Tracts written by John Selden of the Inner-Temple, Esquire ; the first entituled, Jani Anglorvm facies altera, rendred into English, with large notes thereupon, by Redman Westcot, Gent. ; the second, England's epinomis ; the third, Of the original of ecclesiastical jurisdictions of testaments ; the fourth, Of the disposition or administration of intestates goods ; the three last never before extant.

CHAP. II.

Pag. 4. l. 7. Adrastia, Rhamnusia & Nemesis.] Which is all but Ne∣mesis the Goddess of Revenge, called Adrastria from King Adrastus, who first built her a Temple; and Rhamnusia from Rhamnus a Village in the Athenian Territory, where she was worshipped.

L. 42. Elohim, that is, Gods.] And so Judges are properly called ac∣cording to the original notation of the word, whose Root 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 alah, though in Hebrew it signifie to curse, yet in the Arabick Language, a de∣scendent of the Hebrew, it betokens to judge. Thus 'tis said in the Psalms, God standeth in the Congregation of the Gods, and I have said, Ye are Gods, &c.

L. 45. It subjoins to it the name of God.] To wit, that Name of his 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 El, which signifies a mighty God. In this sense the Cedars of God are lofty stately Cedars; and by Moses his being fair to God, is meant, that he was exceeding fair.

Pag. 5. lin. 18. Not only Berecynthia, but also Juno, Cybele.] Why! Cybele is the very same Goddess, who was called Berecynthia from Bere∣cynthus

a Hill of Phrygia (as also Cybelus was another) where she was worshipped. And she had several such Names given her from the places of her worship, as Dindymene, Pessinuntia, Idaea, Phrygia. This then was a slip of our worthy Author's memory or his haste.