The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary being a curious miscellany of sacred and prophane history : containing, in short, the lives and most remarkable actions of the patriarchs, judges, ... heresiarchs, ... emperors, ... and all those who have recommended themselves to the world ... together with the establishment and progress both of religious and military orders ... ; [with] The genealogy of several illustrious families in Europe ; The fabulous history of the heathen gods and heroes ; The description of empires, kingdoms ... / collected from the best historians, chronologers, and lexicographers ... but more especially out of Lewis Morery ... his sixth edition corrected and enlarged by Monsieur Le Clark ... now done into English ; to which are added by way of supplement ... the lives ... and writings of the illustrious families of our English, Scotch and Irish nobility ... clergy ; as also an exact description of these kingdoms ... by several learned men ; wherein are inserted the last five years historical and geographical collections of Edmond Bohun ... never extant till in this work.

• * Fabaria, in High Dutch Pfavers, Baths of great Fame in the Grisons Country; They are of very difficult Access, and lye amongst Dreadful Mountains, as it were in a bottom∣less Gulph where a Neighbouring River makes a terrible Noise by its fall from the Rocks. They were discovered in the Emperor Frederick II's. time by a certain Falconer who was seeking for Ravens Nests. They have no ungrateful Smell of Sulphur or Nitre, because they proceed from Veins of Gold and Copper. Paracelsus and others give Elegant Descriptions of them. Simler in Rep. Helv.
• Fabianus, a Roman Born, succeeded Enterus in the Bi∣shoprick of Rome, An. 236. In his time sprung up the No∣vatian Heresie; He ordain'd, That the Chrism made use of in the Lord's Supper, should be renew'd once every Year, and the Old should be Burnt in the Church. He suffered Martyrdom in the Reign of Decius, after he had sate XIV. Years, Eleven Months, and as many Days. Popish Authors say, That during the Ceremonies of his Election, a Dove appear'd upon his Head. Platina.
• Fabij, an Ancient Family in Rome and of long conti∣nuance; dignify'd with Seven Dictatorships, Five Masterships of Horse, Seven Censorships, Forty eight Consulships, Ten Tribuneships with Consular Power, Five Princes of the Se∣nate, Thirteen Triumphs, and Two Ovations. It's said, this Family was call'd Fabian, because when the Romans addicted themselves to Agriculture, there was one of it observ'd to have great Skill in Setting of Beans, in Lat. Faba, as the Pisa, Ciceros, and Lentuls deriv'd their Names from Pisa, Cicera, and Lentuli. The Power of this Family may be guess'd at by the offer it made to undertake a War at its own Expence against the Veij, declar'd Enemies of the Romans. It's true, this honourable Design did not succeed, 306 of the Family falling in the Battel fought near Camera, An. R. 277. and but one escaping, who was advanced to the highest Employ∣ments of the Common-wealth. Q. Fabius Gurges, one of his Descendants, Consul with D. Junius Brutus Sceva, An. R. 462. fought against the Samnites with so little Conduct, that the Senate was upon the point of recalling him, which Fabius

• Maximus his Father having an Inkling of, begg'd that he might Command under him as his Lieutenant; This being granted, Matters were quite chang'd, the Samnites defeated, and a Triumph granted to Gurges.
• Fabius Marcellinus, a Historian of the IIId. Age, who liv'd after Alexander Severus, and before Dioclesian. He is quoted by Lampridius, for having writ the Life of Alexander Mammeus; and Vopiscus in the Life of Probus, where he says, That he had no design to imitate Salust, Livy, Tacitus or Tro∣gus; but Marius Maximus, Suetonius, and Fabius Marcellinus. Vossius also mentions him in l. 3. de Hist. Latin.
