A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF EMINENT PERSONS.

[For ſuch perſons whoſe NAMES cannot be found here, look in VOLUME I.]

• AALST, Everard, Dutch painter (fruit and flowers), born, 1602; died, 1658.
• Aaron born, 1575; died, 1453 before Chriſt.
• Abbot, archbiſhop of Canterbury, ſhooting at a buck, at Bramſhill Park, Hampſhire, accidentally killed the keeper, for which he was deemed inca⯑pable of any longer performing the functions of a biſhop, 1621, died Auguſt 3, 1633, aged 71.
• Abdalla, ſon of Omar, flouriſhed, 625.
• Abel born, in the third year of the world; killed by Cain, 129, ditto, 3874 before Chriſt.
• Abelard, Peter, died, 1143, aged 62.
• Abernethy, John, the diſſenting miniſter, died, 1740, aged 60.
• Abu Bekr, Mahomet's ſucceſſor, died, 634, aged 63.
• Abulfeda, prince and geographer, died, 1345, aged 72.
• Accius, the poet, flouriſhed, 143 before Chriſt.
• Achilles, the Grecian general, died, 1184 before Chriſt.
• Adam created, Friday, October 28, 4004; died, 3034 before Chriſt, aged 930.
• Addiſon, Joſeph, born, 1671, died, June 17, 1719.
• [18]Ado, the hiſtorian, died, 874.
• Agamemnon, the Grecian general, died, after 904 before Chriſt.
• Agathias, the Greek hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 565.
• Ageſilaus, king of Sparta, 400; died, 360 before Chriſt.
• Agis IV. king of Lacedemon, put to death, 241 be⯑fore Chriſt.
• Agricola, the Roman general, died in 93, aged 56.
• Agricola, Rod. died, 1485, aged 43.
• Agrippa, king of Judea, died in 44, aged 54, having reigned 24 years.
• Agrippa, Cornelius, the writer, died, 1534, aged 48.
• Ahab killed at Ramoth Gilead, 897 before Chriſt.
• Ahaz died, 726 before Chriſt.
• Ajax, ſon of Teucer, flouriſhed, 1154 before Chriſt.
• Ajax, ſon of Telamon, flouriſhed, 1149 before Chriſt.
• Akenſide, Dr. Mark, died, June 23, 1770, aged 35.
• Alban, St. the firſt Engliſh martyr, ſuffered, 286.
• Albani, Francis, Italian painter, died, 1660, aged 82.
• Alberoni, Cardinal, prime miniſter of Spain, died, 1752, aged 88.
• Albertus Magnus, archbiſhop of Ratiſbon, born, 1205; died, 1280.
• Albinus, the anatomiſt, died, 198.
• Albumazer, the Arabian aſtrologer, flouriſhed, 841.
• Alceus, the lyric poet, flouriſhed, 607 before Chriſt.
• Alceus, the tragic poet, flouriſhed, 378.
• Alcibiades, Athenian general, died, 404 before Chriſt, aged 46.
• Alcman, the Greek lyric poet, flouriſhed, 672 before Chriſt.
• Alexander ab Alexandro, a civilian of Venice, flou⯑riſhed, about 1475.
• Alexander the Great born, 356; ſucceeded Philip, 336; defeated Darius at the river Granicus, when all lower Aſia ſubmitted to him, 334; founded the Grecian empire, 331; died at Babylon, March 21, 323 before Chriſt, aged 32. See Amazons.
• Alphonſus X. king of Caſtile, author of the Alfonſine tables, died, 1284, aged 67.
• [19]Alva, Duke of, governor of the Low Countries, died, 1582, aged 74.
• Ambroſe, St. born, 333; made biſhop of Milan, 374; died, 397.
• Ambroſius Aurelius choſen king of the Britons, 465; crowned at Stonehenge; died, 508.
• Amos began to propheſy, 787 before Chriſt, in the 37th year of Jeroboam II. king of Iſrael.
• Amphion. See Linus.
• Amyot, biſhop of Auxerre, born, 1514; died, 1595.
• Anacharſis, Scythian philoſopher, lived, about 554 before Chriſt.
• Anacreon, the Greek poet, died, 474 before Chriſt, aged 85.
• Anaſtaſius I. emperor of the Eaſt, died, 518, aged 87.
• Anaxagoras, the Rhodian philoſopher, died, 428 before Chriſt, aged 70.
• Anaxandrides, the comic poet, flouriſhed, 378 before Chriſt.
• Anaxarchus, the Greek philoſopher, flouriſhed, 340 before Chriſt.
• Anaximander, the Greek philoſopher, died, 547 before Chriſt, aged 64.
• Anaximenes, the Greek philoſopher, lived, about 556 before Chriſt.
• André, Major, hanged by the Americans, charged with being a ſpy, Oct. 2. 1780.
• Andrew, St. martyred, Nov. 30, 69; feſtival inſti⯑tuted, 359.
• Andrews, biſhop of Winton, born, about 1555; died, 1626.
