 before Christ.
• Anaxarchus, the Greek philosopher, flourished, 340 before Christ.
• Anaximander, the Greek philosopher, died, 547 before Christ, aged 64.
• Anaximenes, the Greek philosopher, lived, about 556 before Christ.
• André, Major, hanged by the Americans, charged with being a spy, Oct. 2. 1780.
• Andrew, St. martyred, Nov. 30, 69; festival insti∣tuted, 359.
• Andrews, bishop of Winton, born, about 1555; died, 1626.
• Andrews, St. archbishop of, hanged at Stirling, 1571.
• Andronicus, peripatetic philosopher, flourished, 100 before Christ.
• Angelo, Michael, Italian painter, died, 1564, aged 89.
• Anhault, Rev. George, prince of, born, 1507; died, 1557.
• Anna Comnena, daughter of Alexius, emperor of

• Constantinople, and authoress, born, 1083; died, after 1118.
• Annibal, senior, Carthagenian general, died, 404 before Christ. See Hannibal.
• Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, died, 1109, aged 76.
• Anson, Admiral lord, died, 1762.
• Anthony, Marc, the Roman general, died, 30 before Christ, aged 53.
• Anthony, St the Great, institutor of the monastic life, died in a desart, Feb. 14, 356, aged 105. See Monkery.
• Antipater, the general, died, 319 before Christ.
• Antisthenes, the Greek philosopher, lived, 395 be∣fore Christ.
• Antoninus. See Caracalla.
• Antonius, Marc, the Roman orator, died, 87 before Christ, aged 56. See Octavia.
• Antony, of Messina, the first Italian who painted in oil, died, about 1493.
• Anvari, the Persian poet, died, 1201.
• Apelles, the chief of a sect called Apellites, appeared, 175. He was a disciple of Marcion, and taught, that Christ's body was made up of all the heavens, through which he passed, and which he returned at his ascension.
• Apelles, the Greek painter, flourished, 334 before Christ.
• Apollinarius, the heresiarch, bishop of Laodicea, flourished, 370. He taught, that the godhead and manhood in Christ were so united, that his divinity suffered on the cross, equally with his body.
• Apollodorus, of Damas, the architect, flourished, 104.
• Apollonius, the geometrician, lived, 242 before Christ.
• Appian, the Roman historian, flourished, in 143.
• Apuleius, of Medaura, the Platonic philosopher, flourished, about 200.
• Aquapendente, the Italian physician, died, 1603.
• Aquila, who translated the Old Testament into Greek, flourished, 128.
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• Aquinas, St. Thomas, the divine, died, 1274, aged 50.
• Aratus, the Greek poet, flourished, 278 before Christ.
• Arbuthnot, Dr. born, 1681; died, 1735.
• Arcesilaus, the academic, died, 300 before Christ, aged 75.
• Archelaus, king of Macedon, patron of learning, 913 before Christ.
• Archias, the Greek poet, flourished, about 60 before Christ.
• Archilochus, the Greek poet, inventor of Iambic verse, flourished, 686 before Christ.
• Archimedes, of Syracuse, the mathematician, killed, 212 before Christ.
• Aretin, Leonard, the Italian historian, died, 1443, aged 74.
• Aretine, Peter, the satyrist, of Arezzo, died, 1556, aged 65.
• Arion, the Greek musician, flourished, 620 before Christ.
• Ariosto, the Italian poet, born, 1474; died, 1533.
• Aristarchus, the tragic poet, alive, 453 before Christ, aged 100.
• Aristarchus, the astronomer, died, about 280 before Christ, aged 81.
• Aristaenetus, the Greek author, flourished, about 358.
• Aristeus, the Greek poet, flourished, about 556 be∣fore Christ.
• Aristides, the Athenian general, lived, 488 before Christ.
• Aristides, the Greek orator, flourished, about 120.
• Aristippus, the Cyrenian philosopher, flourished, 392 before Christ.
• Aristonicus strangled at Rome, by order of the senate, 126 before Christ.
• Aristophanes, the Greek actor, died, 200 before Christ, aged 80.
• Aristotle, prince of philosophers, died at Chalcide, 322 before Christ, aged 63.
• Arius. See Arians, Vol. I.
• Arminius, a Dutch divine, died, 1608. From him the Arminians took their name.
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• Armstrong, John, M. D. the poet, died, Sept. 30, 1779.
• Arne, Mich. Mus. Dect. died, March 5, 1778, in years.
• Arnobius, the rhetorician, flourished, 303.
• Arrian, the Roman historian, flourished, 150.
• Arfaces I. king of the Parthians, who rescued Parthia from the Macedonian yoke, died, 245 before Christ. See Artabanus, Parthia.
• Artabanus IV. last king of the Parthians, conquered by Artaxerxes; died, 229.
• Artaxerxes, first king of Persia, 229; died, 229 before Christ.
• Artemidorus, who wrote on auguries, flourished, 146 before Christ.
• Artemisia, queen of Caria, who built the mausoleum, a tomb to the memory of her husband Mausolus, flourished, 480 before Christ.
• Arthur, king of Britain, died, 542, aged 70. See Salute, Vol. I.
• Arviragus, a British king, flourished, in 80.
• Asaph, St. died, 590.
• Ascham, the commonwealth's envoy at Madrid, murdered by the banished royalists, 1655.
• Ascham, Roger, secretary to Mary and Elizabeth, born, about 1515; died 1568.
• Ashmole, Elias, the antiquarian, born, 1617; died, 1692.
• Aspasia flourished at Athens, 448 before Christ.
• Astruc, John, the French physician, born, 1684; died, 1766.
• Athanasius, St. the first christian clergyman, made bishop of Alexandria, 326; died, May 2, 373, aged 73. See Monkery, St. George.
• Athaeneus, of Naucrates, the critic, flourished, 190.
• Athenagoras, the Athenian philosopher, flourished, about 177.
• Atherton, bishop of Waterford, hanged at Dublin, for bestiality, Dec. 5, 1640, aged 42.
• Atkins, Sir Robert, chief baron, and writer, died, 1709, aged 88.
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• Atterbury, bishop of Rochester, banished, for con∣spiring, with the Pretender, against George I. June 18, 1723; died, 1732, aged 69.
• Aubrey, John, the antiquary, born, 1626; died, about 1700.
• Augustin, St. father of the Latin church, born, 354; baptised, 387; died, 431.
• Augustus, king of Poland, died, 1733.
• Aulus Gellius, the Latin gramarian, flourished, 112.
• Aurengz••be, the Great Mogul, died, 1707, aged 90.
• Ausonius, the Latin poet, died, after 392.

B.

• BACCHUS was one of the earliest improvers of husbandry in India, and as such, deified, about 1600 before Christ. See Wine.
• Bacchylides, the Greek poet, died, 480 before Christ.
• Bacon, Roger, called Friar, the astronomer, born, 1214; died, 1292; his study at Oxford built in Stephen's reign.
• Bacon, Sir Francis, lord chancellor, sent to the Tower, on a charge of bribery, 1622; died, April 9, 1626, aged 66.
• Bajazet defeated by Tamerlane, 1402; died, 1403. See Constantinople, Vol. I.
• Baker, Sir Richard, author of the Chronicle, born, 1584; died, 1645.
• Balbinus. See Maximus.
• Balchen, Admiral, cast away in the Victory, October, 1744. A thousand persons perished with him.
• Baldwin, emperor of the East, died, 1206.
• Bale, bishop of Ossory, the historian, born, 1495; died, 1563.
• Balsamon, canon law writer, died, 1214.
• Baltzar, Thomas, the musician, flourished, 1658.
• Balzac, French writer, born, 1594; died, 1654.
• Bancroft, a Lord-mayor's officer, died worth 30,000l. 1729, which is, by his will, disposed of to chari∣table uses by the Draper's company.
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• Barbarossa, the famous corsair, flourished, 1535.
• Barclay, John, polite writer, died, 1621, aged 37.
• Barclay, Robert, the quaker, born, 1648; died, 1690.
• Bardesanes, the Syrian heresiarch, a disciple of Va∣lentin, who added new errors, appeared, 163.
• Barnabas, St. stoned, about 50.
• Barnard, Sir John, Lord-mayor of London, 1738; died, 1764, aged 80.
• Barocci, of Urbin, history painter, born, 1528; died, 1612.
• Baronius, Cardinal, died, 1607, aged 69.
• Barrow, Rev. Dr. Isaac, died, 1677, aged 46.
• Barthius, Gaspar, a learned writer, born in Saxony, 1587; died, 1658.
• Bartholemew, St. martyred, August 24, 71; feast instituted, 1130.
• Bartolomeo, Dutch painter (landscapes and animals), born, 1620; died, 1660.
• Bartolomeo, French painter, born, 1469; died, 1517.
• Basil, St. founded his order, 354; died, 378, aged 51.
• Basilides, the heresiarch, appeared, 105, who taught, that there were 365 heavens peopled by God; that Christ had not a real body, and was not really crucified.
• Basilius. See Bulgarians.
• Bassano, Italian painter (landscapes and animals), born, 1510; died, 1592.
• Bautru, William, French writer, born, 1588; died, 1665.
• Baxter, Reverend Richard, born, 1615; died, 1691.
• Baxter, William, the grammarian, born, 1650; died, 1723.
• Bayard, Chevalier, a French general, slain in battle, 1524, aged 48.
• Bayer, the mathematician, died, 1627.
• Bayle, Peter, author of the dictionary, died, 1706, aged 59.
• Beamont, Francis, dramatic writer, born, 1585; died, 1615; Sir John, the poet, his brother, died, 1628, aged 35.
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• Beaton, Cardinal, archbishop of St. Andrews, mur∣dered by the disciples of Wishart, whom the car∣dinal had condemned to the flames for heresy, May 28, 1546.
• Bede, the historian, died, 735, aged 70.
• Bedford, Duke of, regent and uncle to Henry VI. died at Rouen, Sept. 14, 1435.
• Bedford, J. duke of, died, 1771.
• Behmen, Jacob, the visionary, born in Germany, 1575; died, 1624.
• Behn, Aphara, the poetess, died, 1689.
• Bek, the Dutch portrait painter, died, 1656.
• Belidor, of Catalonia, military writer, died, 1765, aged 70.
• Bellai, Cardinal du, died, 1560.
• Bellarmin, Cardinal, born in Italy, 1542; died, 1621.
• Belleau, the French poet, born, 1528; died, 1577.
• Belleisle, Marshal, and his brother, brought prisoners to Windsor castle, 1745. The marshal died, 1761, aged 78.
• Bellin, the Italian painter, born, 1421; died, 1501.
• Bellisarius, the general, deprived of all his dignities, and imprisoned by the emperor Justinian, for con∣spiring against his life, 561; died, 565.
• Bembo, cardinal of Venice, the historian, died, 1547, aged 68.
• Benedict XIV. Pope, a voluminous writer, born, 1675; died, 1758.
• Benedict, St. founder of the Benedictines, died, 546, aged 66; the order instituted, 548.
• Bennari, Genedetto, Italian painter, born, 1597; died, 1667.
• Benoit, Elias, French historical writer, born, 1640; died, 1728.
• Benserades, the French poet, born, 1612; died, 1691.
• Bentivoglio, Cardinal, Italian historian, died, 1644, aged 65.
• Bentley, Reverend Dr. Richard, the critic, born, 1662; died, 1742.
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• Berenger, a French divine, died, 1088, aged 90. See Sacramentarians.
• Berille bishop of Bosra, in Arabia, an heresiarch, who denied the divinity of Christ, flourished, 241.
• Berkeley, bishop of Cloyne, died, 1753, aged 73. See Tar Water
• Berkenhead, Sir John, political writer, born, 1615; died, 1679.
• Bernard, St. a Latin writer, died, 1153, aged 62.
• Bernard, Reverend Dr. Edward, the astronomer, born, 1638; died, 1696.
• Beroseus, the Chaldean historian, flourished, 268 before Christ.
• Bertin, Nich. French painter, born, 1664; died, 1736.
• Betterton, the player, born, 1635; died, 1710. See Theatre, Vol. I.
• Beveridge, bishop of St. Asaph, the antiquarian, born, 1638; died, 1707.
• Beza, Theod. who translated the Testament, born at Vezelai, 1519; died, 1605.
• Biddle, John, the Socinian writer, born, 1615; died, 1662.
• Bidloo, the Dutch anatomist, born, 1649; died, 1713.
• Birch, Reverend Dr. learned writer, killed by a fall from his horse, 1768, aged 78.
• Blackmore, Sir Richard, physician and poet, died in years, 1729.
• Blackstone, Sir William, judge, died, Feb. 14, 1780.
• Blaize, Bishop, patron of the woolcombers, having invented the card for combing of wool, suffered martyrdom in the reign of Dioclesian.
• Blake, Admiral, born, 1598; died, 1657.
• Blanchard, French painter, born, 1600; died, 1638.
• Bloemart, Dutch painter, born, 1567; died, 1647.
• Blois, Peter, the historian, died, 1200.
• Blount, Sir Thomas Pope, born, 1649; died, 1697.
• Blow, John, the musician, born, 1648; died, 1708.
• Boccace, Italian poet, born, 1313; died, 1375.
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• Boerhave, Dr. Dutch physician, died, September 23, 1738, aged 69.
• Boetius, Roman poet, beheaded, 524.
• Boileau, French poet, born, 1630; died, 1712.
• Bolingbroke, Lord, the author, died, 1751, aged 73.
• Bolonese, Italian painter, born, 1606; died, 1680.
• Bonarelli, Italian poet, born, 1563; died, 1608.
• Booth, Barton, the player, born, 1682; died, May, 1733.
• Borgia, Caesar (the bastard son of pope Alexan∣der VI.), whose whole life was a scene of villainy, killed, March 12, 1508.
• Borlase, Edmund, historical writer, died, after 1682.
• Boscawen, Admiral, died, 1761.
• Bossu, René le, French writer, died, 1680.
• Bossuet, bishop of Meaux, born, 1627; died, 1704.
• Both, Dutch painter (landscapes and animals), born, 1600; died, 1650.
• Bouchard, bishop of Worms, died, 1022; one of the most learned prelates of his time: his worldly effects consisted only of a hair shirt, an iron chain, which served him for a belt, and three deniers in money.
• Boufflers, Lewis, marshal de, died, 1711, aged 67.
• Bourdeloue, Lewis, French preacher and writer, born, 1632; died, 1704.
• Bourdon, Sebastian, French painter, born, 1616; died, 1671.
• Bourignon, Mad. the enthufiast, born, 1616; died, 1680.
• Boursalt, Edmé, French dramatist, born, 1638; died 1701.
• Bowmaker, the Scotch historian, flourished, 1415.
• Boyer, the lexicographer, born, 1664; died, 1729.
• Boyle, Charles, earl of Orrery, writer and statesman, born, 1676; died, 1731. See Orrery.
• Boyle, John, earl of Orrery, critic and poet, born, 1707; died, 1762.
• Boyle, Richard, earl of Cork, born, 1566; died, after 1643; Roger, his fifth son, first earl of Or∣rery,

• soldier and writer, born, 1621; died, 1679; Robert, his seventh son, the mathematician, born, 1627; died, 1691.
• Braccelli, Genoese historian, flourished, 1435.
• B••••ddock, General, killed at Du Quesne, July 9, 1755.
• Brady, Reverend Dr. Nicholas, born, 1659; died, 1726.
• B••••••e, Tycho, the Danish astronomer, born, 1546; died, 16••1.
• B••y, Reverend Dr. Thomas, born, 1656; died, 1741.
• B••••rewood, Edward, the mathematician, born, 1565; died, 1613.
• B••••gel, Peter, Dutch painter (rural sports), born, 1505; died, after 1576; John, his son, painter (••••••dscape.), born, 1575; died, 1642.
• B••••l, James de, French historian, born, 1528; died, 1614.
• Brewer, Anthony, dram. poet, flourished, in the reign of Charles the First.
• Brooke, Sir Robert, law writer, died, 1558.
• Brooke, Fulke Greville, lord, stabbed by an old servant, September 30, 1628, aged about 70; he having shewn this servant his will, and not leaving him a legacy therein.
• Brown, Rev. Dr. political writer, killed himself, Sept. 23, 1766, aged 50.
• Brown, Robert, founder of the Brownists, 1580; died, 1630, aged 80.
• Brown, Thomas, humorous writer, died, 1704.
• Brown, William, the poet, born, 1590; died, 1645.
• Browne, Sir Thomas, a learned writer, born, 1605; died, 1682.
• Brouwr, the Dutch painter (rural sports), born, 1608; died, 1638.
• Brun, Charles le, French history painter, born, 1618; died, 1691.
• Brutus, Lucius Junius, slain, 509 before Christ.
• Brutus, Marcus Junius, who slew Caesar, killed at

• his own request, by his friend Strato, 24 before Christ, aged 43.
• Bruyere, French writer, died, 1696, aged 56.
• Bucer, Martin, the reformer, born, 1491; died, 1551.
• Buchannan, George, Scots historian, born, 1506; died, 1582.
• Buck, Sir George, the antiquarian, flourished, 1612.
• Buckingham, George Villiers, duke of, the poet, born, 1627; died, 1688.
• Buckingham, John Sheffield, duke of, writer and statesman, born, 1649; died, Feb. 24, 1721.
• Buckland, Ralph, died, 1612.
• Budaeus, William, a learned writer, born at Paris. 1476; died, 1540.
• Budgell, Eustace, polite writer, born, about 168••; drowned himself, 1736.
• Bunyan, John, author of Pilgrim's Progress, born, 1628; died, 1688.
• Burkitt, Reverend William, the commentator, born, 1650; died, 1703.
• Burleigh, Capt. murdered at Winton, Feb. 10, 1648.
• Burleigh, or Burghley, Cecil, lord, the statesman, born, 1521; died, 1••98.
• Burnet, bishop of Sarum, born, 1643; died, 1715.
• Busby, Rev. Dr. Richard, born, 1606; died, 1695.
• Butler, Samuel, author of Hudibras, born, 1612; died, 1680.
• Byng, Admiral George, shot at Spithead (for not engaging the French flee••), March 14, 1757.
• Byrom, John, the poet, born, 1691; died, 1763.