• Fabius Maximus, call'd also Rullianus, was the First of the Family of the Fabii, who merited the Surname of Maximus. He was General of the Horse in 429. of Rome, at what time he forced the Samnites Camp and won an absolute Victory, being rather willing to venture his Head by fighting contrary to order, than lose an opportunity of serving his Country. For which, the Dictator Papyrius would have put him to Death, because he fought in his absence, contrary to his Orders; but the People obtain'd his Pardon. He was five times Consul, Censor once, and Dictator in the Year of Rome 450. He tri∣umph'd over the Lucerians, Samnites, Gauls, Umbrians, Marsi and Tuscans. He was the first who ordain'd that the Roman Knights should Ride once a Year, mounted upon white Hor∣ses, from the Temple of Honour to the Capitol. Aurel. Vi∣ctor. Livy, Eutropius, Valer. Maximus, Florus, &c.
• Fabius Maximus Quintus, surnam'd Cunctator, because that by his delays and standing upon the Defensive part, he worried out Hannibal. The Africans omitted no sorts of Pro∣vocations to draw him to a Battel. Hannibal also sent him word, That if he were so great a Captain as he would be thought, he should come down into the open Field and ac∣cept of a fair Challenge. To which Fabius return'd Answer, That if Hannibal were so great a Captain as he would be esteem'd, he should do well to force him to fight. He was five times Consul; in the first of which, he defeated the Li∣gurians; and in all the rest did great Services for his Country. The great Service he did the Commonwealth when reduced very low, got him the Name of its Supporter and Buckler; he retook Tarentum, and carried the Statue of Hercules thence to the Capitol, and having made an Agreement with the Ene∣my about the release & exchange of Prisoners, which the Senate refus'd to ratifie or stand by, he Sold all his own Means to make good his Promise. Livy, Plutarch, Valer. Max. &c.
• Fabius Maximus, Surnam'd Allobrogicus, for defeating Bi∣tuitus, King of the Auvergnians, subduing the Allobroges, and reducing into a Roman Province part of Languedoc, the Dau∣phinate and Savoy, by the Name of Provincia Narbonensis. He was also Censor in 649. He left a Son of his own Name, whose loose Life made him to be deprived of his Father's Estate.
• Fabius Maximus, Quintus, the Son of Fabius the Dicta∣tor, who seeing his Father coming toward him without mo∣ving from his Saddle, sent one of his Officers to him to bid him alight; but then the Father embracing the Son, I was willing (said he) to understand whether thou knewest what it was to be a Consul. This illustrious Roman, reckoning it a greater Honour to have a Son that understood the Dignity of his Place, than to be respected by a Consul.
• Quintus Fabius Servillianus, Chief Pontiff of Rome, and Consul with Lucius Metellus in the Year of Rome 611. was sent into Spain against Viriathus, whom he vanquish'd at first, pur∣su'd and coup'd him up in one of his Cities; but being foil'd in a Sally which Viriathus made, and forced to retire, was constrain'd to make a Peace upon equal Conditions; which tarnish'd the Glory of his Victory. Livy, Florus, &c.
• Fabius Pictor, the first of the Romans that began to write a History in Prose. And therefore by Livy is call'd Scriptorum Antiquissimus, & longe Antiquissimus. However that Piece which we have under his Name, is an Imposture of Annius of Viterbo. Several confound him with others of this Name, as with a learned Lawyer mention'd by Cicero, the Family he descended of, was surnam'd Pictor, because the first of it painted the Temple of Health at Rome. Livy, Vossius.
• Fabius Maximus, Consul with Julius Caesar, and by him being sent into Spain, he subdu'd Pompey's Faction, and took all Spain by Composition.
• Fabius Rusticus, a Historian, liv'd in the Reigns of the Emperors Claudius and Nero: Tacitus cites his Writings in his Annals, and calls him Eloquentissimum of the Modern Writers, in the Life of Agricola.
• Fabrateria, a Town and Colony of the Volsci in Latium, now Falva terra, seated near the River Liris, under the Ju∣irsdiction of the Pope, upon the Confines of the Kingdom of Naples, 8 Miles from Aquino to the West.