• Andrews, St. archbiſhop of, hanged at Stirling, 1571.
• Andronicus, peripatetic philoſopher, flouriſhed, 100 before Chriſt.
• Angelo, Michael, Italian painter, died, 1564, aged 89.
• Anhault, Rev. George, prince of, born, 1507; died, 1557.
• Anna Comnena, daughter of Alexius, emperor of [20]Conſtantinople, and authoreſs, born, 1083; died, after 1118.
• Annibal, ſenior, Carthagenian general, died, 404 before Chriſt. See Hannibal.
• Anſelm, archbiſhop of Canterbury, died, 1109, aged 76.
• Anſon, Admiral lord, died, 1762.
• Anthony, Marc, the Roman general, died, 30 before Chriſt, aged 53.
• Anthony, St the Great, inſtitutor of the monaſtic life, died in a deſart, Feb. 14, 356, aged 105. See Monkery.
• Antipater, the general, died, 319 before Chriſt.
• Antiſthenes, the Greek philoſopher, lived, 395 be⯑fore Chriſt.
• Antoninus. See Caracalla.
• Antonius, Marc, the Roman orator, died, 87 before Chriſt, aged 56. See Octavia.
• Antony, of Meſſina, the firſt Italian who painted in oil, died, about 1493.
• Anvari, the Perſian poet, died, 1201.
• Apelles, the chief of a ſect called Apellites, appeared, 175. He was a diſciple of Marcion, and taught, that Chriſt's body was made up of all the heavens, through which he paſſed, and which he returned at his aſcenſion.
• Apelles, the Greek painter, flouriſhed, 334 before Chriſt.
• Apollinarius, the hereſiarch, biſhop of Laodicea, flouriſhed, 370. He taught, that the godhead and manhood in Chriſt were ſo united, that his divinity ſuffered on the croſs, equally with his body.
• Apollodorus, of Damas, the architect, flouriſhed, 104.
• Apollonius, the geometrician, lived, 242 before Chriſt.
• Appian, the Roman hiſtorian, flouriſhed, in 143.
• Apuleius, of Medaura, the Platonic philoſopher, flouriſhed, about 200.
• Aquapendente, the Italian phyſician, died, 1603.
• Aquila, who tranſlated the Old Teſtament into Greek, flouriſhed, 128.
• [21]Aquinas, St. Thomas, the divine, died, 1274, aged 50.
• Aratus, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, 278 before Chriſt.
• Arbuthnot, Dr. born, 1681; died, 1735.
• Arceſilaus, the academic, died, 300 before Chriſt, aged 75.
• Archelaus, king of Macedon, patron of learning, 913 before Chriſt.
• Archias, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, about 60 before Chriſt.
• Archilochus, the Greek poet, inventor of Iambic verſe, flouriſhed, 686 before Chriſt.
• Archimedes, of Syracuſe, the mathematician, killed, 212 before Chriſt.
• Aretin, Leonard, the Italian hiſtorian, died, 1443, aged 74.
• Aretine, Peter, the ſatyriſt, of Arezzo, died, 1556, aged 65.
• Arion, the Greek muſician, flouriſhed, 620 before Chriſt.
• Arioſto, the Italian poet, born, 1474; died, 1533.
• Ariſtarchus, the tragic poet, alive, 453 before Chriſt, aged 100.
• Ariſtarchus, the aſtronomer, died, about 280 before Chriſt, aged 81.
• Ariſtaenetus, the Greek author, flouriſhed, about 358.
• Ariſteus, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, about 556 be⯑fore Chriſt.
• Ariſtides, the Athenian general, lived, 488 before Chriſt.
• Ariſtides, the Greek orator, flouriſhed, about 120.
• Ariſtippus, the Cyrenian philoſopher, flouriſhed, 392 before Chriſt.
• Ariſtonicus ſtrangled at Rome, by order of the ſenate, 126 before Chriſt.
• Ariſtophanes, the Greek actor, died, 200 before Chriſt, aged 80.
• Ariſtotle, prince of philoſophers, died at Chalcide, 322 before Chriſt, aged 63.
• Arius. See Arians, Vol. I.
• Arminius, a Dutch divine, died, 1608. From him the Arminians took their name.
• [22]Armſtrong, John, M. D. the poet, died, Sept. 30, 1779.
• Arne, Mich. Muſ. Dect. died, March 5, 1778, in years.
• Arnobius, the rhetorician, flouriſhed, 303.
• Arrian, the Roman hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 150.
• Arfaces I. king of the Parthians, who reſcued Parthia from the Macedonian yoke, died, 245 before Chriſt. See Artabanus, Parthia.
• Artabanus IV. laſt king of the Parthians, conquered by Artaxerxes; died, 229.
• Artaxerxes, firſt king of Perſia, 229; died, 229 before Chriſt.
• Artemidorus, who wrote on auguries, flouriſhed, 146 before Chriſt.
• Artemiſia, queen of Caria, who built the mauſoleum, a tomb to the memory of her huſband Mauſolus, flouriſhed, 480 before Chriſt.
