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.

• Xacca, the first Founder of Idolatry in the Indies and Eastern Countries; but none but the Japanians call him so, for the Indi∣ans call him Rama, the Chinois Xian, the People of Tonquin Chi∣aga. The History of his Life relates, that his Mother being big with him, dream'd that she bore a white Elephant: And this Fable is the Occasion of that so great passion the Kings of Siam, Tonquin, and China, have for white Elephants, that they believe themselves very happy when they can meet with any. This Xacca having retir'd into a Desert, invented the Worship of Devils, and at his Return out of this Solitude, found 80000 Disciples, amongst whom he chose 10000 to instruct others in these detestable Maxims, ordering them to put no other Title to their Books but this, Ipse dixit, and this to imitate the Submissi∣on of the Disciples of Pythagoras, who in speaking of their Ma∣ster used to say 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, he said so himself, meaning their Master. The Design of this Impostor in this, was to hinder Disputes, lest People should forsake his Superstitions upon a strict Examination. The Brachmanes say, that Xacca has suffer'd a Metempsychosis 80000 Times, and that his Soul has pass'd into so many different kinds of Beasts, whereof the last was a white Elephant; and that after all these Changes he was receiv'd into the Company of the Gods, and is become a Pagode. Kircher de la Chine.
• Xagua, a Gulf upon the Southern Coasts of the Isle of Cuba, one of the Antilles in America. The French call it the great Port, because it's one of the fairest and most convenient in Ame∣rica. The Length is about a Cannon shot, and the Breadth as far as a Pistol can carry. It's hemm'd in on both sides with Rocks which seem a Wall they are so even; these form a Quay. It's so deep, that any Ships may easily come into it. Over against this Channel is a great Bay environ'd with a rising Ground. This Bay has about six Leagues in circuit, and in the middle of it there is a little Island, where Ships have the best Water in the World. In the Neighbourhood of this Port the Spaniards have Parks, wherein they breed a great number of Swine; these Parks have Trees which bear Fruit and Grain successively every Year, so that these Hogs never go abroad for Food. There are some Spaniards who get 5 or 6000 Crowns a Year by these Parks, without being at any considerable Expences. Oexmelin. Hist. des Indes.
• Xamsi, a Province of China to the North, between Pekeli and Xensi. The chief Town is called Taiven; the other prin∣cipal Towns are Tingianh, Teitung, Lugan, and Fuencheu; who have 72 other Towns under them. Some affirm, that there are hot Wells in this Province made use of to boil Meat in this Fa∣shion; the Hole•••••• Mouth of the Well is all made up, only a Place left to put the Pot in; so the strength of the Fumes being thus shut in, the Meat is boil'd in a very short time. These Wells are thought to be nothing else but certain Conduits that come from the Subterranean Fire. Here is also Land-Coal, much of the Nature of that of Juliers in Germany. When it's drawn up they break and make it up into a kind of Paste or Mor∣tar, and being thus prepared it is hard to make it take fire; but when it once burns it lasts a long time.
• Xanthe, a River of Little Phrygia in Asia Minor or Natolia, otherwise call'd Scamander. It was called Xanthe for the proper∣ty of its Water, which makes the Wool of Sheep that drink of it Yellow, which the Greeks call Xanthum.
• Xantiens, Xanthiens, certain People of Asia, who being Be∣sieged and brought very low by Harpagus Lieutenant to King Cyrus, shut their Children, Wives, Servants, and Goods in their Citadel, and put fire to it, then ran desperately upon the Enemy, and were all cut off.
• Xantippe, Socrates's Wife, and a troublesome one. Alcibiades ask'd Socrates, How he did to bear with her? the other answer'd, she exercis'd his Patience, and so inured him the better to un∣dergo the other Evils of his Life. Laertius.
• Xantippus, a famous Lacedemonian, was sent by his Country to succour the Carthaginians against the Romans, who under the Conduct of Attilius Regulus had beat Amilcar and the two As∣drubals. This brave Commander stop'd the Romans Prosperity, beat them in several Rencounters, and inspight of Regulus's Re∣sistance put the Carthaginians upon the Offensive. After this Service the Carthaginians sent him home with many Tokens of their Acknowledgment; but under hand ordered those that were to see him back, to contrive that he might be drown'd. This Treachery confirm'd the general Opinion, That the Car∣thaginians were not to be Trusted.
• Xantung, a Province of the Empire of China, one of the fer∣tilest of the whole Country. Its Towns are Cinan, Jencheu, Ta∣chang, Cingeheu, Tengeheu, and Laicheu, which are Capitals of 98 others.
• Xaching, a Town of China upon the River Che in the Pro∣vince of Chekiangt, one of the finest of the Country; built like Venice.
• Xavier. See Francis Xavier.
• Xaura, a River of Southern America in Peru. It comes out of the Lake of Chincacocha, and receives the Rivers of Parchos, of Timague, Abancay, Apuruna, and Incay; and afterwards pas∣ses through the Province of Maina, Mananes, Pachamores, and discharges it self into the great River of the Amazones.