• Fabri, or Fabricius, (George) a German Born at Kemnitz in Misnia, liv'd in the XVIth. Age, and publish'd a Commen∣tary upon the Ancient Christian Poets at Bale in 1564. Af∣terwards he Compos'd the Annals of Misnia in Verse in Seven Books, and the Annals of Meissen in III. which he Printed at Leipsick in 1570. and dy'd in 1571.
• Fabrianum, Lat. Fabriano, a large wall'd Town of Italy in La Marca d' Ancona, celebrated for the Magnificence of it's Buildings, and for that reason equall'd with Crema in Lombardy, Prato in Tuscany, and Barulum in Apulia; seated at the Foot of the Appennine, under the Pope's Jurisdiction, upon the Bor∣ders of the Dukedom of Urbin, between the Ruins of Senti∣num to the West, Matelica to the East, and 14 Miles from Ca∣merino to the North.
• Fabricius Caius, Surnamed Luscus or Licinius, was Consul several times. He contemn'd the Presents of K. Pyrrhus, who sought to corrupt him, and promis'd him the next Place to himself in his Kingdom. Upon which he told Pyrrhus, 'Twould be no ways for his Advantage, For, said he, when the Epirotes come to be acquainted with us Both, they will rather choose to be govern'd by me than their own King. He was sent against Pyrrhus, and fought him; at what time, the first Day, Night parted the Combat; but the next Day Pyrrhus was Wounded and forced to quit the Field. He dy'd so Poor, that the Se∣nate was forc'd to be at the Charges of his Funeral. At what time he warred against Pyrrhus, the King's Physician came to him, and offer'd to Poison the Roman Enemy for a Sum of Money. But Fabricius so detested the Treachery, that he sent the Traitor to Pyrrhus, with a Discovery of the Treason, to do with him what he pleased.
• Fabricius, (Jerome) Surnamed Acqua Pendente, because a Native of that City, Disciple of Fallopio, was a celebrated Phy∣sician toward the End of the XVIth. Age. He principally applied himself to Chirurgery and Anatomy, which he Pro∣fessed for Forty Years together at Padua. The Republick of Venice settled upon him a yearly Revenue of a Thousand Crowns in Gold, and honour'd him with a Statue and a Gold Chain. He dy'd about 1603. leaving several Treatises both of Physick and Chirurgery behind him. He left us these fol∣lowing Treatises; Opera Anatomica. De formato foetu. De venarum Ostiolis. De Locutione & ejus Instrumentis. De Bru∣torum Loquela. De formatione Ovi & Pulli, &c. Opera Chirur∣gica. Medicina Practica. Consilia Medica, &c. Vander Linden.
• Fabricius Veiento, a Roman Praetor under Nero, who first put Mastiff Dogs to the Chariots in the Circensian Games instead of Horses. This Man wrote several Scandalous Invectives against the Fathers and the Priests, in certain Books, to which he gave the Title of Codicilli, and abusing Nero's Favour, Sold Places of Trust and Dignity; for which he was expell'd Italy, and had his Books burnt. Tacit. Annal. l. 14.
• Fabrot, Charles Hannibal, one of the famousest Lawyers of his time, set forth the Institutes of Theophilus with Notes of his own making. He also put out at Paris New Editions of Cedrenus in Two Volumes in Folio, Nicetas, Anastasius the Library-Keeper, Constantinus Manasses, and Glycas; which he enrich'd with Notes, and some Dissertations; with several other laborious Pieces, Cujus his Works Eight Volumes in Folio, with Notes and Additions of his own; and dy'd in 1659.
• Fabulinus, a certain Deity to which the Romans offer'd Sacrifices, when their Children first began to Speak; as No∣nius observes from a Quotation of Varro, concerning the Education of Children.