• Arthur, king of Britain, died, 542, aged 70. See Salute, Vol. I.
• Arviragus, a Britiſh king, flouriſhed, in 80.
• Aſaph, St. died, 590.
• Aſcham, the commonwealth's envoy at Madrid, murdered by the baniſhed royaliſts, 1655.
• Aſcham, Roger, ſecretary to Mary and Elizabeth, born, about 1515; died 1568.
• Aſhmole, Elias, the antiquarian, born, 1617; died, 1692.
• Aſpaſia flouriſhed at Athens, 448 before Chriſt.
• Aſtruc, John, the French phyſician, born, 1684; died, 1766.
• Athanaſius, St. the firſt chriſtian clergyman, made biſhop of Alexandria, 326; died, May 2, 373, aged 73. See Monkery, St. George.
• Athaeneus, of Naucrates, the critic, flouriſhed, 190.
• Athenagoras, the Athenian philoſopher, flouriſhed, about 177.
• Atherton, biſhop of Waterford, hanged at Dublin, for beſtiality, Dec. 5, 1640, aged 42.
• Atkins, Sir Robert, chief baron, and writer, died, 1709, aged 88.
• [23]Atterbury, biſhop of Rocheſter, baniſhed, for con⯑ſpiring, with the Pretender, againſt George I. June 18, 1723; died, 1732, aged 69.
• Aubrey, John, the antiquary, born, 1626; died, about 1700.
• Auguſtin, St. father of the Latin church, born, 354; baptiſed, 387; died, 431.
• Auguſtus, king of Poland, died, 1733.
• Aulus Gellius, the Latin gramarian, flouriſhed, 112.
• Aurengz [...]be, the Great Mogul, died, 1707, aged 90.
• Auſonius, the Latin poet, died, after 392.

• BACCHUS was one of the earlieſt improvers of huſbandry in India, and as ſuch, deified, about 1600 before Chriſt. See Wine.
• Bacchylides, the Greek poet, died, 480 before Chriſt.
• Bacon, Roger, called Friar, the aſtronomer, born, 1214; died, 1292; his ſtudy at Oxford built in Stephen's reign.
• Bacon, Sir Francis, lord chancellor, ſent to the Tower, on a charge of bribery, 1622; died, April 9, 1626, aged 66.
• Bajazet defeated by Tamerlane, 1402; died, 1403. See Conſtantinople, Vol. I.
• Baker, Sir Richard, author of the Chronicle, born, 1584; died, 1645.
• Balbinus. See Maximus.
• Balchen, Admiral, caſt away in the Victory, October, 1744. A thouſand perſons periſhed with him.
• Baldwin, emperor of the Eaſt, died, 1206.
• Bale, biſhop of Oſſory, the hiſtorian, born, 1495; died, 1563.
• Balſamon, canon law writer, died, 1214.
• Baltzar, Thomas, the muſician, flouriſhed, 1658.
• Balzac, French writer, born, 1594; died, 1654.
• Bancroft, a Lord-mayor's officer, died worth 30,000l. 1729, which is, by his will, diſpoſed of to chari⯑table uſes by the Draper's company.
• [24]Barbaroſſa, the famous corſair, flouriſhed, 1535.
• Barclay, John, polite writer, died, 1621, aged 37.
• Barclay, Robert, the quaker, born, 1648; died, 1690.
• Bardeſanes, the Syrian hereſiarch, a diſciple of Va⯑lentin, who added new errors, appeared, 163.
• Barnabas, St. ſtoned, about 50.
• Barnard, Sir John, Lord-mayor of London, 1738; died, 1764, aged 80.
• Barocci, of Urbin, hiſtory painter, born, 1528; died, 1612.
• Baronius, Cardinal, died, 1607, aged 69.
• Barrow, Rev. Dr. Iſaac, died, 1677, aged 46.
• Barthius, Gaſpar, a learned writer, born in Saxony, 1587; died, 1658.
• Bartholemew, St. martyred, Auguſt 24, 71; feaſt inſtituted, 1130.
• Bartolomeo, Dutch painter (landſcapes and animals), born, 1620; died, 1660.
• Bartolomeo, French painter, born, 1469; died, 1517.
• Baſil, St. founded his order, 354; died, 378, aged 51.
• Baſilides, the hereſiarch, appeared, 105, who taught, that there were 365 heavens peopled by God; that Chriſt had not a real body, and was not really crucified.
• Baſilius. See Bulgarians.
• Baſſano, Italian painter (landſcapes and animals), born, 1510; died, 1592.
• Bautru, William, French writer, born, 1588; died, 1665.
• Baxter, Reverend Richard, born, 1615; died, 1691.
• Baxter, William, the grammarian, born, 1650; died, 1723.
• Bayard, Chevalier, a French general, ſlain in battle, 1524, aged 48.
• Bayer, the mathematician, died, 1627.
• Bayle, Peter, author of the dictionary, died, 1706, aged 59.