C.

• CADMUS, first king of Thebes, 1094 before Christ.
• Cadmus Milesius, first Greek historian in prose, flourished under Cyrus, 544 before Christ.
• Caietano, Scipio, co-temporary with Raphael, died, 1534.
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• Caligula, the Roman emperor, died, 41, aged 29.
• Callari, Gabriel, Italian painter, born, 1568; died, 1631.
• Callimachus, the Greek architect, inventor of the Corinthian order, flourished, 540 before Christ.
• Callimachus, the Greek poet, died, 244 before Christ.
• Callisthenes, the philosopher, died, 328 before Christ.
• Calli••tus, the historian, died, 1327.
• Callot, James, French engraver, born, 1593; died, 1635.
• Calmet, the learned French Benedictine, died, Oct. 25, 1757, aged 86.
• Calprenede, French writer, died, 1663.
• Calvin, John, the reformer, and leader of the Cal∣vinists, who hold the same doctrine with the Prespyterians; he died at Geneva, May 27, 1554, aged 45.
• Cambray, Fenelon, archbp. of, died, 1716, aged 64.
• Camden, the historian, died, Nov. 9, 1623, aged 72.
• Camoens, Portuguese poet, died, 1579, aged 50.
• Campanella, Thomas, the Italian philosopher, born, 1568; died, 1639.
• Candaules, king of Lydia, 735 before Christ.
• Cantacuzenus, emperor of Constantinople, and learned historian, crowned, 1342; died, 1411, aged up∣wards of 100.
• Capriari, the Genoese historian, died, 1646.
• Caracalla, alias Antoninus, assassinated, 217, aged 43.
• Caracci, Annib. Italian painter (hist. and portraits), died, 1609, aged 40.
• Caracci, Antonio, the painter, died, 1618, aged 35.
• Caracci, Augustino, Bolognese painter, born, 1557, died, 1602.
• Caracci, Ludovico, Bolognese history painter, died, 1619, aged 64.
• Caractacus, general of the Britons, defeated in Wales, by Ostorius, a Roman general, and carried in Chains to Rome, 50.
• Caradoc, the Welch historian, died, after 1157.
• Caranus, first king of Macedon, 814 before Christ.
• Carausius born at St. Davids; declared here emperor of Rome 288; killed, May, 295.
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• Caravaggio, Polidoro de, Italian painter, born, 1495; died, 1543.
• Caravaggio, Italian painter, died, 1609, aged 40.
• Cardan J••rom, physician, and whimsical writer, born at Paris, 1501; died, 1575.
• Carew, Thomas, the poet, died, 1639.
• Carinus, Roman emperor, murdered by a tribune, May, 285.
• C••rlone, Genoese history painter, died, 1630.
• C••••••des, the Greek philosopher, died, 128 before Christ, aged 85.
• Ca••pocrates, the heresiarch, appeared, 125. He adopted the principles of Semin Magus, and the Nicolaites.
• Carte, Thomas, English historian to 1654, born, 16••6; died, 1724.
• Cartwright, William, the poet, born, 1611; died, 1644.
• Cary, Robert, universal chronologist to 1677; died, 1688.
• Cassander, king of Macedon, flourished, 298 before Christ.
• Cassandra flourished, 1149 before Christ.
• Casaubon, Isa••••, the critic, born at Geneva, 1559; died in London, 1614; Merric, his son, born, 1599; died, 1671.
• Casimir III. king of Poland, died, 1370, aged 60.
• Cassini, the astronomer, born at Piedmont, 1625; died, 1712.
• Castagno, Tuscan painter, born, 1410; died, 1480.
• Castelvetro, Lewis, the critic, born at Modena, 1505; died, 1571.
• Castiglione, Benedict, Italian painter, born, 1616; died, 1670.
• Cato killed himself, February 5, 45 before Christ, aged 48.
• Catullus, Latin poet, born at Verona, 87; died, 11 before Christ.
• Caxton, William, first English printer, died, 1494, aged 82.
• Cazes, French painter, born, 1676; died, 1754.
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• Cecrops, first king of Athens, 1556 before Christ. See Athens, Areopagus.
• Celsus, the physician, flourished, 20.
• Centlivre, Susan, dram. writer, died, December 1, 1723.
• Ceres, the heathen goddess of plenty, flourished, 1030 before Christ.
• Cervantes, Michael de, Spanish writer, baptized at Alcala of Henares, Oct. 9, 1547; died, April 23, 1616.
• Cesar. See Julius, Vol. I.
• Chambers, Ephraim, author of the dictionary, died, 1740.
• Chapman, George, the poet, born, 1557; died, 1633.
• Chares of Lindus, sculptor, who erected the Colossus at Rhodes, flourished, 288 before Christ. See Rhodes.
• Charles XII. of Sweden, killed in battle, 1718, aged 36.
• Charron, Pierre, French writer, born, 1541; died, 1603.
• Chartres, Colonel, convicted of a rape, 1730.
• Chatham, William, earl of, born, Nov. 15, 1708; died, May 11, 1778.
• Chatterton, Thomas, the poet, an extraordinary ge∣nius, born at Bristol, Nov. 1752; poisoned himself, August 24, 1770.
• Chaucer, the poet, born, 1328; comptroller of the port of London, 1399; died, 1400.
• Cheke, Sir John, Latin writer, born, 1514; made Greek professor at Cambridge, 1540; died, 1557.
• Cherilus, the Greek poet, flourished, 479 before Christ.
• Chesterfield, Philip, earl of, political writer, born, 1695; died, 1774.
• Chiabrera, the Italian poet, born, 1552; died, 1638.
• Chillingworth, Rev. William, controversial writer, born, 1602; died, 1644.
• Chilo, one of the seven sages of Greece, flourished, 556 before Christ.
• Chiras, the chemist, flourished, 1680.
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• Christopher, St. suffered martyrdom, 254.
• Chrysippus, the Stoic philosopher, died, 207 before Christ, aged 73.
• Chrysostom, St. made archbishop of Constantinople, 398; banished, 404; died, Sept. 14, 407, aged 53.
• Chubb, Thomas, polemical writer, born, 1679; died, 1747.
• Chudleigh, Lady Mary, the poetess, born, 1656; died, 1710.
• Churchhill, Reverend Charles, the satyrist, born, 1731; died, 1764.
• Churchyard, Thomas, the poet, died, about 1570.
• Cibber, Colley, the laureat, born, 1671; died, 1757.
• Cibber, Mrs. the actress, died, 1766, aged 57.
• Cicero born, 107; made an oration against Verres, 70; made his second oration against the Agrarian law, 65; banished Rome, April, 58; assassinated, 43 before Christ.
• Cignani, Car. Italian history painter, born, 1628; died, 1719.
• Cimabue, Italian painter, died, 1300, aged 69.
• Cimon, the Athenian general, died, 449 before Christ, aged 51.
• Cincinnatus Quinctius made dictator of Rome, from the plough, born, 485; died, 376 before Christ.
• Cinna, the Roman consul, murdered, 84 before Christ.
• Cinnamus, Greek historian of the Eastern empire, from 1118 to 1143; died, after 1183.
• Clarendon, Hyde, earl of, lord chancellor, the historian, banished for mal-administration, Novem∣ber 12, 1667; died, Dec. 7, 1674.
• Clarke, Reverend Dr. Samuel, polemical writer, born, 1675; died, 1729.
• Claude of Lorraine, landscape painter, born, 1600; died, 1682.
• Claudian, the Latin poet, born at Alexandria, about 395.
• Cleanthes, the Stoic philosopher, died, 240 before Christ, aged 99.
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• Clearchus, the Greek historian, flourished, 323 be∣fore Christ.
• Clemens Alexandrinus, father of the church, flou∣rished, 192.
• Clemens Romanus, father of the church, cotemporary with St. Paul, martyred, 100.
• Cleomedes, Greek mathematician, flourished, 540 before Christ.
• Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, 50; killed herself, 30 before Christ, aged 41.
• Cleophontes, painter of Corinth, flourished, 654 before Christ.
• Clerc, Sebastian le, French engraver, died, 1724.
• Clerc, John le, Dutch philosopher, died, 1736, aged 79.
• Clive, Robert, lord, killed himself, Nov. 1774.
• Cobham. See Oldcastle.
• Cockburne, Catherine, the writer, died, May 11, 1749.
• Codrington, Christopher, writer, and founder of All Souls library, Oxon, born at Barbadoes, 1668; died, 1701.
• Codrus, the last Athenian king, voluntarily gave his life for the good of his country, after reigning 21 years, 1095 before Christ.
• Cohorn, the Dutch engineer, born, 1632; died, 1704.
• Cokaine, Sir Aston, born, 1608; died, 1683.
• Coke, Lord chief justice, born, 1549; died, 1634.
• Coles, Elisha, the grammarian, born, 1640; died, 1680.
• Colet, Dr. John, founder of St. Paul's school, born, 1466; died, 1519.
• Coligny, Admiral de, of France, born, 1516; wounded treacherously, August 22, 1572; killed at the massacre of Paris the same year. Which see.
• Collier, Jeremy, the historian, born, 1650; died, 1726.
• Coluthus, the Greek poet, flourished, about 518.
• Commandine, Frederic, the mathematician, born at Urbino, 1509; died, 1575.
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• Commines, philosopher of Flanders, died, 1509, aged 63.
• Commodus, Roman emperor, wounded by an assassin, 183; murdered, Dec. 31, 192.
• Conca, Sebastian, Italian painter, born, 1676; died, 1764.
• Condé, The great prince of, killed in cold blood, after the battle of Jarnac, 1569, aged 39: Henry, his son, poisoned at St. John D'Angeli, 1588, aged 35.
• Confucius, Chinese philosopher, born, 551; died, 479 before Christ.
• Congreve, William, dram. author, born, 1672; died, 1729.
• Conon, of Samos, Greek historian, flourished 300 be∣fore Christ.
• Constantin, tyrant of Gaul, died, 411.
• Constantine the Great born, some say, at York, 274; was the first christian emperor, and died at Con∣stantinople, 337. See Maxentius, Constantinople.
• Constantius, emperor of Rome, died at York, 360.
• Copernicus, of Thorn, Prussia, died, 1543, aged 60.
• Corelli, the musician, died, 1733.
• Coriolanus, the Roman general, banished from Rome, 491 before Christ.
• Corlobasus, the heresiarch, flourished, 150. He was a disciple of Valentin, and added to the doctrine of his master.
• Cornaro, Lewis, the writer, died at Padua, 1565, aged above 100.
• Corneille, Peter, the French poet, died, 1684, aged 78; Thomas, his brother, died, 1709.
• Cornelius Nepos, Latin historian, died, about 25 before Christ.
• Cornish, Alderman, executed, on a charge of con∣spiring, with Russel, against Charles II. Oct. 23, 1685.
• Cornwall, Richard, earl of, elected king of the Ro∣mans, 1255; died, 1272.
• Corregio, ceiling painter, born, 1472; died, 1513.
• Cortes, Fer. died, 1547, aged 62. See Montezuma.
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• Cortona, Pet. da, Italian painter, born, 1596; died, 1699.
• Coryate, Thomas, the traveller, born, 1577; died, 1617.
• Cotton, Sir Robert, the antiquarian, died, 1631, aged 60.
• Cowley, Abraham, the poet, born, 1618; died, 1667.
• Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burnt for he∣resy, March 21, 1557.
• Cratinus, the comic poet, died, 431 before Christ.
• Cratippus, of Mytelene, peripatetic philosopher, flourished, 53 before Christ.
• Creech, Rev. Thomas, the poet, born, 1659; killed himself, 1701.
• Cremonen, Nic. Amatus, violin maker, flourished, 1624.
• Crichton, James, born at Clunie, 1551; killed at Mantua, 1583.
• Croesus, king of Lydia, 562 before Christ. See Lydia, Vol. I.
• Croxal, Rev. Dr. Samuel, died in years, 1751.
• Ctesias, the Greek historian, died, after 384 before Christ.
• Cudworth, Rev. Ralph, learned writer, born, 1617; died, 688.
• Cujas, James, French civilian, born, 1520; died, 1590.
• Cumberland, Prince William, duke of, died, Sep∣tember 30, 1765, aged 45.
• Curtius, M. rode into a gulph at Rome, 362 before Christ.
• Curtius, Quintus, the Latin historian, lived in 64.
• Cyprian, St. bishop of Carthage, a father of the church, martyred, 258.
• Cyril, patriarch of Jerusalem, died, 386.
• Cyril, patriarch of Alexandria, died, 444.
• Cyrus I. founder of the Persian empire, took Ba∣bylon, 544; died, 529 before Christ.

D.

• D'ABLANCOURT, French writer, born, 1606; died, 1664.
• Dacier, Madame, French writer, born, 1651; died, 1720.
• Dacres, Lord, hanged for murder, 1541.
• Daedalus. See Statuary, Vol. I.
• Danchet, the French poet, born, 1671; died, 1748.
• Danckerts, a Dutch painter, born, 1561; died, 1634.
• D'Ancre, Marshall, killed by the mob in France, 1617.
• Daniel, Father, the French historian, born, 1649; died, 1728.
• Dante, Italian poet, born, 1265; died, 1321.
• Darius, the last king of the Persian empire, slain, 330 before Christ. See Alexander.
• D'Arpino, Gios. Italian painter, born, 1570; died, 1640.
• D'Aubigné, French writer, born, 1550; died, 1630.
• Daurat, the French poet, born, about 1507; died, 1588.
• Davenant, Sir William, the poet, died, Dec. 1668, aged 62; Charles, his son, a commercial writer, born, 1656; died, 1714.
• David, St. alive in 577.
• Davies, Sir John, lawyer and poet, died, 1626; aged 56.
• Day, John, the printer, who first introduced into England the Greek and Saxon characters, died, 1584.
• Death, captain of the Terrible privateer, killed in an engagement with a French vessel, Dec. 23, 1757.
• De Champagne, Philip, the painter, born at Brussels, 1602; died, 1674.
• Decker, Thomas, cotemporary with Ben Johnson.
• Defoe, Daniel, the writer, died, 1731.
• De la Fosse, French painter, born, 1640; died, 1719.
• Delius, the architect, flourished, 987 before Christ.
• Demetrius Phalareus, governor of Athens, 317; died in prison, 294 before Christ.
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• Democritus, the Thracian philosopher, died, 361 before Christ, aged 109.
• Dem••ivre, the French mathematician, died in Eng∣land, 1754.
• Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, recalled from banishment, 322; poisoned himself, 313 before Christ, aged 60.
• Denham, Sir John, the poet, born, 1615; died, 166••.
• Dennis, John, the critic, born, 1656; died, 1733.
• Derham, Rev. Dr. William, the philosopher, born, 1657; died, April 1735.
• Deri••g, Sir Cholm. killed in a duel with Mr. Thorn∣hill, May 9, 1711.
• Desaguliers, the philosophical writer, died, 1749.
• Descartes, the mathematician, born at Touraine, 1596; died, 1650.
• D'Ewes, Sir Symonds, the antiquary, born, 1602; died, 1650.
• Diagoras, the Melian, condemned at Athens for atheism, 414 before Christ.
• Didius Julianus, Roman emperor, purchased the empire by auction of the Praetorian guards, Apr. 13, 193; beheaded by order of the senate, June 21, following.
• Dido flourished, 1183 before Christ.
• Digby, Sir Kenelm, philosophical writer, born, 1603; died, 1665.
• Diocletian, born of servile parents, 245; was the first Roman emperor that assumed kingly state, 303. Till this time, the emperor was little more than the first of the senate. He was the first prince that resigned his empire, May 1, 305; died, 313.
• Diodorus, Sic••lus, the historian, lived, 45 before Christ.
• Diogenes, the cynic, died, 324 before Christ.
• Diogenes Laertius, Greek historian, flourished, 200.
• Diogenes, the stoic philosopher, flourished, 155 be∣fore Christ.
• Dion Cassius, the Roman historian, flourished, 229.
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• Dionysius Halicarnasseus, the historian, lived 30 be∣fore Christ.
• Dionysius, the Elder, tyrant of Syracuse, died, 386 before Christ.
• Dionysius the Little, who introduced the use of the present Christian aera, about 516; died, 540.
• Dodd, Rev. William, LL.D. hanged for forgery, June 27, 1777. See Rem. Occur. anno 1777.
• Dodderidge, Dr. dissenting minister, died, Oct. 26, 1752, aged 50.
• Dodwell, Henry, learned writer, born, 1641; died, 1711.
• Dolci, Carlo, Italian painter, born, 1616; died, 1636.
• Dominichino, Italian history painter, born, 1574; died, 1641.
• Domitian, Roman emperor, assassinated, 96, aged 45.
• Donne, Rev. Dr. John, the poet, died, 1631, aged 58.
• Donnellan, Captain, hanged at Warwick, for poison∣ing Sir Theodosius Boughton, April 2, 1781.
• Doria, Andrew, a Genoese, admiral to Charles V. of Spain, the greatest admiral of the age he lived in, the restorer of the independency of Genoa, when under the French yoke, died. 1560, aged 84.
• Dorset, Thomas Sackville, earl of, statesman and poet, born, 1536; died, 1608.
• Dorset, Charles Sackville, earl of, the poet, born, 1637; died, 1706.
• Draco, established his laws at Athens, 624 before Christ.
• Draiton, Michael, the poet, born, 1563; died in 1631.
• Drake, Francis, the antiquarian, died, 1770, aged 75.
• Drelincourt, Charles, the French writer, born at Sedan, 1595; died, 1669.
• Drummond, William, the Scotch poet, born, 1585; died, 1649.
• Drusius, John, learned divine, born at Oudenard, 1550; died, 1616.
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• Dryden, John, the poet, born, 1631; died, May 1, 1700
• Duck, Reverend Stephen, the poet, drowned him∣self, 1756.
• Dugdale, Sir William, the historian, born, 1605; died, Feb. 1685.
• Duncan, king of Scots, murdered by Macbeth and Banquo, 1040. See Banquo, Macbeth.
• Duns Scotus, a voluminous writer, died studying, 1308, aged 33.
• Dunstan, St. archbishop of Canterbury, 960; died, 988, aged 63.
• Durer, Albert, the German painter, born, 1471; died, 1528.
• D'Urfey, Thomas, the songster, died in years, Feb. 1724.
• Dyer, Rev. John, the poet, born, 1700.

