AMALRIC, Augeri, author of a history of the popes, flourished in the 14th century.

AMALRIC, Arnold, archbishop of Narbonne, who animated the princes of Spain against the Moors, and wrote an account of a battle which he witnessed, died 1225.

AMALTHEA, the name of the Sybil of Cuina, who sold her books to Tarquin.

AMALTHEUS, Jerome, John Baptiste, and Cornelius, three brothers, born at Öderzo, in Italy, equally celebrated for their poetry. They all three died in 1574.

AMBROSE, born at Portico, in Romania, was distinguished by his fluency in the Greek tongue at the councils Basil, Ferrara, &c. He died 14:9 AMBROSE, de Lembez Pere, a capuchin author of a tract on inward peace, died 1778. AMBROSE, Isaac, a descendent from the Am brose family in Lincolnshire, who, during th civil wars, became a presbyterian. He pub fished several tracts, which were much es teemed.

AMBROSINI, Bartholomew, professor of me dicine at Bologna. He published several learn AMAMA, Sixtinus, a Hebrew professor ofed books on medicine, and died 1657. great learning and piety in Germany, who began a work called" Antibarbarus Biblicus," but died before it was finished, in 1629.

AMAND, Mark Anthony Gerard Sieur de St., porn in Normandy, a comic poet of some fame; he died 1661.

AMBROSINI, Hyacinth, brother and succes sor of the preceding, wrote a treatise on the plants discovered in the 17th century.

AMBROSIUS, Aurelianus, a prince of Ar morica, went to Britain 457, to assist the Britons in the expulsion of the Saxons.

AMAND, St., a bishop of Bordeaux, 404. AMBROSIUS, Catharinus Politus, archbishop AMARAL, Andrew d', a Portuguese of the of Compsa, Naples. He wrote some religious order of Malta, who betrayed Rhodes to Soly-works, and died 1552. man. He was put to death 1522.

AMEDEUS, see AMADEUS.

AMASEUS, Romulus, professor at Bologna, AMELIUS, Gentilianus, a Platonic philosoand author of a translation of Pausanias, died|pher of the third century, disciple to Plotinus. 1855.

AMASIS, a king of Egypt, who died about 525 B. C.

AMATUS, de Portugal, a physician, who wrote Cominentaries on Disoscorides, Avicenna, &c., about 1550.

AMELOT DE LA HOUSSAYE, Abraham Nicholas, a native of Orleans 1634, sent as secretary to the French ambassador at Venice. He wrote much, but was sent to the Bastile for his sentiments.

AMELOT, Denis, a French writer, author of translation of the New Testament, and other works. He died 1678.

AMAURI, de Chartres, professor of philoso-a phy, born at Bonne, in the 13th century. He formed a new system of religion on the metaphysics of Aristotle.

AMAURI, king of Jerusalem in 1162; he died

1173.

AMAURI II., king of Cyprus and Jerusalem in 1164.

AMAZIAH, son of Joash, king of Judah, was put to death by his subjects, 810 B. C.

AMBOISE, Francois d', son of the surgeon to Charles IX., of France, rose to the rank of Counsellor of siate by his learning and industry. He died 1600.

AMERBACH, John, a native of Swabia, eminent for his learning, died 1515. His son, John, was professor of law at Basil, and the friend of Erasmus. He died 1562.

AMERBACH, Vitus, a Bavarian, professor of philosophy at Ingoldstadt, and a writer of eminence, died 1550.

AMERICUS, Vesputius, a Florentine, a discoverer in the continent called, after him, Auerica, died 1526. See COLUMBUS.

AMES, Fisher, a distinguished statesman and eloquent orator, born in Dedham, Mass., author AMBOISE, George d', born in 1460, and be-of a celebrated speech in Congress on the British came archbishop of Narbonne, and afterwards treaty in 1776. He possessed a mind of a great prime minister to Lewis XII., of France. He and extraordinary character, and died in 1808. was famed for his firmness and energy.

AMES, William, of Norfolk, Eng., a learned AMBOISE, Michael d', author of several epis-divine, professor of the university of Franeker, tles, ballads, &c., flourished in the 16th century. Holland, died at Rotterdam, on his way to New AMBOISE, Aimery d', was famous for the England, 1633. naval victory he obtained over the Sultan of Egypt, 1510.