• Beamont, Francis, dramatic writer, born, 1585; died, 1615; Sir John, the poet, his brother, died, 1628, aged 35.
• [25]Beaton, Cardinal, archbiſhop of St. Andrews, mur⯑dered by the diſciples of Wiſhart, whom the car⯑dinal had condemned to the flames for hereſy, May 28, 1546.
• Bede, the hiſtorian, died, 735, aged 70.
• Bedford, Duke of, regent and uncle to Henry VI. died at Rouen, Sept. 14, 1435.
• Bedford, J. duke of, died, 1771.
• Behmen, Jacob, the viſionary, born in Germany, 1575; died, 1624.
• Behn, Aphara, the poeteſs, died, 1689.
• Bek, the Dutch portrait painter, died, 1656.
• Belidor, of Catalonia, military writer, died, 1765, aged 70.
• Bellai, Cardinal du, died, 1560.
• Bellarmin, Cardinal, born in Italy, 1542; died, 1621.
• Belleau, the French poet, born, 1528; died, 1577.
• Belleiſle, Marſhal, and his brother, brought priſoners to Windſor caſtle, 1745. The marſhal died, 1761, aged 78.
• Bellin, the Italian painter, born, 1421; died, 1501.
• Belliſarius, the general, deprived of all his dignities, and impriſoned by the emperor Juſtinian, for con⯑ſpiring againſt his life, 561; died, 565.
• Bembo, cardinal of Venice, the hiſtorian, died, 1547, aged 68.
• Benedict XIV. Pope, a voluminous writer, born, 1675; died, 1758.
• Benedict, St. founder of the Benedictines, died, 546, aged 66; the order inſtituted, 548.
• Bennari, Genedetto, Italian painter, born, 1597; died, 1667.
• Benoit, Elias, French hiſtorical writer, born, 1640; died, 1728.
• Benſerades, the French poet, born, 1612; died, 1691.
• Bentivoglio, Cardinal, Italian hiſtorian, died, 1644, aged 65.
• Bentley, Reverend Dr. Richard, the critic, born, 1662; died, 1742.
• [26]Berenger, a French divine, died, 1088, aged 90. See Sacramentarians.
• Berille biſhop of Boſra, in Arabia, an hereſiarch, who denied the divinity of Chriſt, flouriſhed, 241.
• Berkeley, biſhop of Cloyne, died, 1753, aged 73. See Tar Water
• Berkenhead, Sir John, political writer, born, 1615; died, 1679.
• Bernard, St. a Latin writer, died, 1153, aged 62.
• Bernard, Reverend Dr. Edward, the aſtronomer, born, 1638; died, 1696.
• Beroſeus, the Chaldean hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 268 before Chriſt.
• Bertin, Nich. French painter, born, 1664; died, 1736.
• Betterton, the player, born, 1635; died, 1710. See Theatre, Vol. I.
• Beveridge, biſhop of St. Aſaph, the antiquarian, born, 1638; died, 1707.
• Beza, Theod. who tranſlated the Teſtament, born at Vezelai, 1519; died, 1605.
• Biddle, John, the Socinian writer, born, 1615; died, 1662.
• Bidloo, the Dutch anatomiſt, born, 1649; died, 1713.
• Birch, Reverend Dr. learned writer, killed by a fall from his horſe, 1768, aged 78.
• Blackmore, Sir Richard, phyſician and poet, died in years, 1729.
• Blackſtone, Sir William, judge, died, Feb. 14, 1780.
• Blaize, Biſhop, patron of the woolcombers, having invented the card for combing of wool, ſuffered martyrdom in the reign of Diocleſian.
• Blake, Admiral, born, 1598; died, 1657.
• Blanchard, French painter, born, 1600; died, 1638.
• Bloemart, Dutch painter, born, 1567; died, 1647.
• Blois, Peter, the hiſtorian, died, 1200.
• Blount, Sir Thomas Pope, born, 1649; died, 1697.
• Blow, John, the muſician, born, 1648; died, 1708.
• Boccace, Italian poet, born, 1313; died, 1375.
• [27]Boerhave, Dr. Dutch phyſician, died, September 23, 1738, aged 69.
• Boetius, Roman poet, beheaded, 524.
• Boileau, French poet, born, 1630; died, 1712.
• Bolingbroke, Lord, the author, died, 1751, aged 73.
• Boloneſe, Italian painter, born, 1606; died, 1680.
• Bonarelli, Italian poet, born, 1563; died, 1608.
• Booth, Barton, the player, born, 1682; died, May, 1733.
• Borgia, Caeſar (the baſtard ſon of pope Alexan⯑der VI.), whoſe whole life was a ſcene of villainy, killed, March 12, 1508.
• Borlaſe, Edmund, hiſtorical writer, died, after 1682.
• Boſcawen, Admiral, died, 1761.
• Boſſu, René le, French writer, died, 1680.
• Boſſuet, biſhop of Meaux, born, 1627; died, 1704.
• Both, Dutch painter (landſcapes and animals), born, 1600; died, 1650.
