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Bebeus,

A notable backbiter, or tale bearer.

Bebryces,

People of Asia, which tooke their beginning of

Bebrycium, or Bebryacum,

A towne in Italy, betwéene Cremona and Verona.

Bebrytia,

A country called the great Phrygia.

Bebrytius, a, um, & Bebryx, icis,

Of the countrey of great Phrygia.

Bebryx,

An auncient king of the mountaynes called Py∣renaei.

Becher,

A countrey of Scythia, after Calepyne.

Beda,

A famous learned man of this realme: for his mo∣destie, vertuous lyfe, and learning, surnamed worship∣full Bede.

Beduini,

Certaine heretikes among the Sarasins, which worship the sunne at his rysing, and they affirme all things to chaunce by destinie. Wherefore they vse to fight in battayle vnarmed, saying, that death can not bée eschewed.

Beelphegor,

A gaping ydoll.

Beelsabub,

An ydoll called God of flies.

Beelsephon,

Lorde of the North, an ydoll set vp in the places of espiall.

Beemoth,

The deuill, and signifieth a beast.

Beergios,

One of the sonnes of Neptunus, whome Her∣cules vanquished.

Bela,

A king of Hungarie.

Belbina,

An yle in the goulfe, called Argolicum.

Belerium, or Bolorium promontorium,

Is a place in Cornewall, called saint Burien.

Belga,

One of the countrey Belgica.

Belgae,

The people that inhabit•• the countryes and townes, inclosed with the Occean sea, and the ryuers of Rhene, Marne, and Seyne, wherein be the Cyties of Tryre, Coleyne, Magunce, and Reynes. Also the countryes of Flaunders, Hollande, Gelder, Iuliers, Cleues, Hennawe, part of Friselande, Picardie, the greatest part of Campaine, and all the forrest of Ar∣derne. It was sometime called Gallia Belgica.

Belgicus, a, um,

Of that Countrey.

Belgium,

The towne of Beauuoisine.

Belial,

The deuill, which is interpreted Apostata, without yoke.

Bélides, patronymicum, foemi,

The Néeces of Belus, and daughters of Danaus, beeyng fiftie in number, which Aegyptus Danaus his brother, required to be maryed to his fiftie sonnes. But Danaus refused it, because he vnderstoode by Oracle, that he should be slaine of hys daughters husband. Afterwarde being constrayned by his brother, he cōdiscended to his request. And the very night that they were maryed, counsayled hys daugh∣ters, that they shoulde arme themselues priuily wyth kniues, and euery one of them in the night, kyll theyr newe maryed husbandes. The maydens espying conue∣nient tyme, followed theyr fathers counsayle, sauyng onely Hypermnestra, that saued and let scape hir hus∣bande Lynceus. This Lynceus (not long after) to re∣uenge his brethrens death, killed Danaus, and in hys place reygned king of Argiues. In punishment of this cruell murdur, the Poets feigne that the daughters of Danaus were put to this continual labour, to fill with water a great tunne full of holes, so that it ranne out faster than they coulde poure it in. Whereof ryseth this prouerbe, Danaidum dolium, spoken of an vnsa∣tiable man, whose gréedie desire is neuer satisfied.

Belisarius,

A famous and noble capitaine vnder the Em∣perour Iustinian. He ouerthrewe the Persians in the cast, vanquished the Vandalles in Affrike, subdued the Gothes in Italy, and the seconde tyme, in Affrike re∣pressed the Vandalles, killing their king Guntarith. This man for the great successe of his noble prowesse, beyng suspected of Iustinian to affect the Empyre, was cruelly bereft of both his eyes. Wherefore when hée coulde not any waye reuenge the Emperours crueltye and vnkindenesse, he buylded himselfe a little cottage without the citie, where euer after he begged his liuing of wayfayring men that passed by: oftentymes saying, O gentle friende, giue one halfepenie to poore Belisa∣rius, whome cruell enuie and not iust desert hath bereft of his sight.

Bella,

A towne in Campaine.

Bellerophontes, seu Bellerophon,

The sonne of Glaucus king of Ephyra, a man of much beautie and prowesse, was ardently beloued of Sthenoboea, the wy••e of Proetus king of Ephyra, next after Glaucus. When she desired him to commit aduoutrie with hir, hée fea∣ring the vengeance of Iupiter, God of hospitalitye, and remembring the friendship hir husband had shewed him, refused, and put hir away from him: which she dis∣dayning, and being in a wood rage, accused him to hyr husbande, that he had rauished hir: but he lyke a sober man, woulde not slea him in his owne house, but deli∣uering him letters to his wyues father, sent hym into Lycia. Who perceyuing the minde of Proetus, encou∣raged, and sent Bellerophon to destroye the two mon∣sters, Solymos, and Chymaera, that he mought be slaine vnder the coulour of a valiaunt enterpryse. But he, at∣chieued it nobly, retourned with honour.

*Belerephontis literas, affert.

A prouerbe, when one bringeth letters against himselfe.