AMBOISE, Frances d', wife of Peter II., duke of Britanny. She was famed for the improvement she introduced in the manners of the Bretons. She died 1485.

AMES, Joseph, & celebrated typographical historian, and secretary to the society of Antiquaries, was originally a ship-chandler at Wap ping. Late in life he took to the study of antiquities; and, besides his great work on "Typographical Antiquitics," containing accounts of AMBROGI, Antony Marie, professor of elo- our earliest printers and their works, he publishquence at Rome, published various works, anded a list, in 8vo., of English heads, engraved died 1788.

and mezzotinto, and drew up the "Parentalis," ||from Mr. Wren's papers. He was born at Great Yarmouth, 1689, and died Oct. 7, 1759.

AMBROSE, St., bishop of Milan, an eminent father of the church, born in Gaul, 333. The birth of Ambrose is said to have been followed AMHERST, Jeffrey, lord, comn'ander-in-chief by a remarkable presage of his future eloquence, of the British army at the conquest of Canada, for we are told, that a swarm of bees cane and 1760; born in England 1717; captured Louisburg settled upon his mouth as he lay in his cradle. 1758; succeeded Abercrombie in the command He died at Milan 397, and was buried in the great of the army of North America; returned to church there. The most considerable of his nu-England, where he was created field marshal, merous works is that "De Officiis." Ambrose and died 1798, aged 80. carried the esteem of the virginity and celibacy so far, that he seemed to regard inatrimony as an indecent thing.

AMBROSE, deacon of Alexandria, was the patron of Origen, by whose eloquence he was converted to Christianity. He died 250.

AMHURST, Nicholas, born at Marden, in Kent, but in what year is uncertain. He received his grammatical education at Merchant Taylors' School, in London, and thence was removed to St. John's College, Oxford, but expelled for irregularity of conduct. Soon after Mr

Amhurst quitted Oxford, he seems to have set-usury, and be complaisant to every body. tled in London as a writer by profession. He Have always two strings to your bow. Feign published a volume of miscellanies; but the that you are solicited by many from abroad, and principal literary undertaking of Mr. Amhurst get every thing ready for your departure. Show was, "The Craftsman," which was carried on letters inviting you elsewhere, with great profor a number of years with great spirit and suc-mises." Fortune, at length, began to smile cess, and was more read and attended to than upon Ammonius, for he was appointed secreany production of the kind that had hitherto tary to Henry VIII., and honoured by Pope Leo been published in England. Ten or twelve X. with a public character at the court of that thousand were sold in a day; and the effect prince; and, in all appearance, he would have which it had in raising the indignation of the soon risen higher, had not death carried him off people, and in controlling the power of admi-when he was but of a middle age. He died of nistration, was very considerable. He died at the sweating sickness in 1517. Animonius wrote Twickenham, April 27, 1742, of a broken heart, several Latin poetical pieces. and was buried at the charge of his printer, AMMONIUS, Livinus, a Carthusian Monk, Richard Franklin. esteemed by Erasmus for his learning and piety,

AMICONI, Giacomo, a Venitian, was a suc-died 1556. cessful portrait and historical painter in England, and afterwards painter to the king of Spain. He died 1752.

AMONTONS, William, was born in Normandy, the last day of August, 1663. He was in the 3d form of the Latin school at Paris, when, AMICUS, Antony, an ecclesiastic of Palermo, after a dangerous illness, he contracted such a and historiographer royal to Philip IV. of Spain. deafness as obliged him to renounce almost all He died 1641. conversation with mankind. In this situation, AMIN-BEN-HAROUN, son of Aaron Ras-he began to think of employing himself in the chid, was the sixth caliph of the house of Abas-invention of machines. He applied, therefore, sides, a cruel and imprudent prince, who was to the study of geometry; and it is said that he put to death after a reign of 5 years, 822. would not try any remedy to cure his deafness, AMIRAL, Henry, a native of France, noto- either because he thought it incurable, or berious for his attempt to assassinate Collot d' cause it increased his attention. He studied Herbois and Robespierre, and rid France of her with great care the nature of barometers and tyrants, was executed 1792. thermometers; and, in 1687, presented a new AMMAN, Paul, of Breslau, professor at Leip-hygroscope to the Royal Academy of Sciences, sic, died 1600.