• Bouchard, biſhop of Worms, died, 1022; one of the moſt learned prelates of his time: his worldly effects conſiſted only of a hair ſhirt, an iron chain, which ſerved him for a belt, and three deniers in money.
• Boufflers, Lewis, marſhal de, died, 1711, aged 67.
• Bourdeloue, Lewis, French preacher and writer, born, 1632; died, 1704.
• Bourdon, Sebaſtian, French painter, born, 1616; died, 1671.
• Bourignon, Mad. the enthufiaſt, born, 1616; died, 1680.
• Bourſalt, Edmé, French dramatiſt, born, 1638; died 1701.
• Bowmaker, the Scotch hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 1415.
• Boyer, the lexicographer, born, 1664; died, 1729.
• Boyle, Charles, earl of Orrery, writer and ſtateſman, born, 1676; died, 1731. See Orrery.
• Boyle, John, earl of Orrery, critic and poet, born, 1707; died, 1762.
• Boyle, Richard, earl of Cork, born, 1566; died, after 1643; Roger, his fifth ſon, firſt earl of Or⯑rery, [28]ſoldier and writer, born, 1621; died, 1679; Robert, his ſeventh ſon, the mathematician, born, 1627; died, 1691.
• Braccelli, Genoeſe hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 1435.
• B [...]ddock, General, killed at Du Queſne, July 9, 1755.
• Brady, Reverend Dr. Nicholas, born, 1659; died, 1726.
• B [...]e, Tycho, the Daniſh aſtronomer, born, 1546; died, 16 [...]1.
• B [...]y, Reverend Dr. Thomas, born, 1656; died, 1741.
• B [...]rewood, Edward, the mathematician, born, 1565; died, 1613.
• B [...]gel, Peter, Dutch painter (rural ſports), born, 1505; died, after 1576; John, his ſon, painter ( [...]dſcape.), born, 1575; died, 1642.
• B [...]l, James de, French hiſtorian, born, 1528; died, 1614.
• Brewer, Anthony, dram. poet, flouriſhed, in the reign of Charles the Firſt.
• Brooke, Sir Robert, law writer, died, 1558.
• Brooke, Fulke Greville, lord, ſtabbed by an old ſervant, September 30, 1628, aged about 70; he having ſhewn this ſervant his will, and not leaving him a legacy therein.
• Brown, Rev. Dr. political writer, killed himſelf, Sept. 23, 1766, aged 50.
• Brown, Robert, founder of the Browniſts, 1580; died, 1630, aged 80.
• Brown, Thomas, humorous writer, died, 1704.
• Brown, William, the poet, born, 1590; died, 1645.
• Browne, Sir Thomas, a learned writer, born, 1605; died, 1682.
• Brouwr, the Dutch painter (rural ſports), born, 1608; died, 1638.
• Brun, Charles le, French hiſtory painter, born, 1618; died, 1691.
• Brutus, Lucius Junius, ſlain, 509 before Chriſt.
• Brutus, Marcus Junius, who ſlew Caeſar, killed at [29]his own requeſt, by his friend Strato, 24 before Chriſt, aged 43.
• Bruyere, French writer, died, 1696, aged 56.
• Bucer, Martin, the reformer, born, 1491; died, 1551.
• Buchannan, George, Scots hiſtorian, born, 1506; died, 1582.
• Buck, Sir George, the antiquarian, flouriſhed, 1612.
• Buckingham, George Villiers, duke of, the poet, born, 1627; died, 1688.
• Buckingham, John Sheffield, duke of, writer and ſtateſman, born, 1649; died, Feb. 24, 1721.
• Buckland, Ralph, died, 1612.
• Budaeus, William, a learned writer, born at Paris. 1476; died, 1540.
• Budgell, Euſtace, polite writer, born, about 168 [...]; drowned himſelf, 1736.
• Bunyan, John, author of Pilgrim's Progreſs, born, 1628; died, 1688.
• Burkitt, Reverend William, the commentator, born, 1650; died, 1703.
• Burleigh, Capt. murdered at Winton, Feb. 10, 1648.
• Burleigh, or Burghley, Cecil, lord, the ſtateſman, born, 1521; died, 1 [...]98.
• Burnet, biſhop of Sarum, born, 1643; died, 1715.
• Buſby, Rev. Dr. Richard, born, 1606; died, 1695.
• Butler, Samuel, author of Hudibras, born, 1612; died, 1680.
• Byng, Admiral George, ſhot at Spithead (for not engaging the French flee [...]), March 14, 1757.
• Byrom, John, the poet, born, 1691; died, 1763.

• CADMUS, firſt king of Thebes, 1094 before Chriſt.
• Cadmus Mileſius, firſt Greek hiſtorian in proſe, flouriſhed under Cyrus, 544 before Chriſt.
• Caietano, Scipio, co-temporary with Raphael, died, 1534.
• [30]Caligula, the Roman emperor, died, 41, aged 29.
• Callari, Gabriel, Italian painter, born, 1568; died, 1631.