Bellerophonteus, a, um,

Of Belerophon.

Bellica,

A pyller in the temple of Bellona, called Goddesse of battayle, whereat they vsed, when warres were pro∣claymed, to cast a Iauelin.

Bello,

A citie in Spayne.

Bellocassij,

A countrey in Fraunce, nowe called Bayeux.

Bellôna,

The Goddesse of Battayle.

Bellonarij,

The priestes of Bellona.

Bellóuacum,

A citie in Fraunce, nowe named Beauuoys, the people whereof be called Bellouaci.

Bellon,

A towne, and a ryuer in Spaine.

Belides,

The sonne or Nephewe of Belus.

Belis, Bélidis,

The daughter or néece of Belus.

Belunum,

A towne in the countrey of Venice in Italy.

Belus,

An auncyent king of Assyria, to whome the first y∣mage or ydoll to be honoured, was made. There was an other Belus of Aegypt: An other the father of Di∣do. It is also a ryuer in Syria, which hath sande of the nature of glasse, and turneth all other mettall that com∣meth into it, into Glasse.

Bemarchius,

A learned man of Cappadocia, which wrote the gestes of Constantine.

Bembina,

A towne of Nemaea.

Bembinadia,

The country called Nemaea.

Bembinus, a, um,

Of Nemaea.

Benacus, lacus,

A lake in Italy called Garde.

Berecynthia,

The mother of the Gods, called also Cybele.

Berecynthius, a, um,

Of Phrygia, or of Cybele.

Berecynthium, cornu,

An horne wherewith the priestes of Cybele were sturred to a rage or furye.

Berecynthia tibia,

A pype vsed in the sacrifice of Cybele.

Berecynthus,

A mountaine and towne in Phrygia, where Cybele was worshipped, whereof she was named Be∣recynthia.

Berengarius,

A French man, which affyrmed, that in the sacrament of the aultar was not the very body of christ in the substaunce of fleshe and bloud. Afterward he was forced to recant. And in the counsayle of Laterane, hys opinion, as an errour was condemned, the yeare of our Lorde .1082.

Berenici, or Beronice, es,

A woman of excellent beauty wife to Ptolomeus Lagus. Of that name were dyuers o∣ther women. It is also a towne of Affrike.

Berenices crines,

Scauen starres lyke a tryangle, at the tayle of the Lyon.

Bergidum,

A citie of Spaine called Vrgell.

Bergion,

A gygant, the sonne of Neptune, slaine by Her∣cules.

Bergomum,

The citie Bergomo in Italy.

Berillus,

A bishop of Bosterna in Affrike, which erred in certaine poyntes, and w••s reduced to the Church by Origine.

Beritos,

A famous citie of Phoenicia, called now Barutus.

Bernaba,

A citie in Spaine called Benauarie.

Beroa,

A citie in Thessalie.

Beroë,

The nurse of Semele, the mother of Bacchus.

Beronice,

looke Berenice.

Berosus,

A cunning Astronomer of Chaldeie.

Barsabe,

A citie in Iudea, called also Puteus iuramenti, the pitie of the othe, where Abraham dwelled. It is the confines of the lande of beheste.

Bessa,

A citie in Phocis, an other in Peloponnesus.

Bessara,

A citie of Assyria.

Bessi,

People of Thrace, famous for their theft and rob∣bery.

Bessippo,

An hauen in Spaine.

Bessyga,

An hauen or Marte towne in India, wherof the people are called Bessygitae. There is also a ryuer called Bessygas.

Bethania,

A towne, two myles from Hierusalem, on the syde of the mounte Oliuer.

Bethasij,

People dwelling about the towne of Mastreight within the diocesse of Luke in Germanie.

Bethdagon,

The temple of Dagon.

Bethel,

A citie in Samaria, where the people dwelled, which were called Iebusaei.

Bethleem,

The citie where Dauid the prophet was borne and dyed. Our Sauiour also was borne there. There died Rachell the wyfe of Iacob the patriarche. It was assigned to the tribe of Iuda being distaunt from Hie∣rusalem sixe myles, and was first called Euphrata, and signifieth in the Hebrue tongue, the house of breade.

Bethsaida, or Bethesda,

A great ponde in Hierusalē, wher∣in the priestes washed the shéepe which shoulde be sacri∣ficed, and may be interpreted, the house of cattle. Also the name of a towne, where Peter & Philip, the Apo∣stles were borne.

Bethsamis,

A citie in Galilie, where Christ did many my∣racles.

Bethsamitae,

People of Bethsamis.

Bethsura, & Bethsurae,

A strong fortresse of the Iewes.

Betica, Betis, Beticus, Beticula,

looke Baetica.

Betica,

The thirde part of Spayne, called now Granate, looke Baetica.

Bethphage,

A towne in Iudea, & may be interpreted the house of a mouth or a Iawe.

Betere,

A towne called Besies in Guyen.

Betulo,

A towne in Spayne called Beson. Also a ryuer.