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Iuba,

A king of Mauritania, in tyme of the ciuill warre a constant defender of Pompeys part: who afted Pom∣pey was ouercome, ioyned his power with Scipio, and in a great battayle resisted Caesar. But in the ende per∣ceyuing himselfe to be ouercome, rather then he woulde come into his enimyes handes, Petreius and he vali∣auntly running eche at other, slue themselues. Caesar afterwarde brought his sonne in triumph.

Iubar, iúbaris,

n. gen. A starre, which is also called Hespe∣rus, and Lucifer.

Iudaea,

A countrey in Asia, which hath on the west, Mare Cyprium: on the north, Phoenicia, and Syria: on the east, Arabia: on the south, the lande of Aegypt. It re∣ceyued that name of Iudas the sonne of Iacob the pa∣triarke, where before it was called Chananaea, of Cha∣nanaeus, the fourth sonne of Cham.

Iudaei,

Not onely the people of Iudaea, but also they be so called, which doe obserue their superstition. They were expelled out of this realme of Englande in the tyme of king Richarde the first, for their crueltie in sleayng of christen children, like as they haue béene out of Fraunce and Spayne: and now of late out of Portugall.

Iudaicus, a, um,

Of Iudaea.

Iuernia,

Irelande Plinie calleth it Iuuerna.

Iugantinus deus,

Was amonge Paynyms the God whome they supposed to haue aucthoritie ouer the ridges of hilles.

Iugárius, rij,

m. g. A stréete in Rome, where was an aulter of Iuno, at the which if any were wedded, they supposed that matrimonie to be most surely ioyned.

Iúgula, lae,

foem. gen. A celestiall signe called Orion.

Iugum,

The signe called Libra.

Iugurtha,

A king of Numidia, which warred vpon the Ro∣maynes, and of them was ouercome.

Iugurthinus, a, um,

Of Iugurth.

Iulia,

A kindred, which procéeded from Ascanius sonne of Aeneas▪ called Iulus. Also a towne of Cales in the coun∣trey of Spayne.

Iuliânus, a, um, and Iulius, a, um,

and Iüleus, a, um, Of Iulius.

Iulióbana,

Hounfléete in Fraunce.

Iulióbriga,

A towne in Spayne called Logroino.

Iuliómagus,

Ang••ers in Fraunce.

Iulis,

A citie in the yle of Caea, the countrey of Simonides the Poet.

Iulium Carnicum,

A citie in the Dukedome of Austriche.

Iulius,

The moneth of Iuly, which tooke his name of Iu∣lius Caesar.

Iulius Caesar,

The first and most famous Emperour of Rome. Vide Caesar. His actes are brieflye rehearsed of Plinie. lib. 7. cap. 25. The name of Iulius, descended of Ascanius the sonne of Aeneas. To the honour of this man, the seuenth moneth of the yeare was called Iulius, which before was named Quintilis, bycause it was the fifth from March, where the olde Romaynes beganne the yeare.

Iulus,

Otherwise named Ascarius, the sonne of Aeneas. Also the name of a song dedicated to Diana.

Iunganni,

People in the countrey of Liguria.

Iunius,

A proper name of the Romaines, as Iunius Bru∣tus, Iunius Columella. It is also a moneth called Iune. For when Romulus had first deuided the people into olde men and yoong, called in Latine Maiores & Mi∣nores, he honoured them with two monethes, calling the one Maius, or May: the other Iunius, of yoong men cal∣led in Latine, Iuuenes.

Iuno,

The daughter of Saturne and Ops, sister and wyfe of Iupiter, called also Hêra.

Iuno monêta,

Sone after that the kings were expelled out of Rome, there was a great earthquake, at which tyme there was hearde in the Capitoll out of the chappell of Iuno, a voyce, warning them, that they shoulde make a full pacification of hir wrath: and so dooing the earth∣quake ceassed. Of that warning, which in Latine is Mo∣nitio, she was called Iuno monêta: and to the honour of hir was made one chappell in the Capitoll by Camil∣lus, an other on the hyll called Auentinus, wherin was set hir Idoll brought from the citie called Veiae, destroy∣ed by the Romaines: both these chappels were called Ac∣des Iunonis Monêtae.

Iunónius, a, um,

Of Iuno.

Iunonícolae,

The surname of the Phaliscians, bicause they worshipped Iuno.

Iunonígena,

The surname of Vulcane.

Iunonia,

One of the yles called Insulae fortunatae.

Iupiter, Iupitris, or Iupíteris.

Af••er Priscian▪ not Iouis, which cōmeth of the nominatiue case Iouis, The sonne of Sa∣turnus and Ops, king of Creta, who draue his father out of his realme, and was a man valiaunt and wyse, but excéedingly giuen to lecherie, in deflouring as well maydens as wyues. Notwithstanding for his prowesse and wytte, after his death he was of all the Gréekes ho∣noured for a God, and called father and king of Goddes. His name was in such estimation among the Gentiles or Paynyms, that they gaue to him soueraintie in all thinges. In so much as they also named him God of Hospitalitie. And therefore when any thing was viola∣ted, eyther by the good man of the house, or by his guest, they called on Iupiter Xenius: when trust in friendship was broken, they called to take vengeance Iupiter Phili∣us: when companions betrayed one another, Iupiter He∣tereus: when kinsmen, Iupiter Homogenus: when they which were in league togither deceyued ech other, then cryed they Iupiter Euhorcius.

Iura,

A mountaine in Fraunce, which diuideth high Bur∣geyne from Swyzerlande. Some call it Vogesus.

Iustinianus,

An Emperor of Rome, who valiauntly ouer∣came the Sarasins, and forced them to be at league with him. Leontius being incyted by Galinicus patri∣arke of Constantinople, expelled this man out of the Empire, and in reproche cutting of his nose, sent him in banishment to Chersona. Not long after by ayde of the Bulgares he was restored to the Empire, and euer af∣ter shewed extréeme crueltie towarde his enimies and and their alies. For so oft as he mooued his hande to wipe the filth from his nose, remembring the villanye that his aduersaries had wrought him, hée commaun∣ded one of them to be pulled out of pryson and put to death.

Iustinus,

An Emperour, come of a poore kynrede (his mo∣thers brother Iustinus Emperour before him being but a swineheard) succéeded his vncle at the age of .xiiij. yeares in the Empire, and gouerned it nobly the space of xl. yeres, augmenting it honorably. He caused the lawes ciuile, dispersed in infinite volumes, to be reduced into 50. bookes (called the Digestes) and 4. bookes of In∣stitutes to bée made, and lykewyse the Code, contey∣ning the decrées of the Emperours, although he hym∣selfe knewe no letters. An excellent Prince, if hée had not bene corrupted wyth auarice, and the heresie of Eu∣tyches. He was after the incarnation of Christ .570. yeares.

Iuturna,

The sister of Turnus.

Iuuenalis,

A poet, which wrote Satyres.

Iuuentas, tatis, & Iuuentus, tûtis,

foem. gen. The Goddesse of youth.

Iuuerna,

The olde name of Irelande, called of some Iuernia, & Hibernia. The Greekes call it Iuernion, & Ierna.