E.

• EACHARD, Rev. Laurence, the historian, died, 1730, aged 59.
• Eckhout, Vand. Dutch painter, born, 1621; died, 1674.
• Egialeus, king of Sycion, 2089 before Christ.
• Eginhart, the German historian, died, 842.
• Ehud, second judge of Israel, killed Eglon, king of Moab, 1325 before Christ.
• Elagabalus, Roman emperor, murdered by his sol∣diers, 222.
• Eleazar. See Rem. Occur. anno 70.
• Elfrida. See Edgar, Vol. I.
• Eli, the eleventh judge of Israel, on hearing the ark was taken, fell down and broke his neck at Shiloh, 1116 before Christ, aged 98.
• Elias. See Elijah.
• Elijah prophecied, 911, in the 13th year of Ahab's reign; supported by the widow of Sarepta, whose son he raised from the dead, 910; brought rain from heaven, 908; taken up into heaven in a fiery chariot, 896 before Christ.
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• Elisha died, 838 before Christ, having prophecied 60 years.
• Elzevirs, Dutch printers: Lewis began to be famous, 1595; Daniel died, 1681.
• Empedocles, poet and historian, died in prison, 440 before Christ, aged 77.
• Eneas, Trojan general, died, about 1177 before Christ.
• Ennius, Quintus, the Latin poet, born, 239 before Christ; died, aged 70.
• Epaminondas, the Theban general, slain in battle, 363 before Christ.
• Ephraim Syrus, a Christian writer, flourished, 370.
• Epictetus, the Stoic philosopher, died, about 161.
• Epicurus, the philosopher, born, 342; died, 271 before Christ.
• Epimenides, the Cretan philosopher, flourished, 596 before Christ.
• Epiphanius, father of the church, born in Palestine, about 332; died, about 403.
• Erasistratus, the Greek physician, flourished, 294 before Christ.
• Erasmus, English divine and Latin writer, born at Roterdam, 1467; died, 1536.
• Erastothenes, the philologer, measured the earth, 250; died, 194 before Christ.
• Erostratus. See Diana, Vol. I.
• Eschines, the Greek philosopher, died, about 330 before Christ.
• Eschylus, the Athenian poet, died, 456 before Christ, aged 69.
• Esculapius, the Greek physician, died, about 927 before Christ.
• Esdras, the sacred historian, flourished, 452 before Christ.
• Esop, the Phrygian fabulist, put to death, 556 before Christ.
• Esther, Queen, who married Ahasuerus, flourished, 465 before Christ.
• Estrées, Cardinal de, died, 1714.
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• Etheridge, Sir George, dram. author, born, about 1638; died, after 1688.
• Etmuller, Michael, of Leipsick, medical author, born, 1646; died, 1683; his son, Michael-Ernest, a medical writer, died, 1732, aged 86.
• Eubulus, the Athenian comic poet, flourished, 375 before Christ.
• Euclid, the mathematician, died, about 300 before Christ, aged 74.
• Eudosia, wife of the emperor Theodosius the Younger, of Constantinople, heroic poetess, born, 400; died 460.
• Eudoxus, of Cnidos, the geometrician, died, 350 before Christ.
• Eugene, Prince, died, April 10, 1736, aged 72.
• Eumenes, king of Pergamus, began to reign, 263 before Christ.
• Eumolpus, the Greek poet, flourished, 1398 before Christ.
• Euripides, the Greek poet, killed by dogs, 407 be∣fore Christ, aged 77.
• Eusebius, bishop of Nicomedia, the Arian, flourished, 326.
• Eusebius Pamphili, sacred historian, bishop of Caesarea, died, 331, aged about 46.
• Eustachius, archbishop of Thessaly, the Greek critic, flourished, about 1170.
• Eustachius, Barth. anatomist at Rome, flourished, 1550. His anatomical plates were discovered 1712, and published 1714.
• Eutropius, Latin historian, flourished, 356.
• Eutychius, patriarch of Alexandria and chronologist, born, 876; died, after 900.
• Evagoras, king of Cyprus, murdered by Nicocles, 373 before Christ.
• Evagrius, eccles. historian, in Greek, born, 536; died, after 595.
• Evagrius, patriarch of Antioch, flourished, 380.
• Evander, an Arcadian chief, brought a colony of his people into Italy, and is supposed to have founded Padua, 1269 before Christ.
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• Evelyn, John, learned writer, born, 1620; died, 1706.
• Evremond, St. the writer, died, Sept. 9, 1703, aged 90.
• Ezekiel taken captive with Jehoiakim, 599; began to prophecy, 504 before Christ.
• Ezra, the prophet, flourished, 447 before Christ.

F.

• FABIUS Rusticus, the Roman historian, flou∣rished, 50.
• Fairclough, Daniel, born. 1582; died, 1645.
• Fairfax, Edward, the poet, lived in the reign of James I.
• Falkland, Lucius, lord, born, 1610; killed at the battle of Newbury, September, 1643.
• Fallopius, an Italian physician, who discovered the Fallopian tubes, born, 1523; died, 1562.
• Fanshaw, Sir Richard, the poet, born, 1607; died at Madrid, 1666.
• Faria, Emanuel, Portugueze historian, died, 1649.
• Farquhar, George, dram. writer, born, 1678; died, 1707.
• Faulkner, George, alderman of Dublin, died, Aug. 28, 1775.
• Faust or Faustus, John, one of the earliest printers, who, from concealing his art, was supposed to deal with the devil; hence 'the devil and Dr. Faustus.' He died at Mentz.
• Fayette, Madame de la, French novelist, died, 1693.
• Fenelon. See Cambray.
• Fenoillet, bishop of Montpelier, in the 17th century.
• Fenton, Elijah, the poet, died, July 13, 1730.
• Ferrars, George, historian and poet, born, 1512; died, 1579.
• Feti, Domen. Italian painter, born, 1590; died, 1624.
• Fielding, Henry, dram. writer, died, 1754, aged 47; Sir John, his brother, died, Sept. 4, 1780.
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• Fingal, alias Finn, the Caledonian chief, died, 283. See Militia.
• Fitzherbert, Sir Anthony, lord chief justice, died, 1538.
• Flamel, Nicholas, died, 1409.
• Flaminius, the Latin poet, died, 1550.
• Flamstead, John, the astronomer, born, 1646; died, 1719.
• Flechier, bishop of Nimes, historian, born, 1632; died, 1710.
• Fletcher, John, dramatic writer, born, 1576; died, 1625.
• Fleury, Claude, French writer, born, 1640; died, 1723.
• Fleury, Cardinal, French statesman, born, 1655; died, 1743.
• Florence of Worcester, the historian, died, about 1119.
• Florus, Lucius, Roman historian, flourished, about 120.
• Florus, Franc. painter, the Raphael of Flanders, born, 1520; died, 1570.
• Folkes, Martin, the mathematician, born, 1690; died, 1754.
• Fontaine, John de la, French poet, born, 1621; died, 1695.
• Fontenelle, French writer, died, 1756, aged 100.
• Foote, Samuel, dram. writer and player, died, Oct. 21, 1777, aged 55.
• Ford, John, dramatic writer, died, about 1561.
• Fordun, John, Scotch historian, died, 1308.
• Forest, John, French landscape painter, born, 1636; died 1712.
• Fortescue, Sir John, made lord chancellor, about 1461.
• Foster, Dr. James, anabaptist preacher, born, 1696; died, 1753.
• Fouquieur, James, Flemish painter, flourished, about 1600.
• Fox, John, martyrologist, born, 1517; died, April, 1587.
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• Fox, George, founder of the Quakers, born, 1624; appeared in 1655.
• Francischini, Italian painter, born, 1648; died, 1729.
• Frederic, Prince, George IIId's youngest brother, died, December 29, 1765, aged 16.
• Fresne, Charles de, French historian, born, 1610; died, 1665.
• Frobisher, Sir Martin, the navigator, killed at a siege, 1594.
• Froissard, John, French poet, born, 1337; died, about 1402.

G.

• GABBIANI, Anthony, Italian history painter, born, 1652; died, 1726.
• Gaddi, Italian painter, died, 1312, aged 73; his son Jaddeo died, 1350, aged 50.
• Galba, a Roman general, proclaimed emperor after Nero's death, but assassinated, 69, aged 73.
• Gale, Roger, the antiquary, died, 1744.
• Galen, the Greek physician, born at Pergamus, about 131; died, 201.
• Galeon, William, died in years, 1507.
• Galileo, the astronomer, born in Italy, 1564; died, 1642.
• Gallus, joint emperor of Rome, put to death, by order of his colleague Constantius, Dec. 354.
• Gama, Vasco de, Portugueze navigator, died, 1525.
• Gamaliel, chief of the synagogue, died in 53.
• Gardiner, bishop of Winton, died, 1555; Blair says, 1557.
• Garrick, David, the player, died, Jan. 20, 1779, aged 62.
• Garth, Sir Samuel, the poet, died, January, 1719.
• Gascoigne, George, English poet, died, 1577.
• Gassendi, Peter, French mathematician, born, 1592; died, 16••6.
• Gay, John, the poet, born, 1688; died, 1732.
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• Gaza, Theodore, Greek writer, born, 1398; died, 1475.
• Geber, the Arabian physician, flourished, about 900.
• Geminiani, the musician, died, 1762, aged 96.
• Genghi••kam, conqueror of Asia, died, 1226, aged 72.
• Gentilis, Albericus, law writer, born in Italy, 1551; died, 1611.
• Geoffrey of Monmouth, the historian, flourished, 1152.
• George, St. the tutelar St. of England, supposed to be George archbishop of Alexandria, who estab∣lished arianism on the fall of Athanasius (the fan∣cied dragon), in the reign of Julian, 356; but who was afterwards massacred by the people, Dec. 24, 361, when Athanasius was restored; suffered mar∣tyrdom, under the emperor Dioclesian.
• Germanicus, the Roman general, his ashes brought to Rome, and received with great marks of grief, 20. He died aged 33. See Piso.
• Gervase, of Canterbury, the historian, wrote in 1202.
• Gesner, Conrad, the Pliny of Germany, born, 1516; died, 15••5.
• Geta, joint emperor of Rome, murdered, and above 20,000 persons of both sexes, called his friends, were put to death, by order of his brother Anto∣ninus, Feb. 27, 212.
• Ghent, Henry of, died, 1293, aged 76. See Gaunt, Vol I.
• Gibson, Edmund, bishop of London, born, 1669; died, 1748.
• Gideon, fourth judge of Israel, routed the Midi∣anites with only 300 men, 1245 before Christ.
• Gildon, Charles, poet and critic, born, about 1666; died, 1724.
• Gildas, the historian, died, 570.
• Gilpin, Rev. Bernard, the reformer, died, March 4, 1583, aged 65.
• Giordano, Luc. Italian painter, born, 1632; died, 1705.
• Giorgione, Italian history painter, born, 1478; died, 1511.
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• Gioseppino, Italian battle painter, born, about 1560; died 1640.
• Giotto, Italian painter, born, 1276; died, 1336.
• Glanvil, Joseph, the writer, born, 1636; died, 1680.
• Glauber, the German chymist, died, 1500.
• Glendower, Owen, died, after 1416.
• Gob••lin, a famous French dyer, flourished, 1632; in whose house, at Paris, the tapestry manufactory was erected, 1666.
• Godeau, Bishop, French historian, born, 1605; died, 1672.
• Godfrey, Sir Edmondbury, an active justice of the peace against the Papists, murdered October 17, 1678.
• Godfrey of Bologne. See Jerusalem, Vol. I.
• Godolphin, Sidney, earl of, the statesman, died, 1712.
• Goldsmith, Oliver, the poet, born, 1731; died, April 4, 1774.
• Gombauld, John de, French poet, died, 1666, aged 90.
• Gordian III. emperor of Rome, murdered, 244.
• Gordon, Sir John, son to earl Huntley, beheaded, for rebelling against Mary queen of Scots, Oct. 31, 1562; his brother George condemned for the same act, but pardoned, on account of his youth.
• Gorgias flourished, 436 before Christ.
• Gortz, Baron, the Swedish minister, beheaded, 1719.
• Gower, Sir John, the first English poet, died in years, 1402.
• Gracchus, Tiberius, the Roman Tribune, assassinated, 133 before Christ.
• Graevius, J. Geo. the critic, born in Germany, 1632; died, 1703.
• Graham, George, the watchmaker, died, 1751.
• Gratian finished the canon law, after 24 years labour, 1151.
• Gratius, the Latin poet, cotemporary with Ovid.
• Gray, Thomas, the poet, born, Dec. 26. 1716; died, July 31, 1771.
• Greatrakes, that healed by stroking, born in Ireland, 16••9; died after 1666. See Impostors.
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• Gregorie, Dr. John, professor of physic, Edinburgh, born, 17••5; died, Feb. 10, 1773. He was the fifteenth descendant of the family that had held a professorship.
• Gregory Nazianzen, the theologian, father of the Greek church, born, 324; archbishop of Con∣stantinople, 380; died, 389.
• Gregory XIII. Pope, died, 1585, aged 83. He altered the calendar. See Style.
• Gregory, Thaumaturgus, died, 270, after 30 years episcopacy.
• Greville, Fulk, lord Brook, statesman and author, born, 1554; killed by his servant, Sept. 30, 1628.
• Grierson, Constantia, poetess of Ireland, died, 1733, aged 27.
• Griffier, John, Dutch landscape painter, born, 1658; died, 1718.
• Grimaldi, John, Italian landscape painter, born, 160••; died, 1680.
• Grimston, Sir Harbottle, master of the rolls and law writer, born, 1584; died, 1683.
• Gronovius, James, the antiquarian, born at Daven∣ter, 1645; died, 1716.
• Grotius, Hugo, Dutch philosopher, born, 1583; died, 1645.
• Gruter, John, the philologer, born at Antwerp, 1560; died, 1627.
• Guercino, Italian history painter, born, 1590; died, 1666.
• Guesclin, the famous high const. of France, died, about 1379.
• Guicciardini, Franc. Italian historian, died, 1540, aged 58.
• Guido, Reni, Italian history painter, born, 1574; died, 1642; Lewis his nephew, the historian, died, 1583.
• Guise, Francis, duke of, assassinated by Poltrot, 1563; Henry, duke of, son to the former, with his brother the cardinal, assassinated, for his tur∣bulency, by order of Henry III. of France, 1588, aged 37.
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• Gunter, Reverend Edmund, the mathematician, died, 1626, aged 46.
• Gustavus, Vasa, king of Sweden, died, 1560, aged 70. See Sweden.
• Gustavus II. Adolphus, king of Sweden, lost part of his helmet by a musquet ball, at the battle of Nuremberg, 1632; slain at the battle of Lutzen, Nov. 6, 1••33, aged 37.
• Guthrie, William, English historian died, 1770.
• Guttemberg, John, of Stratsburg, the first printer, died after 1466.
• Guy, Thomas, a bookseller, died, Decem. 27, 1724, aged 79; and left 200,000l. for building an hos∣pital.
• Guy, earl of Warwick, flourished, before 1316.
• Guyon, Mary, of France, the prophetess, born, 1648; died, 1717.