• Callimachus, the Greek architect, inventor of the Corinthian order, flouriſhed, 540 before Chriſt.
• Callimachus, the Greek poet, died, 244 before Chriſt.
• Calliſthenes, the philoſopher, died, 328 before Chriſt.
• Calli [...]tus, the hiſtorian, died, 1327.
• Callot, James, French engraver, born, 1593; died, 1635.
• Calmet, the learned French Benedictine, died, Oct. 25, 1757, aged 86.
• Calprenede, French writer, died, 1663.
• Calvin, John, the reformer, and leader of the Cal⯑viniſts, who hold the ſame doctrine with the Preſpyterians; he died at Geneva, May 27, 1554, aged 45.
• Cambray, Fenelon, archbp. of, died, 1716, aged 64.
• Camden, the hiſtorian, died, Nov. 9, 1623, aged 72.
• Camoens, Portugueſe poet, died, 1579, aged 50.
• Campanella, Thomas, the Italian philoſopher, born, 1568; died, 1639.
• Candaules, king of Lydia, 735 before Chriſt.
• Cantacuzenus, emperor of Conſtantinople, and learned hiſtorian, crowned, 1342; died, 1411, aged up⯑wards of 100.
• Capriari, the Genoeſe hiſtorian, died, 1646.
• Caracalla, alias Antoninus, aſſaſſinated, 217, aged 43.
• Caracci, Annib. Italian painter (hiſt. and portraits), died, 1609, aged 40.
• Caracci, Antonio, the painter, died, 1618, aged 35.
• Caracci, Auguſtino, Bologneſe painter, born, 1557, died, 1602.
• Caracci, Ludovico, Bologneſe hiſtory painter, died, 1619, aged 64.
• Caractacus, general of the Britons, defeated in Wales, by Oſtorius, a Roman general, and carried in Chains to Rome, 50.
• Caradoc, the Welch hiſtorian, died, after 1157.
• Caranus, firſt king of Macedon, 814 before Chriſt.
• Carauſius born at St. Davids; declared here emperor of Rome 288; killed, May, 295.
• [31]Caravaggio, Polidoro de, Italian painter, born, 1495; died, 1543.
• Caravaggio, Italian painter, died, 1609, aged 40.
• Cardan J [...]rom, phyſician, and whimſical writer, born at Paris, 1501; died, 1575.
• Carew, Thomas, the poet, died, 1639.
• Carinus, Roman emperor, murdered by a tribune, May, 285.
• C [...]rlone, Genoeſe hiſtory painter, died, 1630.
• C [...]des, the Greek philoſopher, died, 128 before Chriſt, aged 85.
• Ca [...]pocrates, the hereſiarch, appeared, 125. He adopted the principles of Semin Magus, and the Nicolaites.
• Carte, Thomas, Engliſh hiſtorian to 1654, born, 16 [...]6; died, 1724.
• Cartwright, William, the poet, born, 1611; died, 1644.
• Cary, Robert, univerſal chronologiſt to 1677; died, 1688.
• Caſſander, king of Macedon, flouriſhed, 298 before Chriſt.
• Caſſandra flouriſhed, 1149 before Chriſt.
• Caſaubon, Iſa [...], the critic, born at Geneva, 1559; died in London, 1614; Merric, his ſon, born, 1599; died, 1671.
• Caſimir III. king of Poland, died, 1370, aged 60.
• Caſſini, the aſtronomer, born at Piedmont, 1625; died, 1712.
• Caſtagno, Tuſcan painter, born, 1410; died, 1480.
• Caſtelvetro, Lewis, the critic, born at Modena, 1505; died, 1571.
• Caſtiglione, Benedict, Italian painter, born, 1616; died, 1670.
• Cato killed himſelf, February 5, 45 before Chriſt, aged 48.
• Catullus, Latin poet, born at Verona, 87; died, 11 before Chriſt.
• Caxton, William, firſt Engliſh printer, died, 1494, aged 82.
• Cazes, French painter, born, 1676; died, 1754.
• [32]Cecrops, firſt king of Athens, 1556 before Chriſt. See Athens, Areopagus.
• Celſus, the phyſician, flouriſhed, 20.
• Centlivre, Suſan, dram. writer, died, December 1, 1723.
• Ceres, the heathen goddeſs of plenty, flouriſhed, 1030 before Chriſt.
• Cervantes, Michael de, Spaniſh writer, baptized at Alcala of Henares, Oct. 9, 1547; died, April 23, 1616.
• Ceſar. See Julius, Vol. I.
• Chambers, Ephraim, author of the dictionary, died, 1740.
• Chapman, George, the poet, born, 1557; died, 1633.
• Chares of Lindus, ſculptor, who erected the Coloſſus at Rhodes, flouriſhed, 288 before Chriſt. See Rhodes.
• Charles XII. of Sweden, killed in battle, 1718, aged 36.
• Charron, Pierre, French writer, born, 1541; died, 1603.
• Chartres, Colonel, convicted of a rape, 1730.
• Chatham, William, earl of, born, Nov. 15, 1708; died, May 11, 1778.