• Factions, The several Parties that fought on Chariots in the Cirque were call'd thus, they were distinguish'd by their different Colours; as Green, Blue, Red, and White: The Em∣peror Domitian added two other, one in Cassocks Embroider'd with Gold, the Second wearing Scarlet; but these did not continue a whole Century. The Emperors and People had generally a greater Inclination for some particular Colour, than for the rest. Caligula favour'd the Green, Vitellius the Blue, &c. Cassiodorus says, That these Four Colours repre∣sented the Four Seasons of the Year, viz. The Green, the Spring; The Blue, Winter; The Red, Summer; and the White, Autumn. Tertullian observes, That they marked the Superstition of the Pagans, who consecrated the Green to the Spring and Earth, or the Goddess Cybele; The Blue to the Autumn, and the Firmament, or the Sea; The Red to the Summer, or Mars; The White to the Winter, or Eastwardly Winds. Isidorus will have them relate to the Four Elements. But be it how it will, there happening a Quarrel in the Em∣peror Justinian's Reign, between the Blue and Green, wherein 40000 were killed on both sides, the Name of Faction was abo∣lish'd. Rosin. Antiq. Rom.
• Facundus, Bishop of Hermiana in Africa, liv'd in the Vth. Age, and was in the Fifth Oecumenical Synod of Constanti∣nople, where Pope Vigilius was present, held upon occasion of the three Chapters; which Facundus defended in 12 Books, set forth by Sirmond with Notes. Baronius.
• Faenza, in Lat. Faventia, an Episcopal City of Italy in Romagna, under the Archbishop of Ravenna, pleasantly seated upon the little River of Amona, between Imola and Forli, having one very broad Street, with a Beautiful Market-Place, and several neat Churches: in great request for Vessels of Potters-Earth and Linnen-Cloath It was ruin'd by the Goths in the time of the Exarchs of Ravenna: Afterwards Repaired and Besieged by the Emperor Frederick II. in the Year 1240. Sometime after that, the Citizens of Bologna got Possession of it, till the Factions of the Lambertazzi and Geremei, gave Frenza 〈1+ pages missing〉〈1+ pages missing〉

• seen a Triumphal-Arch, 30 Cubits High, and one of the most Magnificent in Italy. Which Temple the Romans erected to Fortune, in Memory of the Famous Battel which they won in the Year of Rome, 545. wherein Asdrubal was slain, with 50000 of his Men. Leandre Alberti.
• Fanshera, a River of Madagascar, in the Tract of Car∣canossa, and in the South-part of the Island, discharging it self into the Ocean near the Castle Delphina, or Fort Dauphin.
• Fantinum, Fantin, a small Kingdom of Guiney, upon the Gold Coast; where stands Gormontine, with some other Castles of the English and Dutch.
• * Fara, or Fair-Isle, one of the Scots Northern Islands, which is seen both from Orkney and Shetland; because it ariseth with three very high Promontories, begirt with lofty Rocks, every way inaccessible, save that toward the North-East, which falls a little lower, and affords a safe Harbour for small Ships. The Inhabitants are very Poor, because lyable to the Robberies of the Fishermen, who come thither from several Nations. Buchan.
• * Farabant, the Capital City of Mozendram, now Hyr∣cania, 5 Miles from Asharaff to the West; Lat. 38. 17. It is the Greatest, Best and Richest City in that Province, wa∣ter'd with a Stream 40 Paces over, and seated about 1 Mile from the Caspian-Sea, which yields it plenty of Fish. The Russ come cross the Caspian-Sea, to Trade in this place for Silks. Herbert.
• Faramund, or Pharamund, First King of the Franks, who settled that Monarchy about the Year 418. but never enter'd France. He is suppos'd to be the First who, by the Assistance of four Seniors, instituted the Salique Law. Some Authors doubt whether Faramund was his Proper Name, or only an Epithet to mark that he was the Father or Stock of the French Nation; because his Name, in the German Tongue, signifies the Mouth of Generation. Others say that his Name was Waramond, which signifies a True Man. He is said to have laid the Foundations of the French Monarchy beyond the Rhine, in Friseland, Westphalia, and other Pro∣vinces; and died in 127, or 128, after Eight or Nine Years Reign. The Anonymous Authour of Charlemaign's Life, will have him to be the Son of Marcomar. And Others will have him twice Marry'd; first to Imbergide, Daughter of Basogast, one of the four ancient Legislators; and after her Death, to Argole, Daughter of the King of the Cambrians; but this is uncertain. Du Chesne, Mezeray.