H.

• HABAKKUK, the prophet, flourished, 731 before Christ.
• Habington, William, poet and historian, born, 1603; died, 1654.
• Hacket, William. See Impostors.
• Hackman, Rev. Mr. hanged, for shooting Miss Raay, through love, April 19, 1779.
• Haggai, the prophet, flourished, 520 before Christ.
• Hale, lord chief justice, died, Dec. 25, 1676, aged 66.
• Hales, Rev. Dr. Stephen, died, January 4, 1761. See Ventilators.
• Hall, bishop of Norwich, called the English Saneca, born, 1574; died, 1656.
• Hall, one of the murderers of the duke of Gloucester, hanged at Tyburn, 1399.
• Haller, Dr. died at Berne, 1778, aged 75.
• Halley, Edmund, the astronomer, born, 1656; died, 1742.
• Hallifax, Charles, earl of, born, 1661; died, 1715.
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• Hallifax, George, marquis of, statesman and author, born, 1630; died, 1695.
• Haman hanged, by order of Ahasuerus, 509 before Christ.
• Hamel, John Baptist du, French mathematician, born, 1624; died, 1698.
• Hamilcar, the Carthagenian general, who conquered Spain, slain in battle, 227 before Christ. See Barcelona.
• Hammond, Rev. Dr. Henry, the theologian, born, 1605; died, 1660.
• Hampden, John, the English patriot, born, 1594; killed in battle, June 24, 1643.
• Handel, George Fred, the musician, died, April 14, 1759, aged 75.
• Hannibal, the Carthaginian general, died, 183 be∣fore Christ. See Annibal.
• Hann••, Carthaginian general, flourished, 403 before Christ.
• Harding John, the chronologer, died, 1461, in years.
• Hardwicke, Earl of, lord chancellor, died, 1763, aged ••3.
• Hare, bishop of Chichester, polemical writer, died, 1740.
• Harrington, Sir John, the poet, died, about 1620.
• Harrington, James, political writer, born, 1611; died, 1677.
• Harris, James, esq. learned writer, died, Dec. 22, 1780
• Harvey, Dr. William, the physician, born, 1578; died, 1657. See Blood.
• Hastings, earl of Pembroke, died, 1375.
• Hawes, Stephen, the poet, flourished, 1506.
• Hawkesworth, Dr. John, philosophical writer, born, 1719; died 1774.
• Hay, William, the poet, died, 1755.
• Hayward, Sir John, the historian, died, June 1627.
• Head, Richard, cast away at sea, 1678.
• Hearne, Rev. Thomas, the antiquary, born, 1678; died, 1735.
• Hector, the Trojan general, slain by Achilles, 1184 before Christ.
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• Heinfius, Daniel, the Flemish critic, died, 1655, aged 74.
• Helen carried off by Paris, which occasioned the Trojan war, 1198 before Christ.
• Heliodorus, the father of Romances, flourished, about 398.
• Helmont, John Bapt. Van, the Flemish philosopher, born, 1577; died, 1644.
• Heloisa died, 1163, aged about 63.
• Helvetius, the physician, died at Paris, Jan. 7, 1727, aged 64.
• Hemskirk, Dutch painter, stiled the Raphael of Hol∣land, born, 1498; died, 1574.
• Henley, John, an English clergyman, amused the the public for many years with a medley of deism, politics, and satire, from a pulpit, under the pre∣tence of religious worship, and was called Orator Henley. He died 1756.
• Henry of Huntingdon, the historian, died, 1168.
• Hephestion, the Macedonian general, died, 325 before Christ.
• Heraclides of Pontus, a Greek philosopher, flourished, 336 before Christ.
• Heraclitus, Greek philosopher, died, about 500 be∣fore Christ, aged 59.
• Heraclius, emperor and heresiarch, flourished, 630.
• Herbelot, Bath. de, French writer, born, 1636; died, 1696.
• Herbert, Edward, lord, the historian, born, 1511; died, 1648; Rev. George, his brother, the poet, born, 1593; died, about 1635.
• Hercules, a Theban hero, whose birth and exploits are the subjects of fabulous history, flourished, 900 before Christ.
• Hermanric, king of the Ostrogoths, flourished, 375.
• Hermogenes, a disciple of Praxeas, appeared, 207. He taught also, that matter is eternal. See Praxeas.
• Herodian, Roman historian, flourished, 254.
• Herodotus, the historian, born, 484; died, after 413 before Christ.
• Hervey, Rev. James, author of Meditations, &c. born, 1714; died, 1758.
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• Hesiod, the Greek poet, lived, 944 before Christ.
• Hesychius, the Greek Grammarian, flourished, 499.
• Hetherington, Rev. William, who left a considerable sum of money to the blind, died, Dec. 1778.
• Heylin, Rev. Peter, the historian, born, 1599; died, 1662.
• Heywood, John, reputed to be the first English dram. writer, died, 1565.
• Heywood, Thomas, dram. writer, died, about 1615.
• Hicks, William, esq. who left ••00l. per annum to the Marine Society, died, 1763.
• Hierax, the Egyptian philosopher, who believed Melchisedech to be the Holy Ghost, and denied the resurrection, appeared, 286. His proselytes were called Hieracians.
• Hierocles, governor of Alexandria, and persecutor of the Christians, flourished, about 300.
• Hill, Aaron, miscellaneous author, born, 1685; died, Feb. 8, 1750.
• Hill, Sir John, the botanist, died, 1775, aged about 60.
• Hillary, St. died, 367, aged 80.
• Hipparchus, the astronomer, flourished, between 160 and 125 before Christ. He first described the fixed stars.
• Hippias, the Greek architect, flourished, 436 before Christ.
• Hippocrates, the Greek physician, died, 361 before Christ, aged 98.
• Hiram of Tyre, who assisted in building Solomon's temple, died, 990 before Christ.
• Hoadley, bishop of Winton, controversial writer, died, 1761, aged 84; Dr. Benjamin, his son, physician, and dram. author, born, 1706; died, 1757.
• Hobbes, Thomas, philosophical writer, died, 1679, aged 90.
• Hogarth, William, painter of humour, died, 1764, aged 64.
• Holbein, Hans, German portrait painter, born, 1498; died of the plague at London, 1554.
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• Holinshed, Ralph, historian, died, 1580.
• Hollar, the painter, died, 1667, aged 60.
• Hollar, Wenceslaus, German engraver, born, 1607; died, 1677.
• Holofernes killed by Judith, 668 before Christ.
• Holt, lord chief justice, died, March 6, 1710, aged 67.
• Homer, the Greek poet, flourished, about 908 before Christ.
• Hooker, Rev. Richard, the author, born, 1553; died, 1600.
• Hooper, bishop of Gloucester, burnt in his diocese, for heresy, in queen Mary's reign, 1555.
• Horace, the Latin poet, born at Venusium, 65 before Christ; died, 8 before Christ.
• Horrox, Jeremiah, the astronomer, born, about 1619; died 1641.
• Hosea prophesied, 785 before Christ.
• Hotman, Francis, the French civilian, born, 1524; died, 1590.
• Hoveden, Roger de, the historian, died, about 1210.
• Howard, Mr. justice, stabbed in Westminster-hall, November 21, 1640.
• Howard, Sir Robert, historian and poet, died, soon after 1692.
• Howe, Lord viscount, slain, 1758, aged 34.
• Hudson, John, a learned critic, born, 1662; died, 1719.
• Hughes, John, the poet, born, 1677; died, 1719.
• Hume, David, philosophical writer, born, April 26, 1711; died, August 25, 1776.
• Humphreys, Lawrence, Latin author, died, 1590.
• Huss, John, the Bohemian reformer, burnt, for his faith, July 15, 1415.
• Hutcheson, Rev. Francis, philosophical writer, born, 1694; died, 1748.
• Hutchinson, John, philosophical writer, born, 1674; died, 1737.
• Huygens, the Dutch astronomer, born, 1629; died, 1693.
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• Hyde, Rev. Thomas, learned writer, born, 1636; died, 1703.
• Hypatia, the female geometrician, massacred by the populace of Alexandria, about 415.

I.

• ICTINUS, the Greek architect, flourished, about 430 before Christ.
• Ignatius made a bishop by St. Peter and St. Paul; torn to pieces in the amphitheatre by lions, by order of the emperor Trajan, 107.
• Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, born, 1491; died, 1556, canonized by Paul V. 1609.
• Inachus, first king of Argos, 1859 before Christ.
• Ingulphus, abbot of Croyland, monastic historian, died, 1109, aged 79.
• Innocent XI. Pope, died, August 2, 1689.
• Irenaeus, a Greek bishop of Lyons, France, a theo∣logical writer, put to death under the emperor Severus, in the fifth persecution of the Christians, 202, aged 82.
• Isaac, Abraham's son, born, 1896; married Rebecca the daughter of Bethuel, the Syrian, 1856; died, 1717 before Christ.
• Ishmael born, 2010 before Christ.
• Isidorus Hispalensis, the historian, flourished, about 620.
• Isocrates, the Athenian orator, died, 338 before Christ, aged 89.
• Isodorus Characenus, the Greek historian, died, after 35.

J.

• JAMES, St. the less, bishop of Jerusalem, wrote his epistle, 59; martyred, 62; feast of, instituted, 1090.
• James, St. put to death, 41.
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• Jansenius, Corn. bishop of Ipres, author of Janse∣nism, born, 1585; died, 1638.
• Janus, an ancient king of Latium, esteemed the father of the other deities. See Latium, Saturn, Agriculture.
• Jason, the Greek hero, who undertook the Argo∣nautic expedition, flourished, about 937 before Christ.
• Jefferies, George, lord, made lord chancellor, Oct. 1685; committed to the Tower by the Lord∣mayor, Dec. 12, 1688, where he destroyed him∣self, April 18, 1689.
• Jefferys, George, dram. poet, died, 1755, aged 77.
• Jehoiakim, king of Judah, began his reign three months after the death of Josiah; carried captive to Babylon, 597 before Christ.
• Jekyl, Sir Joseph, master of the rolls, a law author, died, 1738.
• Jenkins, Henry, of Yorkshire, died, Dec. 1670, aged 169.
• Jephtha, seventh judge of Israel, took his rash vow, 1187; died, 1182 before Christ.
• Jeremiah began to prophecy, 629; wrote his La∣mentations, 610; imprisoned, 609; foretold the Jewish captivity, 607, and died about 577 before Christ.
• Jerom, St. a father of the church, born, 329, died, 420.
• Jerome, of Prague, a disciple of Huss, burnt for heresy, May 30, 1416.
• Jesus, the son of Sirach, lived, 247 before Christ.
• Joan d'Arc, the maid of Orleans, who undertook the command of a general, in favour of the king of France, burnt by the English at Rouen, for pre∣tending to magical power, June 14, 1431.
• Joan of Navarre, Henry IV th's widow, died, 1437.
• Joan, Pope, in 856. This female pope was merely fabulous, being introduced by writers to depict the effeminate manners of Benedict III.
• Job died, 1553 before Christ, aged 189.
• Joel prophesied, 800 before Christ.
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• John, St. the apostle, wrote his Epistles, 92.
• John, St. the Evangelist, put into a cauldron of boiling oil, but taken out unhurt, 93; wrote his Revelations, 96; his Gospel, 97; died, Dec. 27, 99, aged 91.
• John the Baptist preached repentance in the wilder∣ness, 28; imprisoned, 30; beheaded, 32, aged 37; feast of St. John instituted by pope Felix III. 487.
• John of Salisbury, the antiquary, died, 1181.
• John of Wallingford, the historian, flourished, 1231.
• Johnny Armstrong, the Scotch thief of Hol-house, executed, 1528.
• Johnson, Ben, dram. writer, died, 1637, aged 62.
• Jonas preached to Nineveh, 806, in the reign of Sardanapalus, who burnt himself alive in his palace with his wives, rather than fall into the hands of his rebellious subjects, 761 before Christ. See Niniveh.
• Jones, Inigo, English architect, born, about 1572; died, 1652.
• Jortin, Rev. Dr. the theologian, died, 1770.
• Josephus, the Jewish historian, died, 93, aged 56.
• Joshua died, 1426 before Christ, aged 110. See Israelites.
• Josiah, king of Juda, slain at Megiddo in the spring, 608 before Christ.
• Jouvenet, the French painter, born, 1644; died, 1717.
• Judas Maccabaeus flourished, 165 before Christ.
• Jude, St. the apostle and brother of Christ, wrote his epistle in 71; suffered martyrdom, about 80.
• Julian, the apostate emperor, sent a vicar into Bri∣tain, 358; died, 363, aged 31.
• Justin, the martyr, the platonic philosopher, suffered for christianity under Marcus Aurelius, 167.
• Justin, the Latin historian, flourished, 250.
• Justinian I. the Roman emperor, reigned, in 527; died, 566, aged 84. See Laws.
• Juvenal, the Roman satyrist, born, 45; died, 127.

K.

• KEIL, John, of Edinburgh, the astronomer, born, 1671; died, 1721.
• Keith, James, earl marshal of Scotland, having taken arms in 1715, in favour of the pretender, went into the service of Russia, and having distinguished himself against the Turks, was made field marshal to the king of Prussia, but slain at the battle of Hochkerchen, 1758.
• Kempis, Thomas, a learned divine, died, 1471, aged 91.
• Ken, Thomas, bishop of Bath, theologian and poet, born, 1647; died, 1711.
• Kennet, Rev. Basil, the theologian, died, 1714.
• Kennet, White, bishop of Peterborough, the historian, born, 1660; died, 1728.
• Kepler, John, the German astronomer, born, 1571; died, 1630.
• Khondamir, the Persian historian, flourished, about 1508.
• Kidder, bishop of Bath, polemical writer, born, 1649; killed in his bed, by the fall of a stack of chimnies, in the great storm, Nov. 26, 1703.
• Killegrew, Sir William, dram. writer, born, 1605; died, 1639.
• King, archbishop of Dublin, polemical writer, born, 1650; died, 1729.
• King, Sir Peter, died, 1729, aged 76.
• King, William, political writer, born, 1685; died, 1763.
• Kneller, Sir Godfrey, portrait painter, died, 1723, aged 76.
• Knolles, Sir Robert, died, 1407.
• Knox, John, the Scotch reformer, born, 1515; died, 1572.
• Koempfer, a German physician, historian and botanist, died, 1716.
• Kouli Khan usurped the Persian throne, March 11, 1732; assassinated by one of his generals, June 8, 1747, aged 60. See Mogul Empire.

L.

