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.

• Flagellantes, a Name given in the XIIIth. Age, to a Sect of People that made Profession of disciplining themselves. It was begun at Perousa in 1260. by a certain Hermit whose Name was Rainerus, who exhorted People to do Penance for their Sins, and had a great Number following his heels. In 1349. they spread themselves over all Poland, Germany, France, Italy, and England; carrying a Cross in their Hands, a Coole upon their Heads, and going naked to the Waste. Twice a Day, and once in the Night, they lash'd themselves with knotted Cords stuck with Points or Pins, and then lay gro∣veling upon the Ground, crying out, Mercy. At length they degenerated into Hereticks; affirming, That their Blood uni∣ted in such a manner with Christ's; That it had the same Vertue; That after 30 days whipping they were acquitted from the Guilt and Punishment of Sin, so that they car'd not for the Sacraments; perswaded the common people, that the Gospel had ceas'd, and suffer'd all sort of Perjuries. This Madness lasted a long time, notwithstanding the Censures of Prelats, the Writing of Doctors, and Edicts of Princes for Suppressing it.
• * Flamborough-head, a noted Promontory in the East-Riding of Yorkshire, two Miles from Burlington-Bay; so call'd from the small Town Flamborough standing in it. From Lon∣don 212 Miles.
• Flamines, certain Priests among the Romans, ordained by Numa Pompilius, to perform Divine Service to Jupiter, Mars and Romulus; whence the First was Flamen Dialis, the Second Mar∣tialis, and the Third Quirinalis; so call'd from Flama, the Mi∣tre which these Priests were wont to wear upon their Heads. These were chosen out of the Patricij or Noblemen, and were call'd Flamines Majores, or High Priests, and were in great Esteem, but more especially the First, was in such veneration, that whatever Malefactor could Escape to him, could not be Punish'd that Day. None was to be elected into this Office, but such as were married; so that if his Wife died, he resign'd his Sacerdotal Office. This Priest had a Robe of State allow'd him, and a Rowling Chair. No Body might fetch Fire out of his House, unless to perform some Sacrifice; None but a Freeman might Barb him, nor with any other than cross Scissars. Besides these greater Flamines, there were also several Flamines Minores, or Inferior Flamines, which after∣wards increased to that Number, that every Deity had his Flamen. Nevertheless, while the Regal Authority continu'd in Rome, the Kings reserv'd their Right and Authority in Holy Matters so far, that they would instruct the Flamens and other Inferior Priests, and perform some special Sacri∣fices themselves. Till their Authority being abrogated, the Romans chose a certain Priest, whom they preferr'd before the Flamen Dialis, but judged him Inferiour to the Arch-Priest, and call'd him Regem Sacrorum, or King-Priest. The Flamen Dialis presided over all the rest, had his Lictor set in an Ivory Chair, clad in Royal Robes; If any Criminal came into his House, or cast himself at his Feet, he had Power to pardon and deliver him out of the hands of Justice. It was he bless'd the Arms and officiated in Chief; but had no Civil Office, that he may devote all his time to the Worship of his God. His Cap was of white Sheep-Skin sacrific'd to Jupiter, to whom he sacrific'd one every Month; He wore a Branch of Olive in the top of his Cap. He was chosen in a gene∣ral Assembly, the rest in other Assemblies; and were con∣secrated by this great Pontiff. Tit. Liv. Aul. Gell. Rosin.
• Flaminia Via, a High-way from Rome to Ariminum, car∣ried on by Flaminius the Consul, slain by Hannibal at the Battel of Thrasymene, through Otricoli, Narni, Spoleto, For∣flamme, Cagli, Fosombrone, and Pesaro. Antoninus's Itinerary.
• Flaminio (John Antonio) flourish'd in the XVIth. Age, and died in 1536. leaving behind him a History of the Roman Emperors, III. Books entituled, Sylvae; and II. of Epigrams. Leander Alberti.
• Flaminio (Marc Antony) the Son of the former, in great favour with Cardinal Alexander Farnese, and Cardinal Pole: the first of his Countrymen, who in Latin Verse had the happiness to express the divine Majesty of David's Psalms; nor would he have stopped there, had he not died Young, in the Year 1551. Thuanus, l. 8.
• Flaminius (Caius) a Roman Consul and General of the Romans at the Battel of Thrasymene, where he was run through the Body with a Lance, by one Decurio, a Lombard, and a great Number of Senators cut off at the same time by Hannibal, his Troops who also surpriz'd 4000 Horse sent by C. Servilius Geminus to his Collegue Flaminius. Tit. Liv. Polyb. Florus. Orosus. Livy gives him the Character of a Rash Man, that never consulted either the Gods or Men.
• Flaminius, (Titus Quintus) Consul of Rome before he was Thirty Years of Age, was General of the Romans against Philip King of Macedon, whom he defeated; and then at Ne∣mea, restor'd Liberty to Greece by publick Proclamation. After that, being sent to Prusias who had entertain'd Han∣nibal, he so order'd his Affairs, that he rid the Romans of their Capital Enemy. The Family of the Flamini was a Branch of that of the Quinctiens, Quinctia gens L. Q. Fla∣minius, Brother to the Consul, commanded the Roman Fleet in Macedonia, took Eretrium in the Isle of Negropont, was chosen Consul in 562. with Cn. Domitius Aenobarbus; but being afterwards sent into Grand Cair, the Censor accus'd him in the Senate of putting a Prisoner to Death at a Feast, at the Sollicitation of a debauch'd lewd Woman. His Son 〈1+ pages missing〉〈1+ pages missing〉

• 〈1+ pages missing〉〈1+ pages missing〉Bishop Girard's Time. Some take it to be the Alauniam of Antonine's Itinerary: Others, the Forum Nerenis of Ptolemy, and the same with Forum Elicocorum. At present the Kings of France assume the Titles of Earls or Counts of Provence, Forcalquier, and the Lands adjoyning.