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.

• * Axbridge, a Market Town of Winterstoak Hundred in the North-west parts of Somersetshire, so call'd from the River Ax near which it is situate.
• * Axel, Lat. Axella, a Town of Flanders surpriz'd by the Hollanders in 1586, under whom it has continu'd ever since. A League and half West of Ulst••n, and 4 of Gh••n••, and 6 West of Antwerp. It was the first Action of Count Maurice of Nassaw after the States made him General, in 1587.
• Axerero Blasius, Admiral of the Galleys of G••noa in 1435, and Victor in the famous Sea-fight near the Isle of Ponce, where he took Prisoners Alphonsus V. King of Arragon, John King of Navarre, Henry Grand-Master of the Order of St. James, and several other Princes and great Lords.
• * Axhoim, an Island of Manlie Wapentake in the North∣west of Lincolnshire, made an Island by the Rivers Trent and Idle, with a Dike Southward, which makes the communica∣tion between those two Rivers. From North to South it reaches about 10 miles, and 5 from East to West w••••re broadest. In which compass of Ground it contain•• sev••ral Towns. Part of it is flat and mo••rish, and that yields a sweet Shrub call'd by the Country People Gall, the middle parts being a rising Ground, are exceeding fertile, and a∣mongst other things yield abundance of Flax. Here is also some store of Alabaster.
• * A••iem, a strong Castle upon the Coast of G••••••••••, a•• the mouth of the River Manca, 5 Leagues from the Promo••••ory of Apollonia, in possession of the Dutch.
• * Axiopoli, a Town of Bulgaria, subject to the Turk; it stands on the Danube, 153 N. of Adrianople, and 220 N. W. of Constantinople. Long. 50. 50. Lat. 45. 28.
• * Axuma, once the Metropolis of A••yssin••a, by the Natives call'd Acsum, beautified with stately Structures, Palaces, Obelisks, and other Royal Buildings, some of whose Ruines are yet to be seen. Now but thinly Peopled by reason of the Devastations of the Turks and Adelens••s. Seven days Journey from the Red-Sea, in 14 Degrees and a half of Nor∣thern Latitude.