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- Gracchanus, a, um,
- Of Gracchus.
- Gracchuris,
- A citie of Italy.
- Gracchus Sempronius,
- The father of Caius & Tiberius, who being sent as Proconsull into Spaine, subdued the C••••tiberians, and to the remembrance of his noble acte, repayred agayne their towne Ilurcis, and called it of hys name Cracchuris. His wife was the noble woman Cor∣nelia, for hir chastitie, learning, and sober womanheade famous through all the world. On whom he begat Ti∣berius and Catus, yong gentlemen of excellent witte, and passing eloquence, but in their tyme so much gi∣uen to maintayne the Commons of Rome agaynst the Noble, that to the great vnquietnesse of all the Em∣pyre, they published the sedicious lawes of distributing of landes from the nobles, portionmeale among the cō∣moners: whereby they raysed the Nobilitie agaynst them, and wrought in the ende theyr owne confusion. For Tiberius was first slayne in a commotion within the citie, by the noble man Publius Nasica, and hys brother Ca••us two yeares after him, by the commaun∣dement of the Con••ell Opimus. These two gentle men, were brought vp and instructed in learning and eloquence by theyr owne mother Cornelia, and therein became so excellent, that in that age was none lyke to them.
- Gradiuícola,
- One that worshippeth Mars.
- Gradiuus,
- One of the names of Mars.
- Graecanicus, a, um,
- Come out of Greece.
- Grecia, ae,
- foem. gen. (The fountayne of prowesse and doc∣trine, and nourse of eloquence) a great and famous coū∣trey, contayning these noble regions, Epirus, Acarnania, Aetolia, Phocis, Locris, Achaia, Messenia, Laconia, Ar∣gos, Megaris Attica, Boeotia, Do••is, Phthiotia, Thessalia, Magnesia, Macedonia, and Thracia: All the which of late yeares were vnder the yoke of Christes religion, and now alas, to the great discomfort of all perfit Chri∣sten men, are vnder the most cruell subiection and serui∣tude of the great tyranne the Turke, and become bar∣barous, liuing in the beastly superstitiō of the false pro∣phete Mahom••t.
- Graeciensis, ciense,
- Of Gréece, or comming out of Gréece.
- Graeculus, a, um,
- A diminutiue of Graecus.
- Graecus, ci,
- m. g. A man borne in Gréece.
- Graecus, a, um,
- Of Gréece.
- Graiúgena, ae,
- com. gen. A Gréeke.
- Granata,
- A realme and citie in Spaine, ioyning to the sea called Mare Mediterraneum, which was vnder the sub∣iection of the Moores eyght hundred yeares. At the last, by the great wisedome, pollicie, and prowesse of Fer∣nanoo, and Elizabeth, of famous memorie, late King Quéene of Spaine, was eftsoones restored vnto Chri- and stendome, and the Moores expelled.
- Granicus, ci,
- mas. gen. A ryuer of Bithynia, at the which great Alexander ouerthrew and put to flight the power of Darius.
- Gratiae,
- The Graces: looke Charites.
- Gratidia,
- The name of a woman of Naples in Horace, whome he calleth Canidia.
- Grauionarium,
- A citie in Almayne, called Banbergh.
- Grauiscae,
- A castell of the Tuscanes.
- Gronij,
- People of Spayne.
- Gryllus, li,
- m. g. Xenophons sonne.
- Gryneus, a, um,
- Of Grynia.
- Grynia,
- A towne of Aeto••ia, in the borders of Ionia.