which was very much approved. Amontons AMMAN, John Conrad, a Swiss physician, found out a method to acquaint people at a great who succeeded in teaching the deaf to speak in distance, in a very little time, with whatever France, died about 1730. one pleased. This method was as follows: Let AMMANATI, Bartholomew, an eminent there be people placed in several stations, at such sculptor and architect of Florence, died 1586. a distance from one another, that, by the help AMMANATI, Laura Battiferri, wife of Bar-of a telescope, a man in one station may see a tholomew, celebrated for her genius and learn-signal made by the next before him; he must ing. Her poems are highly esteemed by the immediately make the same signal, that it may Italians. She died 1589.

AMMIANUS, Marcellinus, a Latin historian, died about 390.

AMMIRATO, or AMMIRATI, Scipio, born in Naples in 1531, wrote a history of Florence in two vols. folio, and many other works of less importance, and died at Florence, 1600.

be seen by persons in the station next after him, who are to communicate it to those in the following station, and so on. [Hence certainly originated the modern Telegraph.] When the Royal Academy was newly regulated in 1699, Amontons was admitted a member of it, and read there his "New Theory of Friction," in which he happily cleared up a very important part of mechanics. He died the 11th of October,

AMMON, the son of Lot, and progenitor of the Ammonites, lived about 1900 B. C. AMMONIUS, a peripatetic philosopher, pre-1705. ceptor to Plutarch.

AMMONIUS, Saccus, a philosopher of the 3d century, and founder of the Eclectic sect, died 243.

AMORT, Eusebius, a Bavarian ecclesiastic, and writer on theological subjects, died 1775.

and providence of God; the evidences of a future state; the truth and excellency of the Gospel; the great duties of a Christian life, &c.

AMORY, Dr. Thomas, a dissenting minister of considerable note, born at Taunton, Jan. 28, AMMONIUS, a surgeon of Alexandria, who 1701, died in London, June 24, 1774. His serfirst adopted the present operation of lithotomy.mons chiefly tended to illustrate the perfections AMMONIUS, Andrew, a learned native or Lucca, who came and settled in England. He lived some time in Sir Thomas More's house, and afterwards in St. Thomas' College, for he was not in circumstances sufficient to hire a house of his own. There subsisted a strong died 1789. friendship_and close correspondence between AMOS, a prophet in the reign of Jehoram, him and Erasinus. The advice which Eras-king of Israel, and Uzziah, king of Judah, died mus gives him, in regard to pushing his fortune, 785 B. C.

AMORY, Thomas, esq., an intense student, and a writer of some merit, of Westminster,

has a good deal of humour in it, and was cer- AMOUR, William de St., a doctor of the tainly intended as a satire on the artful methods Sorbonne, canon of Bouvais, author of several generally practised by the selfish and ambitious works, died 1272. part of mankind. "In the first place (says he) AMOUR, Louis Govin de St., a doctor of the throw off all sense of shame; thrust yourself Sorbonne, from which he was expelled, died into every one's business, and elbow out whom-1687. Boever you can; neither love nor hate any one; measure every thing by your own advantage; let this be the scope and drift of all your actions. Give nothing but what is to be returned with

AMOUREUX, N. L', an eminent sculptor of Lyons, was drowned in the Soane, in the be ginning of the 19th century.

AMPHIBILUS, a Briton, was said to have

AMPHILOCHUS, bishop of Iconium, the friend of Basil, and opposer of the Arians, died

been bishop of Anglesea, and to have suffered and at length destructive to himself. For enmartyrdom about 291. tering one day a thick wood, to perform his vow to Cybele as secretly as might be, he was discovered in the midst of the solemnity, and shot dead with an arrow by the king himself. There AMPHINOMUS and ANAPIUS, were two are many beautiful apothegms of this philosopher brothers, who heroically saved their aged pa-preserved by Lærtius, Plutarch, and other writers rents on their shoulders during an eruption of Etna.

394.

AMPSINGIUS, John Assuer, professor of physic, at Rostock, in the beginning of the 17th century.

ANACLETUS, bishop of Rome, suffered mar tyrdom 92.

ANACLETUS claimed the papacy in opposition to Innocent II., but not succeeding, died in obscurity, 1138.