• LABADIE. John, the sectarist, who caused great disturbances in France and Holland, died, 1674.
• Lactantius, a father of the christian church, died, 325.
• Laertius lived in 183.
• Lally, Count de, French general, beheaded, 1766.
• Lanfranco, Giov. Italian history painter, born, 1581; died, 1647.
• Lansdown, Geo. lord, the poet, born, about 1667; died, 1736.
• Lardner, Nathaniel, dissenting minster and author, born, 1684; died, 1719.
• Latimer, bishop of Worcester, burnt at Oxford for heresy, in queen Mary's time, 1555, aged 85.
• Laud, archbishop of Canterbury, adressed as his "holiness", by the university of Oxford, 1636; beheaded, Jan. 10, 1645, aged 71, for striving to bring in arbitrary power.
• Lauderdale, Duke of, died, August 24, 1682.
• Lauro, Filip. Italian painter, born, 1623; died, 1694.
• Lee, Nathaniel, dram. poet, died, 1690, aged 33.
• Legat burnt in Smithfield for Arianism, 1612.
• Leibnitz, the philosopher, born at Leipsic, 1646; died, 1716.
• Leicester, Dudley, earl of, statesman and general, born, 1532; died, 1588.
• Leicester, Sir Peter, the antiquary, born, 1613; died, 1678.
• Leicester, Simon de Montfort, earl of, married Ele∣anor, sister of Henry III. 1238; gained the battle of Lewes, 1264; defeated and slain at the battle of Evesham, 1265.
• Leland, John, the antiquary, died, 1552, aged about 45.
• Leland, Dr. the Irish historian, died, Jan. 16, 1766, aged 75.
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• Lelv, Sir Peter, history and portrait painter, of West∣phalia, born, 1617; died, 1080.
• Le Motte, Mons. French spy, executed at Tyburn, July 17, 1781.
• Lenox, Earl of, father to lord Darnley, restored to his honours, 1564; made regent of Scotland, July 12, 1570; murdered, 1571.
• Leofricus, the first bishop of Exeter, died, 1073.
• Leonidas I. king of Sparta, slain, 480 before Christ.
• Lestock. See Matthews.
• L'Estrange, Sir Roger, the writer, born, 1617; died, 1705. See Newspapers.
• Leucippus, the Greek-philosopher, flourished, about 428 before Christ.
• Leuwenhoek; Anth. Dutch physician, died, 1723.
• Lightfoot, Rev. Dr. John, Latin writer, born, 1601; died, 1675.
• Ligonier, John, earl, field marshal, died, 1770, aged 91.
• Lilburne, John, whipt for a libel, Feb. 19, 1638; died, August 1657, aged 38.
• Lillo, George, dram. writer, born, 1693; died, Sept. 3, 1739.
• Lilly, Wm. the astrologer, born, 1602; died, 1681.
• Lilye, Wm. the grammarian, died, 1523, aged 55.
• Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist, died, January 10, 1778, aged 70.
• Linus, the most ancient Greek musician, cotemporary with Amphion, flourished, 1490 before Christ.
• Linus, the Greek poet, flourished, 950 before Christ.
• Lisle, Lady, beheaded at Winchester, September 2, 1685, for harbouring two rebels
• Littleton, Reverend Adam, the lexicographer, born, 1627; died, 1694.
• Littleton, Sir. Thomas, law writer, died, 1481, aged 79.
• Livy, the Latin historian, died, in 17, aged 76.
• Lloyd, Robert, the poet, died, 1764, aged about 32.
• Llewellin, Martin, died, 1682, aged 65.
• Locke, John, the philosopher, died, 1704, aged 72.
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• Lombard, Peter, archbishop of Paris, the theologian, died, 1164.
• Long, Rev. Dr. Robert, the astronomer, died, 1770, aged about 80.
• Longinus, the orator, born, about 213; put to death, by order of the emperor Aurelian, for being of Zenobia's party, 273.
• Longland, bishop of Lincoln, died, 1547.
• Lovat, Lord, beheaded on Tower-hill, 1747, for joining the rebels in 1745.
• Louis IX. of France, St. canonized, for warring against the Turks.
• Louis XIV. of France, died, 1715, aged 77.
• Love, Rev. Christopher, beheaded, 1651, aged 33.
• Loyer, Peter le, born in Anjou, 1540; died, 1634.
• Lucan born at Cordova, Spain, Nov. 11, 37; con∣demned for a conspiracy against the emperor Nero, and bled to death in a hot bath, April 30, 64.
• Lucas, de Leyden, the painter, died, 1533, aged 40.
• Lucas, Dr. Charles, of Dublin, the patriot, died, Nov. 5, 1771.
• Lucas, Rev. Dr. Richard, theological writer, born, 1648; died blind, 1715.
• Lucian, the Greek satyrist, died, 180, aged 90.
• Lucilius, the Latin poet. died, 103 before Christ.
• Lucius, the first Christian king of Britain. He reigned 77 years; founded the first Christian church in London, St. Peter's, Cornhill, which was made the see of an archbishop, till removed to Canter∣bury, 179. See Sanctuaries.
• Lucius Florus, the Roman historian, flourished, 98.
• Lucretia ravished by Sextus, and killed herself, 505 before Christ. See Rome, City of.
• Lucretius, the Latin poet, born at Rome, 95; put an end to his life in a raging fit, in 52 before Christ.
• Luke, St. wrote his Gospel, 55; died, about 70, aged 80.
• Luther, Martin, the author of Lutheranism, ap∣peared, 1518; died, 1546. The Lutherans are

• Protestants, but believe in consubstantiation, i. e. that the sacramental bread consists of bread and the body of Christ in union.
• Lycon, the Greek peripatetic philosopher, flourished, 273 before Christ.
• Lycophron, the Greek tragic poet, flourished, 303 before Christ.
• Lycurgus born, 926; established his body of laws in Lacedemon, 884; died in Crete, 872 before Christ.
• Lydgate, John, the poet, flourished, 1430.
• Lysander, the Lacedemonian admiral, slain in battle, 336 before Christ.
• Lysimachus, the Maccdonian general, slain in battle, 281 before Christ, aged 80.
• Lyttleton, George, lord, the historian, died, 1773; his brother, bishop of Carlisle, the antiquary, died, 1768.

M.

• MABILLON, John, French theologian, born, 1632; died, 1707.
• Macarius flourished, 373.
• Macbeth, the usurper of the Scotch crown, slain in battle, 1054. See Edward the Confessor, Duncan, Banquo.
• Macedonius, the heresiarch, who denied the divinity of the second and third persons in the Trinity, flourished, 360.
• Machiavel, Nicholas, a political writer, died, 1527, aged 57.
• Mackenzie, Sir George, a Scotch lawyer, born, 1612; died, 1691.
• Maclawrin, Colin, the mathematician, born, 1698; died, 1746.
• Macrobius, the Latin author, died, about 415.
• Magellus, Fern. Portuguese navigator, discovered his streights called Magellan, 1519; died, 1520.
• Magliabechi, the librarian, died, 1714, aged 81.
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• Mahomet, the false prophet, born at Mecca, May 5, 570; began to teach his errors, 612; the aera of his sect commenced, 622; died June 18, 631.
• Maimonides, Moses, Spanish Jew writer, died, 1209, aged 70.
• Maintenon, Mad. de, the wife of Scarron, the French poet, mistress, and afterwards wife to Louis XIV. of France, died, 1719, aged 84.
• Malachi, the last of the prophets, flourished, 397 before Christ.
• Malbranche, Nich. the French metaphysician, born, 1638; died, 1715.
• Malcolm, Sarah, remarkable murder by her in the Temple, 1733.
• Malherbe, the French poet, born, 1556; died, 1628.
• Mallet, David, dram, author, died, 1765.
• Malmsbury, William of, the historian, wrote in 1140.
• Malpighi, the anatomist, born in Italy, 1628; died, 1694.
• Manasseh chosen high priest, 253 before Christ.
• Mandeville, Sir John, the traveller, died, 1372.
• Mandeville, Bernard, of Holland, philosopher and poet, died, 1733, aged between 60 and 70.
• Manetho, the Egyptian historian, flourished, 261 before Christ.
• Manlius, M. thrown down from the Tarpeian rock, 384 before Christ.
• Manning, Cromwell's spy, put to death abroad, by order of Charles II. 1655.
• Maratti, Carlo, Italian painter, born, 1625: died, 1713.
• Marca, archbishop of Paris, born, 1594; died, 1662.
• Marcellinus, Ammianus, a Greek and Latin historian of Rome, from 99, to 388; died about 390.
• Marcellus, the Roman emperor, slain, 207 before Christ.
• Marcion, who taught two divinities, one good, the other bad, and worshipped a brazen serpent, began to spread his heresy, 140.
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• Marcus Aurel. Antoninus, emperor and philosopher, born, 161; died, 180.
• Margaritone, Italian painter, flourished, 1265; died, aged 77.
• Mariana, the Spanish historian, died, 1624, aged 86.
• Marius, Caius, flourished, 107 before Christ. See Teutones.
• Mark, St. first patriarch of Alexandria, wrote his Gospel in 44; suffered martyrdom in 68; feast of, instituted, 1090.
• Marlborough, John, duke of, English general, died, June 16, 1722, aged 72.
• Marloe, Christopher, dram. writer, killed by his rival, 1593.
• Marot, Clement, French poet, born, 1495; died, 1544.
• Marrow, an eminent lawyer, flourished, in Hen∣ry VIIth's reign.
• Marsham, Sir John, the hist. born, 1602; died, 1685.
• Martial, the Latin epigrammatist, born at Bilboa, 34; died, 109.
• Martin, St. bishop of Tours, father of the christian church, died, about 402.
• Martyr, Peter, polemical author, born, 1500; died, Nov. 12, 15••2.
• Marvel, Andrew, political writer, born, 1620; died, 1678.
• Massillon, J. B. bishop of Clermont, French writer, died, 1743, aged 79.
• Massinger, Philip, dram. poet, died, 1640, aged 55.
• Matsys, Quintian, Dutch painter, died, 1529.
• Matthew, St. wrote his Gospel in 44; died in 65.
• Matthew, of Westminster, the chronologist, died, about 1380.
• Matthias was high priest, 6 before Christ.
• Maupertuis, Peter de, French mathematician, born, 1698; died, 1759.
• Mauritius, alias O'Fihely, archbishop of Tuam, died, 1513.
• Maximian, Roman emperor, put to death, by order of Constantine, 310.
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• Maximin, Roman emperor, deposed, and, with his son, murdered, 237.
• Maximus, of Tyre, the platonic philosopher, died, about 180.
• Maximus and Balbinus, Roman emperors, mur∣dered, 238.
• May, Tho. the poet, born, about 1594; died, 1652.
• Mazarine, Cardinal, prime minister of France, died, 1661, aged 59.
• Mead, Dr. Richard, medical writer, born, 1673; died, 1754.
• Mecaenas, poet, and patron of learned men, died, 8 before Christ.
• Mecklenburg, Albert Winceslaus, duke of, mur∣dered by Gourdon, 1634.
• Melancthon, Phil. the reformer, died, 1560, aged 63.
• Melece, bishop of Lycopolis, who sacrificed to idols, flourished, 305. He formed a schism that con∣tinued 150 years.
• Memnon, or Amenophis, was the person called in scripture Pharaoh. See Letters, Pharaoh.
• Menage, Giles, French grammarian, born at An∣gers, 1613; died, 1692.
• Menander, the Athenian comic poet, born, 342; died, 293 before Christ.
• Menander, the heresiarch, appeared, 68. He adopted the errors of Simon the magician, and taught that he (Menander) was the only saviour of the elect.
• Mercury, Tresmigestes, king, high priest, and phi∣losopher of Egypt, supposed to have flourished, about 1900 before Christ.
• Merkes, Thomas, bishop of Carlisle, had the courage singly to oppose the deposing of Richard II. 1399.
• Merlin, the poet and prophet, lived in 477.
• Mersenne, French writer, born, 1588; died, 1648.
• Meulen, Vand. the painter, born at Brussels, 1634; died, 1680.
• Mezeray, the French historian, born, 1610; died, 1683.
• Micah, the prophet, flourished, 754 before Christ.
• Middleton, Thomas, lived in the reign of Charles I.
• ...

• Middleton, Conyers, polemical writer, born, 1683; died, 1750.
• Mieris, Francis, Dutch painter, died, 1683.
• Mile, Francis, Dutch painter, born, 1643; died, 1680.
• Miller, Philip, the botanist, died, Dec. 18, 1771, aged 80.
• Milo, a Roman knight, banished, for killing Clo∣dius, 52 before Christ.
• Milton, John, the poet, born, 1608; died blind, 1674.
• Minos, the lawgiver, reigned at Crete, 1432 before Christ.
• Mist, the printer, imprisoned, June 1721.
• Moab born, 1897 before Christ, from whom sprung the Moabites.
• Mola, Pier. Franc. Italian painter, born, 1609; died, 1665.
• Moliere, the Fr. dramatist, born, 1620; died, 1672.
• Molina, Louis, Spanish polemical author, died, 1600.
• Molyneux, William, Irish mathematician, born, 1656; died, 1698.
• Monk, General George, born, 1608; arbiter of England's fate, 1659; solicited by parliament to take the government of the kingdom, but refused it, March 1660; made duke of Albemarle, July 12, 1660; he projected the restoration of Charles II. died, 1670.
• Monmouth, Jeffrey of, the historian, wrote in 1152.
• Monro, Dr. James, the anatomist, died, 1751. Alexander, M. D. learned writer, born, Sept. 19, 1697; died, July 10, 1767.
• Montagne, Michael de, French author, died, 1592, aged 59.
• Montanus, the heresiarch, who attacked marriage, flourished, 184. His followers were called Mon∣tanists, Phrygians, Cataphrygians, Eucratites, and Catarres. They were suppressed, about 255. They maintained an enthusiastic succession of prophecy.
• Montesquieu, French philosopher, born, 1689; died, 1755.
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• Montezuma, the last king of Mexico, conquered by Cortez; stoned to death by his own subjects, for his submission to the Spaniards, 1541.
• Montfaucon, the French antiquarian, born, 1655; died, 1741.
• Montmorency, Duke of, beheaded in France, 1632.
• Montmorency, Matthew, general and high constable of France, died, Nov. 24, 1230.
• Morant, Rev. Philip, the historian of Essex, died, 1770.
• Morata, Olympia Fulvia, a Latin female writer, died, 1555.
• More, Sir Thomas, lord chancellor, beheaded July 6, 1535, aged 51, for denying the king's supremacy. See Chancery.
• Moreri, the French biographer, born, 1643; died, 1680.
• Morgagni, the Italian anatomist, died, 1762.
• Morton, Earl of, regent of Scotland, beheaded, 1581.
• Moschus of Syracuse, Greek pastoral poet, flourished, about 177 before Christ.
• Mosheim, the German historian, died, 1755.
• Motteaux, Peter, dramatic writer, murdered, 1718, aged 58.
• Mountford, William, the dramatist, born, 1659; murdered, 1692.
• Mowbray, Robert de, the historian, died, about 1125.
• Muncer, Thomas, a Saxon divine, chief of the Ger∣man anabaptists, and a leveller, who, at the head of 40,000 men, his followers, wrote to the sove∣reign princes, &c. of Germany, to resign their authority. The Landgrave of Hesse defeated him, 7000 of the enthusiasts fell in battle, and he was taken and beheaded, 1525.
• Munster, Sebastian, the German mathematician, born, 1489; died, 1552.
• Muratori, the Italian antiquary, born, 1672; died, 1750.
• Murillo, Bartol. Spanish painter, born, 1613; died, 1685.
• ...

• Musaeus, the Greek poet, flourished, 1180 before Christ.
• Musgrave, Dr. William, the antiquary, died, 1721.
• Musgrave, Samuel, M. D. learned writer, died, July 4, 1780.

N.

• NABONASSER, king of the Chaldeans, died, 714 before Christ. See Era, Vol. I. which commenced with his reign.
• Nahum, the prophet, flourished, 758 before Christ.
• Napier. See Neper, Vol. I.
• Nash, Richard, master of the ceremonies at Bath, died, Feb. 1761, aged 86.
• Navarre, Margaret, queen of, died, 1549. See Spain.
• Nehemiah, the prophet, died, 430 before Christ.
• Nelson, Robert, polemical writer, born, 1616; died, 1715.
• Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople, who denied the union of the two natures in Christ, appeared, 429.
• Newburgh, William de, the historian, wrote, 1197.
• Newcastle, Margaret, duchess of, died, 1673.
• Newton, Sir Isaac, the mathematician, born Dec. 1642; died, March 1727.
• Nicephorus, Gregoras, Greek historian, died, 1350.
• Nicias, the Greek painter, flourished, 300 before Christ.
• Nicka, a Gothic daemon, who was supposed to in∣habit the water, and strangle persons that were drowning. Hence 'Old Nick.'
• Nicolle, Peter, French philosopher, born, 1625; died, 1695.
• Nicomedes, the mathematician, flourished, about 220.
• Nimrod, the founder of Babylon; he was the grand∣son of Ham, one of the sons of Noah. It was in his time that the tower of Babylon was built. See Babel, Babylon.
• ...

• Noailles, Marshal, French general, died, 1766, aged 88.
• Noetus, the he••esiarch, flourished, 240. He called himself a new Moses, and allowed only one person in God: his disciples were culled Monarchists.
• Nollet, L'Abbé, French philosopher, born, 1700; died, 1770.
• Novatian, the heresiarch, first appeared, 254. He was coadjutor with Novatus; which see.
• Novatus, a priest of Carthage, the chief of a sect called Novatians, flourished, 250. He condemned repentance and second marriages, and formed a schism against his bishop St. Cyprian.

O.