• Chatterton, Thomas, the poet, an extraordinary ge⯑nius, born at Briſtol, Nov. 1752; poiſoned himſelf, Auguſt 24, 1770.
• Chaucer, the poet, born, 1328; comptroller of the port of London, 1399; died, 1400.
• Cheke, Sir John, Latin writer, born, 1514; made Greek profeſſor at Cambridge, 1540; died, 1557.
• Cherilus, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, 479 before Chriſt.
• Cheſterfield, Philip, earl of, political writer, born, 1695; died, 1774.
• Chiabrera, the Italian poet, born, 1552; died, 1638.
• Chillingworth, Rev. William, controverſial writer, born, 1602; died, 1644.
• Chilo, one of the ſeven ſages of Greece, flouriſhed, 556 before Chriſt.
• Chiras, the chemiſt, flouriſhed, 1680.
• [33]Chriſtopher, St. ſuffered martyrdom, 254.
• Chryſippus, the Stoic philoſopher, died, 207 before Chriſt, aged 73.
• Chryſoſtom, St. made archbiſhop of Conſtantinople, 398; baniſhed, 404; died, Sept. 14, 407, aged 53.
• Chubb, Thomas, polemical writer, born, 1679; died, 1747.
• Chudleigh, Lady Mary, the poeteſs, born, 1656; died, 1710.
• Churchhill, Reverend Charles, the ſatyriſt, born, 1731; died, 1764.
• Churchyard, Thomas, the poet, died, about 1570.
• Cibber, Colley, the laureat, born, 1671; died, 1757.
• Cibber, Mrs. the actreſs, died, 1766, aged 57.
• Cicero born, 107; made an oration againſt Verres, 70; made his ſecond oration againſt the Agrarian law, 65; baniſhed Rome, April, 58; aſſaſſinated, 43 before Chriſt.
• Cignani, Car. Italian hiſtory painter, born, 1628; died, 1719.
• Cimabue, Italian painter, died, 1300, aged 69.
• Cimon, the Athenian general, died, 449 before Chriſt, aged 51.
• Cincinnatus Quinctius made dictator of Rome, from the plough, born, 485; died, 376 before Chriſt.
• Cinna, the Roman conſul, murdered, 84 before Chriſt.
• Cinnamus, Greek hiſtorian of the Eaſtern empire, from 1118 to 1143; died, after 1183.
• Clarendon, Hyde, earl of, lord chancellor, the hiſtorian, baniſhed for mal-adminiſtration, Novem⯑ber 12, 1667; died, Dec. 7, 1674.
• Clarke, Reverend Dr. Samuel, polemical writer, born, 1675; died, 1729.
• Claude of Lorraine, landſcape painter, born, 1600; died, 1682.
• Claudian, the Latin poet, born at Alexandria, about 395.
• Cleanthes, the Stoic philoſopher, died, 240 before Chriſt, aged 99.
• [34]Clearchus, the Greek hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 323 be⯑fore Chriſt.
• Clemens Alexandrinus, father of the church, flou⯑riſhed, 192.
• Clemens Romanus, father of the church, cotemporary with St. Paul, martyred, 100.
• Cleomedes, Greek mathematician, flouriſhed, 540 before Chriſt.
• Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, 50; killed herſelf, 30 before Chriſt, aged 41.
• Cleophontes, painter of Corinth, flouriſhed, 654 before Chriſt.
• Clerc, Sebaſtian le, French engraver, died, 1724.
• Clerc, John le, Dutch philoſopher, died, 1736, aged 79.
• Clive, Robert, lord, killed himſelf, Nov. 1774.
• Cobham. See Oldcaſtle.
• Cockburne, Catherine, the writer, died, May 11, 1749.
• Codrington, Chriſtopher, writer, and founder of All Souls library, Oxon, born at Barbadoes, 1668; died, 1701.
• Codrus, the laſt Athenian king, voluntarily gave his life for the good of his country, after reigning 21 years, 1095 before Chriſt.
• Cohorn, the Dutch engineer, born, 1632; died, 1704.
• Cokaine, Sir Aſton, born, 1608; died, 1683.
• Coke, Lord chief juſtice, born, 1549; died, 1634.
• Coles, Eliſha, the grammarian, born, 1640; died, 1680.
• Colet, Dr. John, founder of St. Paul's ſchool, born, 1466; died, 1519.
• Coligny, Admiral de, of France, born, 1516; wounded treacherouſly, Auguſt 22, 1572; killed at the maſſacre of Paris the ſame year. Which ſee.
• Collier, Jeremy, the hiſtorian, born, 1650; died, 1726.
• Coluthus, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, about 518.
• Commandine, Frederic, the mathematician, born at Urbino, 1509; died, 1575.
• [35]Commines, philoſopher of Flanders, died, 1509, aged 63.
• Commodus, Roman emperor, wounded by an aſſaſſin, 183; murdered, Dec. 31, 192.
• Conca, Sebaſtian, Italian painter, born, 1676; died, 1764.