AMRU EBN-AL-AS, a Mussulman, was first ANACOANA, queen of Xiragua, in the island the enemy, and afterwards the friend of Maho-of St. Domingo, was cruelly put to death by met; he died governor of Egypt, 663. Ovando.

AMSDORF, Nicholas, a follower of Luther, and bishop of Nuremburgh, died 1541.

AMURATH I., an Ottoman emperor, and a successful warrior, notorious for his cruelty, died 1389.

AMURATH II., successor to Mahomet as Ottoman emperor; he was the first Turk who used cannon in battle; he resigned his crown to his son, but afterwards resumed it, and died 1451.

ANACREON, a Greek poet, born at Teos, a seaport of Ionia, flourished about the 62d Olympiad. This poet had a most delicate wit, but was certainly too fond of pleasure; for love and wine had the disposal of all his hours. The manner of his death, which happened at Abdera, is said to have been very extraordinary; for they tell us, he was choked with a grape-sione, which he swallowed as he was regaling on some new wine. A small part only of Anacreon's AMURATH III. succeeded Selim II., and im-works remain; and these consist chiefly of Bacmediately murdered his five brothers; he was a chanalian songs, and love sonnets. The odes valiant and successful warrior, and died 1595. of Anacreon," says Rapin, "are flowers, beauAMURATHI., successor to Mustapha, a cruel ties, and perpetual graces." prince, who put 30,000 inhabitants of Bagdad to the sword, died 1640.

AMY, N., an advocate of the parliament of Aix, and a writer on natural science, died 1760. AMYRUTZES, a philosopher of Trebizond, who renounced Christianity for Mahometanism, and became a favourite of Mahomet II.

AMYOT, Jaines, bishop of Auxerre, and grand almoner of France under Henry III., and Charles IX., and a writer on several subjects; but chiefly known as the translator of " Plutarch's Lives and Morals." He was born at Melun, 1514, and died 1593.

ANAGNOSTA, John, a Byzantine histo

rian.

ANASTASIUS I., the silentiary, who, from obscure birth, became emperor of the east, by marrying the widow of the emperor Zeno, died 518.

ANASTASIUS II. was raised from a private station to the throne of Constantinople by the voice of the people. He abdicated the throne for a religious habit, and afterwards, in attempting to regain it, was put to death, 719.

ANASTASIUS I., pope of Rome, succeeded Siricius; he reconciled the eastern and western churches, and died much respected for his sanctity and virtue, 402.

ANASTASIUS II., pope after Gelaslus, died

496.

AMYRAULT, Moses, an eminent French divine, born 1596, at Borgueil, a small town of Touraine. He was a man of such charity and compassion, that, during the last ten years of his life, he bestowed his whole salary on the ANASTASIUS III., pope after Sergius III., poor, without distinction of Catholic or Protes-eminent for his wisdom, died two years after his tant, and died 1664. election, 913.

ANASTASIUS IV., pope, a charitable and humane man; he died 1154.

ANASTASIUS, contested the papacy with Benedict III., and not succeeding, he died in ob

Tyber.

ANASTASIUS, Sinaite, a monk of Mount Sinai, in the 7th century.

ANACHARSIS, an illustrious Scythian philosopher. He travelled to Athens in the time of Solon, with whom he contracted an intimate friendship; and Solon not only instructed him, but sought all opportunities of doing him ho-scurity. nour. He had a quick and lively genius, a strong ANASTASIUS, Bibliothecarius, a learned and masterly eloquence; and there was some-Greek of the 9th century, librarian of the church thing so determined and resolute in his manner, of Rome, and abbot of St. Mary beyond the that those who imitated him were said to speak in the Scythian style. He was extremely fond of poetry, and wrote upon certain laws of the Scythians and Greeks. Croesus invited him to ANASTASIUS, Theopolitanus, bishop of Sardis, and offered him money; but the phi-Antioch; he was banished from his see, and losopher answered, "that he was come to restored 593; he died 6 years after. Greece to learn the laws and manners of that ANATOLIUS, patriarch of Constantinople, country; that he had no occasion for gold or died 458. silver; and that it would suffice for him to return to Scythia a wiser and more intelligent man than he came from thence." After staying long in Greece, he prepared to return home; and passing through Cyzicum, he found that city celebrating very solemnly the feasts of Cybele, and vowed to do the same if he should get home in safety. Upon his arrival in Scythia, he attempted to change the ancient customs of his country, and to establish those of Greece; which proved extremely disagreeable to the Scythians,

ANATOLIUS, bishop of Laodicea, about ||269; eminent for his knowledge of arithmetic and geometry.