• * Faringdon, a Market-Town in Berkshire, the Capital of its Hundred, 66 Miles from London.
• * Farne, an Island on the Coast of Northumberland, in the German Ocean, 2 Miles from Banburg-Castle, where S. Cuth∣bert built him an Hermitage.
• Farnese, the Family of Farnese, in Italy, is very Ancient; as being that from whence the Dukes of Parma, Piacensa and Castro have continu'd a Descent of 550 Years; though they owe their Principal Grandeur to Alexander Farnese, Pope, under the Name of Paul III. Among the rest of this Name was Peter Farnese V. General for the Republick of Florence: He took Pisa in 1360. and was General of the Ecclesiastical Forces in 1380. Rainuccio Farnese III. General of Siena, in 1416. of Florence, 1424. and of the Ecclesiastical Forces, in 1432.
• Farnese (Henry.) As others call him Furnius, or du Four, was Professor of Eloquence at Padua, where he publish'd several Pieces; as Simulacro Reipublicae, &c. De Antiqua Principis Institutione, Epitome Orbis Terrarum, De Imitatione Ciceronis, &c. and dy'd in 1601.
• * Farnham, a Market-Town in the County of Surrey, the Capital of its Hundred; water'd by the River Wey, and grac'd with the Episcopal Seat of the Bishops of Winchester. King Al∣fred made a great slaughter of the Danes, in a Victory obtain'd over 'em here. From London 40 Miles.
• Faro, a City of Portugal, in that Countrey which the An∣tients call'd Cuneus Ager; where is now the Kingdom of Al∣garva, on that side next to Silves and Lagos. The Latin Au∣thors call it Pharus.
• Farra (Alexander) in great repute for his Wit and Cou∣rage, in the Sixteenth Age. He wrote Miracola d'Amore; della Divinita del Huomo, and del Ufficio del Capitano Generale. Pius V. made him Governor of Ascoli; and the Marquiss of Pescara gave him the Government of Casal.
• Fartach, by some Authors call'd Hadrimut, the Capital City of a Province of the same Name in Arabia Foelix; 40 Miles from the Indian Ocean, and 300 from Cape Guar∣dafuy.
• Farvelum, Cape Farwell, the most Southern Promontory of Groenland, toward New France, 100 French Leagues distant from Frobisher's-Bay.
• Fastrada, the Third Wife of Charlemaign; whose Pride became so insupportable to the French, that they conspir'd to rid themselves of Her and her Husband at the same time, and to set up Pepin, one of his Natural Sons, in his room. Eginard, in the Life of Charlemaign.
• Fatagar, a Kingdom of Africa, in Habissinia, bordering upon Balia to the East, formerly inhabited by Christians; the Praefect of which is called Fatagar Asgua. Ludolph.
• Faudoas, a Town and Castle in Gascoigny, in the Diocess of Montauban, with the Title of a Barony; from whence the Ancient Family of Faudoas derives its Name.
• Fadii, Young Boys, who, according to the Institution of Romulus and Remus, ran quite Naked to Celebrate the Feast of the God Faunus, having only a Skin to cover their Privy-Parts.
• Faunus, King of the Aborigines, in the Country of the Latins, the Grandchild of Saturn, succeeded his Father Picus, about the Year of the World, 2794. He is said to have been the Author of several Religious Ceremonies. He liv'd a solitary Life, and therefore was taken for Pan, the God of the Fawns and Satyrs; reigned 44 Years, and dy'd about the Year of the World, 2838. Dionys. Halicarn. Aurel. Vict. Lactantius de Falf. Relig.