• OATES, Dr. Titus, whipped, 1685. See Impostors, Vol. I.
• Obadiah prophecied, 587 before Christ.
• O'Connor, Roderic, last of the Irish monarchs, died, 1198, very old.
• Octavia, wife of Marc Anthony, died, 100 before Christ.
• Odin. See Woden.
• Oecolampadius, the reformer, died in 1531, aged 49.
• Oedipus, king of Thebes, flourished, 1266 before Christ.
• Ogilby, John, the Scotch geographer, born, 1600; died, 1676.
• Ogyges, king of Beotia. See Deluge, Vol. I.
• Oldcastle, Sir John, lord Cobham, condemned in convocation, for heretically denying the pope's supremacy, hanged and burnt without Temple∣bar, 1416; he is said to be the first protestant that suffered for that religion. See Lollard.
• Oldfield, Anne, the actress, born, 1683; died, 1730.
• Oldham, John, the poet, born, 1653; died, 1683.
• Oldmixon, John, dramatic writer, died, 1742.
• O'Nial, John, of Ireland, killed, 1568.
• O'Nial, Sir Phelim, hanged in Ireland, 1652. See Massacre, Vol. I.
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• Orestes, king of Mycenae and friend to Pylades, died, about 1144 before Christ.
• Origen, a father of the Christian church, died, 253, aged 69.
• Orlando Furioso, the Italian warrior, died, 772.
• Orosius, the Spanish historian, died, after 420.
• Orpheus, the epic poet of Crotona, flourished, 576 before Christ.
• Orpheus of Thrace, the Greek poet, flourished, 128 before Christ.
• Ossian flourished as a poet, 300.
• Ossorius, Jerom, bishop of Sylves, Portugal, a learned writer, died, 1580, aged 74.
• Otho, the Roman emperor, hanged himself, 69, aged 37.
• Otway, Thomas, the tragic poet; born, 1615; died, 1685.
• Ovid, the Latin poet, born at Sulmo, 43 before Christ; died in 15.
• Ozell, John, died, Oct. 1743.

P.

• PACUVIUS, the tragic poet, flourished, 160 before Christ.
• Palladio, the Italian architect, died, 1580.
• Pamphile, the Macedonian painter, flourished, 350 before Christ.
• Pan-Kou, the Chinese historian, flourished, 85 before Christ.
• Par, Thomas, died, 1635, aged 153. He lived in ten reigns, and was father of a child at 120 years of age.
• Para, king of Armenia, assassinated at a banquet, by order of the emperor Valens, 374.
• Paracelsus, the Swiss physician, died, 1541, aged 48.
• Paré, Ambrose, French anatomist, died, 1592.
• Paris, Matthew, the historian, died, 1259.
• Parma, Pete, duke of, natural son to pope Paul III. assassinated by conspirators, Sept. 10, 1547.
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• Parmegiano, Italian painter, born, 1504; died, 1540.
• Parmenides, the Greek philosopher, lived, 505 be∣fore Christ.
• Parnell, Rev. Thomas, the poet, born, 1679; died, 1718.
• Parocel, Joseph, the history painter, born, 1648; died, 1704.
• Partridge, John, the astrologer, born, 1644; died, 1715.
• Pascal, Blaise, French mathematician, born, 1623; died, 1662.
• Pasquier, Steph. French poet, died, 1615, aged 81.
• Paterculus, Vell. Latin historian, flourished, about 30.
• Patrice, the heresiarch, flourished, 195. who taught, with all the errors of the age, that man was the production of the devil.
• Patrick, St. first bishop in Ireland, carried captive there from Scotland at 16 years of age, died, 491, aged 122.
• Patroclus, the Grecian general, slain by Hector, 1184 before Christ.
• Patru, Oliver, French writer, born, 1604; died, 1681.
• Pavillion, Stephen, French writer, died, 1705.
• Paul, Father. See Sarpi.
• Paul, of Thebais. See Monk, Vol. I.
• Paul of Samosate, the heresiarch, who denied the divinity of Christ, appeared, 262.
• Pausanias, the Greek historian, flourished, 160.
• Peck, Francis, the antiquary, died, 1743.
• Pelagius called to account for his opinions, 415, which were, that to confide in ones self is the only good. He denied original sin.
• Pelham, Henry, the statesman, died, 1754, aged 60.
• Pelisson, Paul, French writer, born, 1624; died, 1693.
• Penn, William, first proprietor of Pennsylvania, born, 1644; died, 1718.
• Penruddock, Colonel, executed, 1655.
• Percy, Henry, earl of Northumberland, died, 1046.
• ...

• Perdiccas, the Macedonian general, died, 321 before Christ.
• Pergolesi, the Neapolitan composer, died, 1733.
• Periander, the Greek philosopher, died, 557 before Christ.
• Pericles, the Athenian general, died, 429 before Christ, aged 70.
• Perrault, Cl. French physician, born, 1613; died, 1688; Charles, his brother, French poet, born, 1633; died, 1703.
• Perrcaus, the two brothers, hanged for forgery, Jan, 17, 1776.
• Perron, Cardinal du, French statesman, born, 1556; died, 1618.
• Perseus, who delivered and married Andromeda, first king of Mycene, 1313 before Christ.
• Persius Flaccus, the Latin satyrist, born, Dec, 4, 42; died, 70.
• Pertinax, Roman emperor, murdered by his people, March 28, 193, aged 66.
• Perugino, Peter, painter of Perousa, died, 1524, aged 78.
• Pesaro, Simon da, Italian painter, born, 1612: died, 1648.
• Petau, Dennis, French writer, born, 1583; died, 1652.
• Petavius of France, Latin writer, died, 1652, aged 69.
• Peter, the hermit, who stirred up princes to engage in the Holy War, flourished, 1100.
• Peterborough, Charles, earl of, political writer and poet, died, 1735.
• Petrarch, Francis, Italian peet, born at Arezzo, 1304; died, 1374.
• Petronius Arbiter, the critic, died, 66 before Christ.
• Peyrere, Isaac le, French writer, died, 1677.
• Phaedrus, the Latin fabulist, born, 47 before Christ; died, 31.
• Phalaris the Cruel, tyrannized over Sicily, about 561 before Christ.
• Phaon. See Sappho.
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• Pharamond, first king of France, died, 428. See Salic.
• Pharaoh ordered all the male children of the Hebrews to be destroyed, 1573; drowned, with his host, in the Red Sea, Monday, May 11, 1491 before Christ. See Memnon.
• Pherecrates, the Greek comic poet, flourished, 330 before Christ.
• Pherecydides of Athens, the Greek historian, flou∣rished, 500 before Christ.
• Phidias, the Athenian statuary, lived, 486 before Christ. See Statuary, Vol. I.
• Philemon, the Greek comic poet, flourished, 346 before Christ.
• Philetus of Coos, the Greek grammarian, flourished, 280 before Christ.
• Philetus, the heresiarch, appeared, 55. He denied the resurrection of the body.
• Philip II. of Macedon, began to reign, 360; mur∣dered by Pausanias, 336 before Christ.
• Philips, Catherine, the poetess, born, 1632; died, 1664.
• Philips, Ambrose, the dramatic poet, died, 1748.
• Philips, John, the poet, died, 1708, aged 32.
• Philistes, of Syracuse, the Greek historian of Sicily, died, 367 before Christ.
• Philiston, the Greek comic poet, flourished, about 15.
• Philocles, the Greek comic poet, flourished, 434 be∣fore Christ.
• Philo-Judaeus, the sacred historian, flourished, 40.
• Philostratus, the Greek sophist, lived, about 200.
• Philoxenes, the Greek poet, died, 380 before Christ.
• Phocas, emperor of the East, taken prisoner by He∣raclius, who ordered his arms, legs, and head to be cut off, and his trunk to be thrown into the fire, Oct. 610.
• Photius, the heresiarch, who denied the divinity of Christ, flourished, 342.
• Pibrac, Guy de, born, 1529; died, 1584.
• Picard, a native of the Netherlands, who improved upon the errors of the Adamites, flourished, 1419.
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• Pilkington, Laet. dram. poetess, born, 1712; died, August 29, 1750.
• Pilpay, the Indian philosopher, flourished, earlier than 230 before Christ.
• Pindar, Greek lyric poet, died, 435 before Christ, aged 80.
• Pisander, the Greek poet, flourished, 648 before Christ.
• Pisistratus cotemporary with Solon.
• Piso killed himself, on being called to an account for having poisoned Germanicus; 20. Seè Germanicus.
• Pitcairne, Dr. Archibald, medical author, born, 1652; died, 1713.
• Pithou, Pierre, French law writer, born, 1539; died, 1596.
• Pizzaro, the Spanish admiral, that discovered Peru, killed, 1541, aged 63.
• Plato, the Greek philosopher, died, 348 before Christ, aged 80.
• Plautus, the Roman comic poet, died, 184 before Christ.
• Pletho, Geo. Gemistus, reviver of platonism in Flo∣rence, died, 1490, aged 100.
• Pliny, the elder, killed by an eruption of Vesuvius, 79, aged 56; Pliny, the younger, nephew to the former, died, 116.
• Plot, Dr. Robert, the antiquary, died, 1696.
• Plotinus, the platonic philosopher, died, 270.
• Plutarch, the Greek historian, died, 119, aged 69.
• Pocock, Reverend Dr. Edward, the orientalist, born, 1604; died, 1691.
• Pole, Cardinal, died, Nov. 18, 1558, aged 58.
• Polemburgh, Dutch painter, born, 1586; died, 1660.
• Polignac, Cardinal, French writer, died, 1741.
• Polybius, the Greek historian, born at Megelopolis, 205; died, 124 before Christ.
• Polycarpus, father of the christian church, died, 167.
• Polycletus, the Greek sculptor, flourished, about 432 before Christ.
• Pomfret, Rev. John, the poet, born, 1667; died, 1709.
• Pompey the Great, killed in Egypt, 48 before Christ.
• Pope, Sir Thomas, founder of Trinity college, Ox∣ford, born, 1508; died, 1558.
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• Pope, Alexander, the poet, died, 1744, aged 55.
• Porphyry, of Tyre, the platonic philosopher, died, about 304, aged 71.
• Porta, Battista, Italian poet, &c. died, 1615.
• Postel, William, French writer, born, 1505; died, 1581.
• Potter, archbishop of Canterbury, the antiquary, died, 1747, aged 73.
• Pouch, Captain, the leader of an insurrection in Northamptonshire, hanged, 1607.
• Poussin, Nich. French landscape painter, born, 1594; died, 1665.
• Poussin, Gaspar, Italian painter, born, 1613; died, 1673.
• Pratinas, Greek tragic poet, flourished, about 500 before Christ.
• Praxagoras, the Greek historian, flourished, about 345.
• Praxeas, the Phrygian heresiarch, appeared, 207: he denied the Trinity. His disciples were called Patropassians, from their holding, that God the Father suffered on the cross.
• Praxilla, the Greek poetess, flourished, about 492 before Christ.
• Praxiteles, the Greek statuary, died, after 288 before Christ.
• Priam, king of Troy, slain by Pyrrhus, 1184 before Christ.
• Prideaux, Rev. Dr. Humphry, the critic, born, 1648; died, 1724.
• Prior, Matt the poet, died, Sept. 18, 1721, aged 56.
• Probus, Roman emperor, murdered by his soldiers, August 282.
• Procaccini, Camillus, Italian painter, born, 1546; died, 1626; Julius, his brother, the painter, born, 1548; died 1626.
• Procopius, the Greek historian, flourished, 529.
• Prodicus, the Grecian sophist, flourished, 436 before Christ.
• Prometheus struck fire from flints, about 1715 before Christ. He being the first person, is said to have

• stolen it from heaven. Became author of all arts among the Greeks, 1687 before Christ.
• Propertius, the Roman poet, died, 11 before Christ.
• Protagoras, the Greek philosopher, banished from Athens for atheism, 434 before Christ.
• Protogenes, the painter, cotemporary with Apelles.
• Prudentius, the christian poet, born, 348; died, 412.
• Prynne, William, a barrister, and voluminous writer, born, 1600; sentenced by the star-chamber to stand twice in the pillory, and lose his ears, to pay 5000l. and be imprisoned for life, for a libel against plays, and Laud's innovations in religious worship, 1633; pilloried, May 1634, and June 1637; his sentence reversed, and he took his seat in the long parlia∣ment, Nov. 28, 1640; died, Oct. 24, 1669. See Bastwick.
• Psalmanazar, George, the pretended Formosan, died, 1763.
• Ptolemais. See Acra.
• Ptolemy, the astrologer, died, 162, aged 78.
• Ptolemy, Soter, king of Egypt, died, 284, aged 92; Ptolemy Philadelphus, his second son, who estab∣lished the Alexandrian library, died, 246 before Christ, aged 64.
• Puffendorff, Baron de, the German philosopher, died, 1694, aged 62.
• Purbachius, the mathematician, died, 1462.
• Purcell, Henry, musical composer, born, 16••8; died, 1695.
• Pulcheria, empress of Rome, died, 453.
• Pyrrho, the Greek philosopher, died, about 286 before Christ, aged 90.
• Pyrrhus began to reign at Epirus, 295; wounded in a battle with the Romans, in which he lost 20,000 men, they, 5000; killed, as he was sight∣ing, by a woman's throwing a tile at his head, 272 before Christ. See Epirus.
• Pythagoras, the philosopher, died, 497 before Christ, aged 80.

Q.

• QUARLES, Francis, the poet, born, 1592; died, 1644.
• Quevedo, the Spanish poet, born, 1570; died, 1647.
• Quin, James, the comedian, died, 1766, aged 73.
• Quinault, Phil. French dramatist, born, 1635; died, 1688.
• Quincy, Marquis de le, French engineer, died, about 1720.
• Quincy, Dr. John, medical writer, died, 1723.
• Quintillian, the Latin orator, died, about 95.
• Quintus Curtius. See Curtius.
• Quiros, De, made his voyage into the South Seas, 1595.

R.

• RAAY. See Hackman.
• Rabelais, Francis, the French satyrist, born, 1483; died, 1553.
• Rabutin, Count de Bussy, French poet, born, 1622; died, 1693.
• Racan, Marquis of, French poet, born, 1589; died, 1670.
• Racine, John, French dramatist, died, 1699, aged 59.
• Radcliff, Dr. John, born, 1650; died, Nov. 1, 1714; his library, Oxford, opened, Apr. 13, 1745.
• Raimond Lullé, the enthusiast, appeared, 1287.
• Rainwell, John, mayor of London, 1426.
• Raleigh, Sir Walter, for a conspiracy to set Ara∣bella Stuart on the throne, was sentenced to die, 1603, but reprieved; and after a long confine∣ment in the Tower, was, at his request, sent to the West Indies, with a fleet, in search of a gold mine, that he pretended to know of; but not find∣ing it, and wilfully burning a town belonging to Spain, to satisfy the Spaniards, he was beheaded on his former sentence, Oct. 29, 1618, aged 76.
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• Ramsay, Andrew, polite writer, born, 1686; died, 1743.
• Ramsey, William, the poet, died, 1180.
• Ramus, Peter, French writer, born, 1515; died, 1573.
• Ranby, John, chirurgical writer, died, 1773, aged 73.
• Randolph, Tho. the poet, born, 1605; died, 1634.
• Raphael, Italian painter, born, 1483; died, 1520.
• Rapin, Nicholas, French poet, died, 1608, aged 68.
• Rapin de Thoyras, the historian, died, May 16, 1725, aged 64.
• Rasis, or Rhases, the Arabian physician, died, 932, aged 80.
• Ray, Rev. John, the botanist, born, 1628; died, 1706.
• Reamur, René, French mathematician, born, 1683; died, 1757.
• Regiomontanus of Konisberg, the mathematician, died, 1476, aged 40.
• Regnier, Mathurin, French satyrist, born, 1573; died, 1613.
• Rembrandt, Dutch painter, born, 1606; died, 1668.
• Retz, Cardinal de, died, 1679.
• Rhases. See Rasis.
• Rhees, the last king of South Wales, killed, 1094.
• Ricaut, Sir Paul, the historian, died, 1700.
• Ricci, the Venetian painter, born, 1659; died, 1734.
• Richardson, Samuel, the novel writer, died, 1761, aged 57.
• Richlieu, Cardinal, prime minister of France, born, 1585; died, Dec. 4, 1642.
• Richmond, Countess of, Henry VIIth's mother, died, 1509.
• Rigaud, Hyacinth. French painter, died, 1744.
• Rochefoucauld, Duke of, French writer, died, 1680, aged 68.
• Rochester, Zachary, bishop, learned writer, died, 1774.
• Rochester, John Wilmot, earl of, the poet, died, July 26, 1680, aged 32.
• Rollin, Charles, Fr. historian, died, 1741, aged 80.
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• Romano, Julio, Italian history painter, died, 1546, aged 54.
• Romanelli, Italian painter, born, 1612; died, 1662.
• Romulus. See Rome, Vol. I.
• Ronsard, Peter, French poet, died, 1585, aged 60.
• Rooke, Admiral Sir George, died, 1708, aged 47.
• Rosa, Salvat. Italian painter and poet, born, 1615; died, 1673.
• Roscius, the comedian, died, 61 before Christ.
• Roscommon, Earl of, the poet, died, 1684.
• Rosso, Italian painter, born, 1496; died, 1541.
• Rotenhamer, Dutch painter, born, 1564; died, 1604.
• Rotrou, French dramatic poet, born, 1609, died, 1650.
• Rousseau, John Baptist, French poet, born, 1669; died, 1741.
• Rowe, Nicholas, the poet, died, Dec. 6, 1718, aged 44; Elizabeth, his wife, the poetess, died, Feb. 20, 1737, aged 63.
• Rowley, William, cotemporary with Shakespeare.
• Rubens, Sir Paul, the Flemish portrait painter, born, 1577; died, 1640.
• Rubilliac, the statuary, died, 1762.
• Rupert, Prince, the general, died, Nov. 29, 1682, aged 62.
• Rushworth, John, the historian, born, 1607; died, 1690.
• Russen, Rev. Benj. hanged for a rape, December 14, 1777. See Rem. occur. anno, 1777.
• Ruysch, Fred. the Dutch anatomist, born, 1638; died, 1731.
• Ruyter, the Dutch admiral, died in 1676, aged 69.
• Ryer, Peter du, Fr. writer, born, 1605; died, 1678.
• Rymer, Thomas, the antiquary, died, 1713.
• Rysbrack, John, the sculptor, died, in 1762.