ANAXAGORAS, one of the most celebrated philosophers of antiquity, born at Clazomenæ, in Ionia, about 450 B. C. He placed the supreme good of human life in contemplation.

ANAXANDRIDES, king of Sparta, about 550 B. C., father to Cleomenes and Leonidas. ANAXANDRIDES, a comic poet of Rhodes, about 350 B. C.

ANAXARCHUS, a philosopher of Abdera, put to death by the king of Cyprus.

ANAXILAUS, a pythagorean philosopher of the age of Augustus.

ANAXIMANDER, a philosopher of Miletus, died 547 B. C.

ANAXIMENES, the pupil and successor of Anaximander, lived 550 B. C.

hamshire, in 1760. His parents were peasants, and he was obliged to work as a day-labourer. Having at length attracted the attention of a worthy clergyman, he was by him sent to a grammar-school, and afterwards to New College, Oxford, where he took the degree of M. A. He also entered into deacon's orders, but never qualified as a priest, having obtained a clerkANAXIMENES, a historian, who accompa-ship at the board of control under Mr. Dundas. He translated, from the Greek of Archimedes, "Arenarius, a treatise on measuring the sands," ANCHARANŎ, Peter, a native of Bologna, and "A general view of the variations which author of books on the civil and canon law, have taken place in the affairs of the East Indied 1417. dia Company since the conclusion of the war ANCHARANO, James, a writer of theology.in India in 1784;" and died April 30, 1796. ANCILLON, David, a protestant divine, born ANDERSON, Larz, a minister of Gustavus at Metz, eminent for his learning, piety, and Vasa, a man of great abilities, and chancellor eloquence, died at Berlin, 1692. of Sweden; he introduced Lutheranism into Sweden.

nied Alexander the Great in his expedition; he wrote a history of Greece.

ANCILLON, Charles, son of David, inspector of the French courts of justice in Berlin, and historiographer to the king, died 1751. ANCKWITZ, a native of Poland, ambassador to Denmark, accused of betraying his country to Russia, and executed 1794.

ANDERSON, Dr. James, an indefatigable and able writer on agriculture, political economy, and other subjects of general interest; he was born in 1739, at Hermiston, near Edinburgh, and died at West Ham, in Essex, 1808. His literary productions are very numerous, and a

ANCOURT, Floren-Carton d', an eminent French actor and dramatic writer, born at Fon-correct list of them will be found in the Gentletainbleau, 1661; he died 1726, having written fifty-two plays.

ANCUS MARTIUS, fourth king of Rome, extended the boundaries of his kingdom, and built Ostia, died 646 B. C.

ANDERSON, Alexander, professor of mathematics at Paris in the 16th century.

ANDERSON, Andrew, a printer, who obtained from Charles II. the exclusive privilege of printing in Scotland for 41 years.

ANDERSON, Adam, author of a valuable treatise on trade and commerce, died 1775. ANDERSON, James, D. D. minister of a Scotch Presbyterian church in London.

ANDERSON, James, Esq. advocate and clerk of the Scotch parliament, and author of an able vindication of its independence, died 1712. ANDERSON, John, A. M. an able and popular preacher, and minister of Dumbarton, died 1720.

man's Magazine, lxxviii. 1053; among which the principal are, "Essays relating to Agriculture, and Rural Affairs," 3 vols. 8vo. The Bee," 18 vols. 8vo. "Recreations in Agriculture, 6 vols. 8vo. 1802. His style is copious, and sometimes prolix, but always perspicuous and guarded. His manners were gentlemanly and unconstrained, and his conversation was pleasant, and well stored with anecdotes.

ANDIER DES ROCHERS, John, a French engraver of great merit and industry, born at Lyons, died 1741.

ANDOCIDES, an Athenian orator, lived 460

B. C.

ANDRADA, Diego de Payva d', a Portuguese, an eloquent preacher, and acute reasoner, much admired for his learning and judgment, lived about 1562.