• Favoli (Hugh) Born at Middleburgh, in Zeland, liv'd in the Sixteenth Age; wrote Hodaeporicon Byzantinum, in Three Books; an Enchiridion of the Theater of the World; with a Treatise entituled, How God spake with the Prophets; and dy'd in 1585.
• Favorinus, of Arles, a Philosopher and Orator; liv'd in the Reign of the Emperor Adrian, who had no Kindness for him. This Phavorinus, when his Friends admir'd to see him submit to Adrian, who had reprov'd him for using a Word which the best Authors made use of, when he knew himself in the right; Oh, Friends! (said he,) you ill advise me, Not to suffer my self to think him more Learned than I, who has Thirty Legions at Command. He is farther said to have wonder'd at Three things; That being a Gaul, he spake Greek so well; That being an Eunuch, she should be accus'd of Adultery; and, That being Envy'd by the Emperor, he should be permitted to Live. He Taught with Reputation at Athens, and afterwards at Rome. Authors attribute several Works to him; among others, one in Greek, entituled Om∣nigenae Historicae Sylvae. Philostratus, Spartianus, Gellius.
• Favour, a Fabulous Deity, which some will have Daugh∣ter of Fortune, others of Beauty, and a third sort of Wit. Apelles painted her with Flattery walking before her, Riches, Pride, Honours and Pleasures round her, and Envy at her heels. She had Wings to skip at the first Capricio; but was Blind, and consequently uncapable of knowing her Friends; and always stood upon the Wheel of Fortune, her Mother. Lil. Girald. Cartari.
• Fausta, the Wife of Constantine the Great; who falling in Love with Crispus, the Son of her Husband, by Minervina, was so incens'd at his Refusal to gratifie her Passion, that she accus'd him to his Father of attempting her Chastity. Upon which Constantine put Crispus to Death, without any farther Examination: But afterwards discovering the Falshood of his Wife, caus'd her to be Stifl'd in a hot Bath. Eua∣grius and Eusebius are tax'd either of Dissimulation or Par∣tiality; the one for saying nothing of such Matter of Fact, the other for denying it. Ammian. Marcell.
• Faustina, the Emperor Antoninus the Philosopher's Wife, noted in Story for her Lasciviousness and Debaucheries. Falling in Love with a Gladiator, she confess'd it to her Husband: Who thereupon consulting the Chaldeans, they advis'd him to put the Gladiator to Death, and order Fau∣stina to wash her self with his Blood. Which when she had done, it quench'd her inordinate Amours; but the same Night she Conceiv'd Commodus, who had all the ill Qualities of a Common Fencer. Antoninus was so far from taking no∣tice of her Debaucheries, that being counsell'd to Repudiate her, he only answer'd, That then he must return her Dowry, (meaning the Empire.) Jul. Capitolin.
• Fayal, an Island of Africa, in the Atlantick Sea, being one of the Azores, or Tercera's, belonging to the King of Por∣tugal. 'Tis but a small Island, but extremely Fertile, and one of the best of all the Azores. There is also a Conside∣rable Town in it, call'd St. Cruz. * This Island is 18 Miles in Length, plentifully provided with all things necessary to the Life of Man; and above all, with Wood. It was Taken by Sir Walter Raleigh, in 1597. and Plunder'd to the Value of 40000 Crowns. In 1589. the English took 5 Ships of Spain at this Island; one of which was moored to the Castle, which shot at them all the while. The Principal Town is of the same Name, lying to the N. W. of the high and mighty Mountain Pico. It had then 300 Houses, fair, strong∣ly built with Lime and Stone, and double cover'd with hol∣low Tiles: Every House had a Garden with a Cistern, which were then full of Ripe Grapes, Tabaco, Figs, Peach-Trees, Oranges, Lemons, Quinces: and Cedar was so common, that their Houses were built with it. The Town was then Taken, Rifl'd, and Ransom'd at the Price of 2000 Ducats.