S.

• SAADI, the Persian poet, flourished, about 1258.
• ...

• Sabellus, the Egyptian, who taught no distinction in the Trinity, appeared, 263.
• Sacchi, And. Italian painter, born, 1601; died, 1661.
• Sadler, John, law writer, born, 1615; died, 1674.
• St. Alban, the first English martyr, died, 303.
• Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt, who supported himself against the united efforts of the christian princes, who carried on against him the Crusades, or Holy Wars, died, 1192, aged 57.
• Salambini, Italian painter, born, 1536; died, 1583.
• Salisbury, John of, the historian, born, 1110; died, 1179.
• Salisbury, Sally, a noted prostitute, died in Newgate, Feb. 25, 1724.
• Sallo, Dennis de, French writer, born, 1626; died, 1669.
• Sallustius, the Latin historian, died, in 34 before Christ, aged 51.
• Sambuc, John, the Hungarian physician and author, born, 1531; died, 1584.
• Samuel, the 12th and last judge of Israel, born, 1139; ruled for 21 years, and anointed Saul first king of Israel; died, 1061 before Christ. See Saul.
• Sanctorius, of Padua, medical writer, flourished, about 1610.
• Sanderson, Sir William, the historian, died, 1676.
• Sandys, Sir Edwin, the patriot, born, about 1561; died, 1629.
• Sanquir, Lord, hanged for murder, 1612.
• Santeuil, John Bapt. French poet, born, 1630; died, 1697.
• Sanzio, Raphael, painter, born at Urbin, 1483; died, 1520.
• Sappho, the Greek poetess, and mistress of Phaon, lived 603 before Christ.
• Sarah, Abraham's wife, died, 1859 before Christ, aged 127.
• Sardanapalus. See Jonas, Nineveh, Vol. I.
• Sarpi, Father Paul, learned writer, born at Venice, 1552; died, 1623.
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• Sarrasin, John, French poet, born, 1604; died, 1654.
• Sarto, And. Del, Italian painter, born, 1478; died, 1520.
• Sassa Ferrato, Italian painter, born, about 1600.
• Saturn, an ancient king of the Aborigines, said to be the son of Janus. See Aborigines, Vol. I. Janus.
• Saul, first king of Israel, began to reign, 1095; rejected of God for disobedience, 1063; killed himself, 1055 before Christ.
• Saumaise, Claude de, French writer, born, 1588; died, 1653.
• Saunderson, Dr. the mathematician, died, 1739, aged 57.
• Saurin, James, the Flemish theologian, born, 1677; died, 1730.
• Sauvages, François, French medical writer, born, 1706; died, 1767.
• Savage, Richard, the poet, born, 1698; condemned for murder, 1727; pardoned, 1728; died, 1743.
• Savile, Sir Henry, the historian, born, 1549; died, 1622.
• Saxe, Marshal count, son of Frederic king of Poland, died, 1750, aged 54.
• Scaliger, Julius Caesar, the Italian critic, died, 1558, aged 75; Joseph, his son, French writer, died, 1609, aged 69.
• Scanderbeg, the christian hero, died, 1467, aged 63.
• Scarron, Paul, French comic writer, born, 1610; died, 1660. See Maintenon.
• Schidon•• Italian cieling painter, born, 1580; died, 1616.
• Schrevelius, Cornelius, a learned Dutchman, died, 1667.
• Scipio Africanus, the Roman general, died, 186 before Christ, aged 51.
• Scott, Rev. John, author of the christian life, born, 1638; died, 1695.
• Scotus, John, died, 883.
• Scuderi, George, French poet, born, 1603; died, 1667; Magdalen, his sister, French Romance writer, born, 1607; died, 1701.
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• Seaton, Rev. Thomas, who instituted the prize poems at Cambridge, born, about 1684; died, 1750.
• Sedley, Sir Charles, the poet, born, 1639; died, 1701.
• Selden, John, the antiquarian, born, 1584; died, 1654.
• Serres, John de, the Calvinist, and French writer, died, 1598.
• Servetus born, 1509; burnt for opposing the Trinity, Oct. 27, 1553. See Unitarians.
• Sesostris, or Rameses, began to reign in Egypt, 1485; died, 1416 before Christ.
• Settle, Elkanah, dram. poet, born, 1648; died, 1724.
• Severus, Alexander, Roman emperor, murdered 235.
• Severus, S. Roman emperor, died at York, 211, aged 65.
• Sevigné, Marchioness de, the letter writer, born, 1626; died, 1696.
• Shadwell, Thomas, poet laureat, born, 1640; died, Nov. 20, 1692.
• Shaftesbury, Ant. Ashley, earl of, born, 1621; died, 1683.
• Shaftesbury, Cooper earl of, statesman and chan∣cellor, died, 1713, aged 61.
• Shakespere, William, born, April 23, 1564; died, April 23, 1616.
• Sharp, archbishop of York, theological writer, born, 1644; died, 1714.
• Sharpe, Rev. Dr. Gregory, theological writer, died, 1771.
• Shem, son of Noah, died, 1846 before Christ, aged 600.
• Shenstone, William, the poet, died, 1763.
• Shepery, John, the poet, died, 1542, aged 33.
• Shepheard, John, executed at Tyburn, 1725.
• Sherburne, Sir Edward, born, 1618; killed in a mutiny at Oxford, June 12, 1646.
• Sheridan, Rev. Dr. Thomas, the poet, born, 1685; died, 1738.
• Sherlock, William, dean of St. Paul's, theological writer, born, 1641; died, 1707.
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• Sherlock, bishop of London, controversial writer, born, 1••78; cied, 1761.
• Shirley, James, dramatic poet, born, 1594; died, 16••6.
• Shovel, Sir Cloudsley, lost on the rocks of Scilly, Oct. 1707, aged 65.
• Shuter, Edward, the comedian, died, Nov. 1776.
• Sidney, Sir Philip, born, 1554; killed in battle, Sept. 22, 1586.
• Sidney, Algernon, beheaded, for being concerned in the Rye-house plot, Dec. 17, 1683, aged 65.
• Sidonius Apollinaris, bishop of Clermont, born, 430; died, 480.
• Sigebert, the historian, died, 1113.
• Simon Magus came to Rome, 41.
• Simonides, the Greek poet, flourished, 503 before Christ.
• Simpson, Thomas, the mathematician, died, 1761, aged 51.
• Sirani, Elizabeth, Italian paintress, born, 1638; died, 1664.
• Sirmond, James, French theologist, born, 1559; died, 1651.
• Sisyphus, first king of Corinth, 1504 before Christ.
• Sixtus, Quintus. See Pope.
• Skelton, Rev. John, the poet, flourished, 1489; died, 1529.
• Skinner, Stephen, the antiquary, born, 1622; died, 1607.
• Sling••lanet, Peter, Dutch painter, born, 1640; died, 1691.
• Sloane, Sir Hans, the naturalist; born, 1660; died, Jan. 11. 1752. His cabinet of curiosities, and library of 50,000 books, purchased by parliament for 20,000l. makes part of the British Museum. See Museum.
• Smith, Rev. Dr. Thomas, divine historian, born, 1638; died, 1710.
• Smith, Robert, the mathematician, died, 1769.
• Smollet, Dr. the historian, died abroad, Sept. 1771.
• Snape, Rev. Dr. Andrew, the theologian, died, 1742, aged 70.
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• Snyders, Francis, Flemish battle painter, born, 1587; died, 1657.
• Sobieski, John, king of Poland, died, 1696, aged 72.
• Socrates, the Greek philosopher, put to death, on a false accusation of atheism, 400 before Christ, aged 70.
• Solimeni, Italian painter and poet, born, 1657; died, 1747.
• Somerville, William, the poet, died, 1742.
• Somner, Wm. the antiquary, born, 1606; died, 1669.
• Sopater, the Greek comic poet, died, 406 before Christ, aged 91.
• Sophia, Princess. See Hanover, Vol. I.
• Sophocles, the Greek poet, died, 406 before Christ, aged 90.
• Sophronia, a prefect's wife, stabbed herself, to escape the violent embraces of the emperor Maxentius, about 312.
• Sorbiere, Sam. French writer, born, 1650; died, 1670.
• Sosigenes, the Egyptian astronomer, who invented the Julian calendar, flourished, about 40 before Christ.
• South, Rev. Dr. Robert, born, 1633; died, 1716.
• Southern, Thomas, dram. writer, born, 1660; died, May 26, 1746.
• Spanheim, Ezek. born at Geneva, 1629; died, 1710.
• Spanheim, Fred. born at ditto, 1632; died, 1701.
• Speed, John, the historian, died, July 1629, aged 76.
• Spelman, Sir Henry, the antiquary, died, 1641, aged 80.
• Spenser, Edmund, the poet, born, 1510; died, 1598.
• Spinckes, Rev. Nathaniel, born, 1653; died, 1727.
• Spinoza, the atheist, died at the Hague, 1677, aged about 44.
• Spotswood, archbishop of St. Andrews, the historian, born, 1565; died, 1639.
• Stackhouse, Rev. Tho. sacred historian, died, 1752.
• Stafford, Lord viscount, beheaded through the per∣jury of Oates, &c. Dec. 1680.
• Stanislaus, the abdicated king of Poland, philoso∣phical writer, burnt to death by accident, 1766, aged 89.
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• Statius, the Latin poet, born, about 41; died, 96.
• Steele. Sir Rich. dram. writer, born, 1676; expelled the House of Common••, 1713; died, Sept. 1, 1729.
• Steiner, Isaac, violin-maker, flourished, 1674.
• Stefan••, of Florence, painter, died, 1350, aged 49.
• Stella, James, the French pastoral painter, born, 1••96; died, 163••.
• Stephen, St. the first martyr, stoned, Dec. 26, 33.
• Stephens, Robert, of Paris, a correct Latin printer, born, 1503; died, 1559; Henry, his son, equally famous in printing, born, 1528; died, 1598.
• Sterne, Rev. Laurence, author of Tristram Shandy, born, 1713; died, March 1768.
• Sternhold, Thomas, the poet, died, 1549.
• Stillingfleet, bishop of Worcester, polemical writer, born, 1635; died, 1699.
• Stilpo, of Megara, the stoic philosopher, died, after 294 before Christ.
• Stirling, William, earl of, died, Feb. 1641.
• Stone, archbishop of Armagh, the theologian, died, 1764.
• Stourton, Lord, hanged for murder, 1557.
• Stow, John, the antiquary, died, April 5, 1605, aged 80.
• Strabo, the Greek historian, died, 25.
• Strada, or Rome, the historian, died, 1649.
• Strype, John, the memorialist, born, 1643; died, Dec. 1737.
• Stukely, Dr. William, the antiquary, died, 1765, aged 78.
• Sturmius, the German philosopher, born, 1507; died, 1589.
• Suckling, Sir John, the poet, born, 1613; died, 1642.
• Suetonius, the Roman historian, died, after 117.
• Sueur, E••st. le, the French history painter, born, 1617; died, 1635.
• Suidas, the Greek writer, lived, in 1087. The French say about 883.
• Sully, Duke of, French historian, born, 1560: died, 1641.
• Sulpiclur, of Aquitaine, the Latin historian, died, 420.
• Sunderland, Robert, earl of, died, Sept. 28, 1702.
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• Sutton, Thomas, founder of the charter-house, born, 1532; died, 1611.
• Suze, Madarne, countess de la, French poetess, died, 1673.
• Swammerdam, John, the Dutch philosopher, born, 1637; died, 1681.
• Swanevelt, the painter, born, about 1620.
• Swift, Dean, poet, &c. died, Oct. 1745, aged 78.
• Swithin, bishop of Winchester, died, 854.
• Sydenham, Dr. Thomas, medical writer, died, De∣cember 29, 1689, aged 65.
• Sylvester, Joshua, died, 1618, aged 55.
• Sylvius, Aeneas, died, 1464.
• Symachus, the Greek translator of the bible, flou∣rished, 201.
• Synge, archbishop of Tuam, theological writer, born, 1659; died, July, 4, 1741.

T.

• TACITUS, the Roman historian, born, before 64; alive, 117.
• Talbot. lord chancellor, died, 1737, aged 50.
• Tamerlane, conqueror of Asia, born at Keck, 1336; died, 1405.
• Tanner, bishop of St. Asaph, the antiquary, born, 1674; died, 1735.
• Tarquin the Proud, who was the last monarch of Rome, preceding the republic, died, 493 before Christ, aged 90.
• Tassi, the Italian tempest painter, born, 1580.
• Tasso, Torquatus, Italian poet, died, 1595, aged 5••.
• Tasso, Orland. the musician, died, 1594.
• Tate, Nahum, poet laureat, died, 1716.
• Tatti, the painter, of Florence, died, 1294, aged 81.
• Taverner, William, dram. writer, died, 1731.
• Taylor, bishop of Downe, theological writer, died, August 13, 1667.
• Taylor, John, called the water poet, from being a waterman, died, 1654, aged 74.
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• Tell, William. See Grisler, Vol. I.
• Temple, Sir William, political writer, died, Jan. 1699, aged 69.
• Teniers, David, the Flemish rural painter, born, 1582; died, 1649. His son David, ditto, born, 1610; died, 1••94.
• Terence born at Carthage; died, 159, aged 64; his comedies first acted, 154 before Christ.
• Terpander, the Greek musician, lived about 706 before Christ.
• Tertullian, father of the christian church, died, 196, aged 85.
• Tertullian, the heresiarch, flourished, 205. He was a Montanist, taught that God was corporeal, and condemned repentance and second marriages.
• Teucer, first king of Troy, 1502 before Christ.
• Thales, chief of the seven sages of Greece, born, 640; died, 552 before Christ.
• Thamiris, the poet, flourished, 1104 before Christ.
• Themistius, the Greek orator, died, 386.
• Themistocles, the Athenian general, died, 449 before Christ, aged 65.
• Theobald, Lewis, wrote in George Ist's reign.
• Theocritus, the Greek pastoral poet, flourished, 285 before Christ.
• Theodore I. king of Corsica, 1736; confined many years in England for debt; died, 1757.
• Theodoret, the ecclesiastical historian, died, 457, aged 70.
• Theodorus, the Greek painter, flourished, 530.
• Theodorus, of Miletes, the mathematician, flourished, 1284.
• Theodosius the Great, the last Roman emperor, made his entry into Constantinople, 380; died, 39••, aged 60.
• Theodotion, of Ephesus, who translated the bible into Greek, flourished, 175.
• Theodotus, the heresiarch, that denied Christ's di∣vinity, appeared, 196.
• Theon, of Alexandria, the mathematician, flourished, about 385.
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• Theophrastus, the Greek philosopher, born at Lesbos, 322; died, about 288 before Christ.
• Theseus, who slew the Minotaur, flourished, 1134 before Christ.
• Thespis, the Greek tragic poet, flourished, about 536 before Christ.
• Thomas, Elizabeth, died, Feb. 1731, aged 55.
• Thomson, James, the poet, died, August 29, 1748, aged 47.
• Thoresby, Ralph, the antiquary, born, 1658; died, 1725.
• Thornhill, Sir Ja. the painter, died, 1734, aged 57.
• Thornton, Bonnel, miscellaneous writer, died 1768.
• Thou, Jam. Aug de, or Thuanus, French historian, born, 1553; died, 1617
• Thrasybulus, the Athenian general, slain by the As∣pendians, 390 before Christ.
• Thrasyllus, the Greek astrologer, flourished at Rome, about 30.
• Thuanus. See Thou.
• Thucydides, the Greek historian, died, 391 before Christ.
• Thucydides, the Athenian general, banished by Ostracism, 444 before Christ, aged 26.
• Thurlow, John, the statesman under the Cromwells, born, 1616; died, 1668.
• Thynne, Thomas, esq. shot in his coach, in Pall∣Mall, Feb. 12, 1682.
• Tiberius Gracchus, consul of Rome, a famous orator, flourished, 165 before Christ.
• Tibullus, the Latin poet, born, 43; died, 11 before Christ.
• Tickel, Thomas, the poet, died 1740.
• Tillemont, the French historian, born, 1637, died, 1698.
• Tillotson, archbishop of Canterbury, theological writer, died, 1694, aged 65.
• Tilly, Count, the Imperial general, flourished, 1631.
• Timanthe, the Greek painter, cotemporary with Pamphile.
• Timeus, a Greek historian, flourished, 262 before Christ.
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• Timoleon, of Syracuse, the Corinthian general, died, 337 before Christ.
• Timon, of Athens, the misanthrope, lived, 420 be∣fore Christ.
• Timotheus, the Greek musician and poet, died, 357 before Christ, aged 90.
• Timotheus, St. disciple of St. Paul, died, Jan. 25, 97.
• Tindal, Dr. Matthew, polemical writer, born, 1657; died, 1733.
• Tintoret, Italian history painter, born, 1512; died, 1594.
• Titian, the Venetian history painter, born, 1477; died, 1576.
• Toland, Janus, the deist, born, 1670; died, 1722.
• Tolet, Francis, the first Jesuit that was made a car∣dinal, died, 1596.
• Tompion, Thom. the watchmaker died, 1669.
• Tonstall, Cuth. bishop of Durham, polemical writer, born, about 1474; died, Nov. 28, 1559.
• Torquatus, Manlius, the Roman general, caused his own son to be put to death, for having fought contrary to his orders, 340 before Christ.
• Torricelli, the Italian mathematician, born, 1608; died, 1647.
• Trap, Rev. Dr. Joseph, the poet, born, 1679; died, Nov. 1747.
• Trapezuntius, George, Greek and Latin critic, died, 1481, aged 83.
• Trenchand, John, political writer, born, 1669; died, 1723.
• Tristran, Francis, French dramatist, born, 1601; died, 1655.
• Trumbull born, 1639; died, 1716.
• Trump, Van, the Dutch admiral, killed in an en∣gagement, July 29, 1653.
• Tudor, Sir Owen, married Catherine, Henry Vth's widow, soon after 1422, which alliance raised that family to the throne; he was grandfather to Hen∣ry VII.; beheaded, 1461, for taking part with the Lancastrians.
• Tuffi, Andrew, Italian painter, died, 1294, aged 81.
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• Turenne, Marshall, French general, born, 1611; killed by a cannon-ball at Saltzbach, July 26, 1675.
• Tycho Brahe, of Denmark, born, 1546; died, 1601.
• Tyndale, William, one of the early reformers, suf∣fered death at Antwerp as a heretic, 1536.
• Tyrrell, James, the historian, born, 1642; died, 1718.
• Tyrtaeus, the Greek poet, flourished, about 630 before Christ.
• Tyssen••, Peter, of Antwerp, history painter, born, 1625; died, 1692.