ANDRADA, Francis d', brother to the above, historiographer to Philip III. of Spain.

ANDRADA, Thomas d', reformer of the Augustines; he was taken prisoner in Africa, where he chose to remain, to console his fellow slaves. ANDRADA, Anthony d', a Portuguese Jesuit, who, when a missionary, discovered Thibet and Cathay; he died 1634.

ANDRE, Nathaniel St., an English surgeon, the friend of Pope, died 1776.

ANDERSON, Sir Edmund, made lord chief justice of the common pleas in 1582. He was a very strict lawyer, and governed himself entirely by statutes; for we have his express declaration, that he neither expected precedents in all cases, nor would he be bound by them where he saw that they were not founded upon justice, but would act as if there were no such precedents. Of this we have a proof from the ANDRE, John, aid de camp to Sir Henry reports in his time, published by Mr. Goldesbo- Clinton, an adjutant general of the British arrough: "The case of Resceit was moved again;my in America, in the war of the revolution; and Shuttleworth said, that he could not be re-he was taken as a spy, when negotiating with ceived, because he was named in the writ; and Arnold, about the surrender of West Point, and added, that he had searched all the books, and hung. He was distinguished for his talents and there was not one case where he who is named elegance of manners, and died much lamented, in the writ may be received."-"What of that?" both by friend and foe, aged 29. said Judge Anderson; "shall we not give judg- ANDREAS, James, an eminent Lutheran diment because it is not adjudged in the books be- vine, chancellor and rector of the university of fore? we will give judgment according to rea-Tubingen; his writings were numerous and son; and if there be no reason in the books, I much esteemed; he died 1590. will not regard them."-He held his office to the time of his death, which happened August 1, 1605.

ANDERSON, John, a native of Hamburgh, and a thor of a natural history of Iceland, &c. died 1743.

ANDERSON, James, a celebrated British writer on commerce, died 1764.

ANDERSON, George, an English self-taught athematician, born at Weston, in Bucking

ANDREAS, John, a famous canonist of the 14th century, born at Mugello, near Florence. We are told wonderful things concerning the austerity of his life; as, that he macerated his body with prayer and fasting, and lay upon the bare ground for 20 years together, covered only with a bear skin: and this is attested by very good authors.-Andreas had a beautiful daugh ter, named Novella, whom he loved extremely⚫ land he is said to have instructed her so well in

ANDREW II., king of Hungary; he was in the crusades, and displayed great valour in battle; he attempted to meliorate the condition of his subjects, and died 1235.

all parts of learning, that when he was engaged in any affair which hindered him from reading lectures to his scholars, he sent his daughter in his room when, lest her beauty should prevent the attention of the hearers, she had a little cur- ANDREW III., king of Hungary, was optain drawn before her. To perpetuate the me- posed in his claims to the throne, and involved mory of this daughter, he entitled his commen- in a civil war during his reign; he died 1305. tary upon the Decretals of Gregory IX. "The ANDREW, king of Naples, son to Charobers Novellæ." Andreas died of the plague at Bo-king of Hungary, was assassinated with the logna, in 1348, after he had been a professor 45 connivance of his queen, 1345. years, and was buried in the church of the Do- ANDREWS or ANDREWE, Eusebius, a minicans. English barrister, and colonel in the army of ANDREAS, John Valentine, a German Pro-Charles I., was beheaded by Cromwell in 1650 testant divine, died 1654. ANDREWS, John, D. D., professor of moral ANDREAS, John, was born a Mahometan, at philosophy in, and afterwards provost of, the Xativa, in the kingdom of Valencia, and suc-university of Pennsylvania, died 1813. ceeded his father in the dignity of alfaqui of ANDREWS, Henry, a self-taught mathemathat city. He was enlightened with the know- tician, was born of poor parents at Frieston, ledge of the Christian religion by being present|| near Grantham, 1774. He commenced life as a at a sermon in the great church of Valencia, on servant, afterwards kept a school at Royston, the day of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin, and united to that the business of a bookseller. in 1417. Upon this he desired to be baptized; For more than 40 years he was the computer and in memory of the calling of St. John and of the Nautical ephemeris, and calculator of St. Andrew, he took the names of John Andreas. Moore's almanac. He died Jan. 26, 1820. At the desire of Martin Garcia, bishop of Bar- ANDREWS, James Petit, a miscellaneous celona, he composed his famous work of "The writer of considerable learning and talents, was Confusion of the Sect of Mahomet." It con-born near Newbury, Berks, in 1737; and died tains 12 chapters, wherein he has collected the|| in London, Aug. 6, 1797. His first work was fabulous stories, impostures, forgeries, brutali- one of uncommon pleasantry and humour, entities, follies, obscenities, absurdities, impossibili- tled "Anecdotes, ancient and modern, with obser ties, lies, and contradictions which Mahomet, in vations," 8vo., 1789, 1790. His best work, howorder to deceive the simple people, has dispersed ever, was "The history of Great Britain, conin the writings of that sect, and especially in the nected with the chronology of Europe, with Koran. This book, which was published at first notes, &c., containing anecdotes of the times, in Spanish, has been translated into several lan-lives of the learned, and specimens of their guages; and all those who write against the works, from Cæsar's invasion to the accession Mahometans quote it very much. of Edward VI." 2 vols. 4to., 1794, 1795. It is ANDREÆ, John Gerhard Reinhard, an apo- much to be regretted that he did not live to comthecary of Hanover, who travelled over differ-plete this work. Mr. Andrews also published, ent countries to increase his knowledge of chy-in 1796, a continuation of "Henry's history of mistry and botany, died 1793.

ANDREINI, Isabella, an actress of Padua, and a poetess, eminent for her wit, beauty, and genius, died 1604.

ANDRELINUS, Publius Faustus, a native of Italy, professor of philosophy at Paris, and poet laureat to Lewis XII. and his queen, died 1518. ANDREW, St., a fisherman of Galilee, and disciple of John the Baptist; he preached the gospel in Scythia, and was there put to death on the cross.

ANDREW, a native of Damascus, bishop of Aleria, in Crete, and author of commentaries on the Scriptures, died 720.

Great Britain," 1 vol. 4to. and 2 vols. 8vo. He was, in the latter part of his life, one of the magistrates of the police-office, Queen Square, Westminster.

ANDREWS, Lancelot, bishop of Winchester, in the reigns of James I. and Charles I., was born in London, in 1565. There is a pleasant story related of him while he was bishop of Winchester, in the life of Waller the poet, who, going to see the king at dinner, overheard a very extraordinary conversation between his majesty, the bishop of Winchester, and Neale, bishop of Durham. These two prelates, standing behind the king's chair, his majesty asked them; แ my lords," said cannot I take my subjects' money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament ?" The bishop of Durham readily answered, " God forbid, sir, but ANDREW, John, secretary to the vaticani, you should; you are the breath of our nostrils." and bishop of Aleria, in Corsica, died 1493. Whereupon the king turned, and said to the ANDREW, of Ratisbon, author of a history||bishop of Winchester, "well, my lord, what of Bohemia, &c., in the 15th century.

ANDREW, a sculptor, architect, painter, and musician, of Pisa, died 1330.

ANDREW, bishop of Samosata, in the 5th century.

say you?" "Sir," replied the bishop, "I have ANDREW, Tobias, defender of the Carte- no skill to judge of parliamentary cases." The sian philosophy, and professor of Greek and his-|| king answered, "no put-offs, my lord; answer tory, at Groningen, died 1676. me presently." "Then, sir," said he, "I think ANDREW DEL SARTO, a painter of Flo-it lawful for you to take my brother Neale's morence, and favourite of Francis I. of France, distinguished as a copyist, died 1530. ANDREW, Valerius, of Brabant, professor of civil law at Louvain, was living 1652. ANDREW, Ives Mary, a professor of mathematics at Caen; a man of great learning, whose poetry was much admired; he died 1764. ANDREW I., king of Hungary, compelled his subjects to embrace Christianity; he was killed in battle in 1059.

ney, for he offers it." This great prelate died at Winchester-house, in Southwark, September 27, 1626, having written many excellent religious tracts, particularly "A manual of private devotions and meditations for every day in the week;" and "A manual of directions for the visitation of the sick."

ANDREWS, Miles Peter, a dramatic writer of some consideration in his day, and member in parliament for Bewdley, died, after a few