U.

• ULYSSES, the Grecian hero, flourished, 1149 before Christ.
• Ulster, William, earl of, killed by his servants, 1333.
• Usher, archbishop of Armagh, learned writer, born, 1581; died, March 20, 1656.
• Uzziah, king of Juda, began to reign, 809 before Christ; reigned 52 years.

V.

• VALENTIN, the heresiarch, appeared, 142. He admitted 32 divinites, produced two by two, male and female, each couple producing another couple.
• Valerian, Roman emperor, taken prisoner by Sapor, king of Persia, 260.
• Valerius Flaccus the Roman poet, died, 104.
• Valerius Maximus, the Latin historian, flourished, in the Augustan age, about 45 before Christ.
• Valesius, the Arabian philosopher, flourished, 250. He taught that concupiscence destroyed the liberty of man, and to be saved, they should make them∣selves Eunuchs.
• Valois, Henry de, French historiographer, born, 1603; died, 1676.
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• Van Balen, the Dutch painter, born, about 1540.
• Van Huysom, John, Dutch painter (flowers and fruits), born, 1682; died, 1749.
• Van Oort, Adam, Flem. history painter, born, 1557; died. 1641.
• Van Oost, James, sen. Flemish history and landscape painter, died, 1671, aged 71. Jun. ditto, born, 1637; died, 1713.
• Van Oostade, Adrian, German rural painter, born, 1610; died, 1685. Isaac, his brother, ditto, born, 1617.
• Van Orlay, Bern. Flemish history and landscape painter, born, 1490; died, 1560. Richard, the history painter, born, 1632; died, 1732.
• Van Paris, a Dutchman, burnt for Arianism, in Ed∣ward VIth's reign.
• Van Swieten, Baron, the physician, died, June 1772.
• Vanburgh, Sir John, dramatic writer, died, Mar. 26, 1726.
• Vandermeeren, John, sen. Dutch landscape and battle painter, died, 1690, aged 63. John, jun. land∣scape painter, died, 1688.
• Vandermeulen, Anth. Flemish history painter, born, 1634; died, 1690.
• Vandervelder, Adrian, Dutch history painter, born, 1639; died, 1672. William, sen. Dutch sea-piece painter, born, 1610; died, 1693. William, jun. ditto, born, 1633; died, 1707.
• Vanderwerf, Adrian, Dutch history painter, born, 1659; died, 1727. Peter, his brother, ditto, born, 1665; died, 1718.
• Vandiest, Adrian, Dutch landscape painter, died, 1704, aged 49.
• Vandyck, Sir Anthony, born at Antwerp, 1599; died, 1641, at London.
• Vanini died at Thoulouse, a martyr to atheism, be∣ing burnt, Feb. 19, 1619, aged 33.
• Vanloo, John, French history painter, born, 1684; died, 1745. Carlo, his brother, ditto, born, 1705; died, 1765.
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• Vanmander, Charles, Flemish history and landscape painter, born, 1548; died, 1606.
• Vannius, Fran••. Italian history painter, born, 1563; died, 1610.
• Vansommer, Paul, Dutch portrait painter, died, 1626.
• Vanuden, Dutch landscape painter, born, 1595; died, 1663.
• Vargas, Ludovico de, Spanish history painter, born, 1528; died, 1590.
• Varro, Terentius, the Roman general and gramma∣rian, died, 28 before Christ, aged 88.
• Vasari, George, Italian history painter, born, 1514; died, 1578.
• Vaugelas, Claude, French critic, born, 1585; died, 1650.
• Vaux, Nicholas, lord, the poet, died, 1523.
• Vayer, Francis le, French writer, born, 1588; died, 1672.
• Vecchio, Palma, Italian painter, born, 1508; died, 1556.
• Velleius Paterculus, the Lat. historian, died, in 31.
• Verbruggen, Henry, Dutch history painter, born, 1588; died, 1640.
• Verhaecht, Tobias, Flemish landscape painter, born, 1566; died, 1631.
• Vermeyen, John, Cornelius, Dutch history painter, born, 1500; died, 1559.
• Veronese, Paul, Italian history painter, born, 1532; died, 1588.
• Veronese, Paul, Ital. painter, born, 1600; died, 1670.
• Verrio, Anthony, Ital. cieling painter, died, 1707.
• Verrochio, And. Italian painter, died, 1488, aged 56.
• Verstegan, Richard, died, after 1625.
• Vertot, French historian writer, died, 1735, aged 80.
• Vertue, Geo. Engl. engraver, died, 1756, aged 72.
• Vida, Hieron. the Latin poet, died, 1566, aged 96.
• Vieta, the French mathematician, born, 1540; died, 1603.
• Villars, Marshal, the French general, died, 1734, aged 79.
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• Vinci, Leon. da, Italian painter, born, 1545; died at Paris, in the arms of Francis I. king of France, 1620.
• Viner, Mr. founder of the law lectures, Oxford, died, June 1756.
• Virgil born, at Andes, near Mantua, 69; died at Brundusium, in Italy, 18 before Christ.
• Virgil, Polydore, the historian, died, 1555, aged 80.
• Viterbes, Annius de, died, 1••92.
• Vitruvius, the Roman architect, flourished, 44 before Christ.
• Vittori, Pietro, died, 1585.
• Voiture, Vincent, French poet, born, 1598; died, 1648.
• Voltaire, miscellaneous writer, died, May 13, 1778, aged 85.
• Vossius, John, German Latin writer, born, 1577; died, 1649. Isaac, his son, the critic, born, 1618; died, 1688.
• Vouet, Simon, French history painter, born, 1582; died, 1641.
• Vroom, Henry Corn. Dutch sea-piece painter, born, 1566.

W.

• WADE, Marshal, English general, died, 1748, aged 75.
• Wager, Admiral Sir Charies, died, 1743, aged 77.
• Wagstaffe, Rev. Thomas, polemical writer, born, 1645; died, 1712.
• Wake, archbishop of Canterbury, polemical writer, born, 1637; died, 1737.
• Wales, Frederic prince of, father of George III. ar∣rived in England, Dec. 1729; married the princess of Saxe-Gotha, Apr. 27, 1736; died of a pleurisy, March 30, 1751, aged 43; his princess died of a consumption, Feb. 8, 1772, aged 52.
• Wales, George prince of, born, Aug. 12, 1762.
• Waller, Edmond, the poet, conspired against the

• House of Commons, 1643, for which he was tried and condemned; but pardoned on paying 10,000l. died, 1687, aged 81.
• Walpole, Sir Robert, earl of Orford, a statesman, expelled the House of Commons, and committed to the Tower, for taking a bribe, 1712; died, 1745, aged 81.
• Walsh, William, the poet, born, 1659; died, 1708.
• Walsingham, Sir Francis, secretary of state to Eliza∣beth, died, 1590.
• Walsingham, Thomas, the historian, flourished, about 1••22.
• Walter, of Hemingford, Engl. historian, died, 1347.
• Walton, Brian, editor of the Polyglot bible, born, 1600; died, 1661.
• Ward, bishop of Sarum, the mathematician, born, 1618; died, 1689.
• Ward, Dr. John, the antiquary, born, 1679, died, 1758.
• Ware, Sir James, Irish historian, born, 1604; died, 1666.
• Warin, John, Flemish engraver, born, 1604; died, 1672.
• Warren, Admiral Sir Peter, died, 1752, aged 49.
• Waterland, Rev. Daniel, theological writer, born, 1683; died, 1740.
• Watson, Sir Charles, admiral, died, 1759, aged 44.
• Watteau, Anthony, French landscape painter, born, 1684; died, 1721.
• Watts, Isaac, the Independent minister, born, 1673; died, 1748.
• Wepfer, John, the German anatomist, died, 1695.
• We••, Admiral, died, 1757, aged 43.
• Westminster, Matthew of, the historian, died, about 1380.
• Wharton, Sir George, the royalist, born, 1617; died 1681.
• Wharton, Philip duke of, died, about 1731.
• Whichcot, Rev. Benj. the theological writer, born, 1609; died, 1683.
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• Whiston, Rev. William, the astronomer, born, 1667; died, 1752.
• Whitby, Rev. Daniel, polemical writer, born, 1638; died, 1726.
• Whitehead, Paul, the poet, born, 1710; died, 1774.
• Whitelocke, Bulstrode, the politician, born, 1605; died, 1676.
• Whitfield, Rev. George, founder of the methodists, born, 1714; excluded the church, May 10, 1739; died, 1770. See Methodism.
• Whittington, Sir Richard, mayor of London, 1377.
• Whittington, Robert, the rhetorician, flourished, 1530.
• Wickliffe, the reformer, the first of any eminence that opposed popery, born, 1324; preached against the pope's supremacy, 1377; died, 1385; and 48 years after his bones were burnt for being a heretic.
• Wicks, Thomas, the historian, flourished, 1290.
• W••cocks, Rev. Thomas, flourished, 1599.
• W••, Jo••than. hanged, May 24, 1725.
• Wi••ens, John, Flem, landscape painter, born, 1600; died, 1644.
• Wilkins, bishop of Chester, philosophical writer, born, 1582; died, 1672.
• Wilks, the player, cotemporary with Betterton.
• William, of Spires, the mathematician, flourished, 1081.
• William, archbishop of Tyre, historian of the Cru∣sa••es, died, 1184.
• Willis, Brown, the antiquary, born, 1682; died, 1760.
• Willis, Dr. Thomas, medical writer, born, 1621; died, 1675.
• Wilson, Samuel, esq. bequeathed 20,000l. to be lent out in small sums to industrious tradesmen, 1771.
• Wilson, Arthur, the historian, born, 1596; died. 1652.
• Winchelsea, Anne countess of, died, 1720.
• Wingate, Edm. died, Dec. 16, 1656, aged 61.
• Winkelman, Abbé, murdered at Trieste, 1768.
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• Winslow, James, the Danish anatomist, born, 1669; died, 1760.
• Wishart, the reformer, burnt at St. Andrews, 1546.
• Witsius, Herman, the Dutch historian, died, 1708.
• Witz, de, John, the Dutch statesman and patriot, with his brother, murdered by the populace at the Hague, August 10, 1672.
• Woden, or Odin, was a leader of the Asiatic Goths, some few years before Christ. By the Scandina∣vians he was stiled a god.
• Woodward, Dr. the philosopher, born, 1665; died, 1728.
• Wolfe, General James, killed at the siege of Quebec, 1759, aged 33.
• Wolfius died, 1580, aged 64.
• Wollaston, Rev. William, the philosopher, born, 1659; died, 1724.
• Wood, Anthony, the biographer, born, 1632; died, 1695.
• Woolston, Rev. Thomas, polemical writer, born, 1669; punished for blasphemy, 1720; died, 1733.
• Wormius, Olaus, the Danish historian, born, 1583; died, 1654. Christian, his grandson, the historian, died, 1737.
• Wotten, Edward, natural philosopher, died, 1555, aged 63.
• Wotton, Sir Henry, statesman and poet, born, 1568; died, 1639.
• Wotton, Rev. William, critic and philosopher, born, 1666; died, 1726.
• Wouters, Francis, Flemish landscape painter, died, 1659.
• Wouvermans, Philip, Dutch landscape painter, born, 1620; died, 1688.
• Wren, Sir Christopher, the surveyor, knighted, 1674; died, 1723, aged 90.
• Wyatt, Sir Thomas, the poet, died, 1541, aged 37.
• Wycherly, William, the comic poet, born, 1640; died, 1715.
• Wynants, John, Dutch landscape painter, born, 1600; died, 1670.

X.

• XANTIPPUS, at the head of the Carthaginians, defeated the Romans, killed 30,000, and took 15,000 prisoners; the Romans lost, at the same time, by shipwreck, 220 ships, 255 before Christ.
• Xavier, S. Francis, a Jesuit, one of the earliest mis∣sionaries to the Indies, died, 1552.
• Xenocrates, the Grecian philosopher, died, about 314 before Christ.
• Xenocrates, the Greek physician, practised at Rome, about 60.
• Xenophanes, the Greek poet, flourished, 580 before Christ.
• Xenophen, the Athenian historian, died at Corinth, 359 before Christ, aged about 90.
• Xer••, king of Persia, began his expedition against Gree••e, 481; killed by Artabanes, 464 before Christ.
• Xime••es, Cardinal de, regent of Spain, died, 1517, aged 80.

Y.

• YALDEN, Rev. Dr. Thomas, political writer, died, 1736, aged 65.
• York, Edward, duke of, elder brother to George III. died at Monaco, Sept. 17, 1767, aged 27.
• York, Charles, lord chancellor, killed himself, Jan. 1770.
• Young, Dr. Edward, the poet, died, 1765, aged S••.

Z.

• ZAMET died, 1614.
• Zamolxis, the Greek philoscopher, flourished, 520 before Christ.
• Zechariah flourished, 520 before Christ.
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• Zeno, the Greek philosopher, founder of the Stoics, died, 264, aged 98.
• Zeno, of Sidon, the epicurean philosopher, flou∣rished, 83.
• Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, 273; died, about 280.
• Zenodotus, librarian at Alexandria, 287 before Christ.
• Zephaniah, the prophet, flourished, 641 before Christ.
• Zeuxis, the Greek painter, flourished, 468 before Christ.
• Zinzendorf, Count, a German, chief of the Mora∣vians, whom he introduced into England, died, 1760, aged 70. See Moravians.
• Zoilus, the Greek rhetorician, flourished, 259 before Christ.
• Zonaras, the Greek historian, flourished, 1118.
• Zoroaster, the Persian philosopher, 2066 before Christ.
• Zosimus, the Greek historian, flourished, 425.
• Zouche, Richard, the civilian, died, 1660.
• Zucchero, Frederic, Italian history painter, born, 1543; died, 1609.
• Zuinglius, the reformer, killed in the Swiss war, 1531, aged 44.