• Condé, The great prince of, killed in cold blood, after the battle of Jarnac, 1569, aged 39: Henry, his ſon, poiſoned at St. John D'Angeli, 1588, aged 35.
• Confucius, Chineſe philoſopher, born, 551; died, 479 before Chriſt.
• Congreve, William, dram. author, born, 1672; died, 1729.
• Conon, of Samos, Greek hiſtorian, flouriſhed 300 be⯑fore Chriſt.
• Conſtantin, tyrant of Gaul, died, 411.
• Conſtantine the Great born, ſome ſay, at York, 274; was the firſt chriſtian emperor, and died at Con⯑ſtantinople, 337. See Maxentius, Conſtantinople.
• Conſtantius, emperor of Rome, died at York, 360.
• Copernicus, of Thorn, Pruſſia, died, 1543, aged 60.
• Corelli, the muſician, died, 1733.
• Coriolanus, the Roman general, baniſhed from Rome, 491 before Chriſt.
• Corlobaſus, the hereſiarch, flouriſhed, 150. He was a diſciple of Valentin, and added to the doctrine of his maſter.
• Cornaro, Lewis, the writer, died at Padua, 1565, aged above 100.
• Corneille, Peter, the French poet, died, 1684, aged 78; Thomas, his brother, died, 1709.
• Cornelius Nepos, Latin hiſtorian, died, about 25 before Chriſt.
• Corniſh, Alderman, executed, on a charge of con⯑ſpiring, with Ruſſel, againſt Charles II. Oct. 23, 1685.
• Cornwall, Richard, earl of, elected king of the Ro⯑mans, 1255; died, 1272.
• Corregio, ceiling painter, born, 1472; died, 1513.
• Cortes, Fer. died, 1547, aged 62. See Montezuma.
• [36]Cortona, Pet. da, Italian painter, born, 1596; died, 1699.
• Coryate, Thomas, the traveller, born, 1577; died, 1617.
• Cotton, Sir Robert, the antiquarian, died, 1631, aged 60.
• Cowley, Abraham, the poet, born, 1618; died, 1667.
• Cranmer, archbiſhop of Canterbury, burnt for he⯑reſy, March 21, 1557.
• Cratinus, the comic poet, died, 431 before Chriſt.
• Cratippus, of Mytelene, peripatetic philoſopher, flouriſhed, 53 before Chriſt.
• Creech, Rev. Thomas, the poet, born, 1659; killed himſelf, 1701.
• Cremonen, Nic. Amatus, violin maker, flouriſhed, 1624.
• Crichton, James, born at Clunie, 1551; killed at Mantua, 1583.
• Croeſus, king of Lydia, 562 before Chriſt. See Lydia, Vol. I.
• Croxal, Rev. Dr. Samuel, died in years, 1751.
• Cteſias, the Greek hiſtorian, died, after 384 before Chriſt.
• Cudworth, Rev. Ralph, learned writer, born, 1617; died, 688.
• Cujas, James, French civilian, born, 1520; died, 1590.
• Cumberland, Prince William, duke of, died, Sep⯑tember 30, 1765, aged 45.
• Curtius, M. rode into a gulph at Rome, 362 before Chriſt.
• Curtius, Quintus, the Latin hiſtorian, lived in 64.
• Cyprian, St. biſhop of Carthage, a father of the church, martyred, 258.
• Cyril, patriarch of Jeruſalem, died, 386.
• Cyril, patriarch of Alexandria, died, 444.
• Cyrus I. founder of the Perſian empire, took Ba⯑bylon, 544; died, 529 before Chriſt.

• D'ABLANCOURT, French writer, born, 1606; died, 1664.
• Dacier, Madame, French writer, born, 1651; died, 1720.
• Dacres, Lord, hanged for murder, 1541.
• Daedalus. See Statuary, Vol. I.
• Danchet, the French poet, born, 1671; died, 1748.
• Danckerts, a Dutch painter, born, 1561; died, 1634.
• D'Ancre, Marſhall, killed by the mob in France, 1617.
• Daniel, Father, the French hiſtorian, born, 1649; died, 1728.
• Dante, Italian poet, born, 1265; died, 1321.
• Darius, the laſt king of the Perſian empire, ſlain, 330 before Chriſt. See Alexander.
• D'Arpino, Gioſ. Italian painter, born, 1570; died, 1640.
• D'Aubigné, French writer, born, 1550; died, 1630.
• Daurat, the French poet, born, about 1507; died, 1588.
• Davenant, Sir William, the poet, died, Dec. 1668, aged 62; Charles, his ſon, a commercial writer, born, 1656; died, 1714.
• David, St. alive in 577.
• Davies, Sir John, lawyer and poet, died, 1626; aged 56.
• Day, John, the printer, who firſt introduced into England the Greek and Saxon characters, died, 1584.
• Death, captain of the Terrible privateer, killed in an engagement with a French veſſel, Dec. 23, 1757.
• De Champagne, Philip, the painter, born at Bruſſels, 1602; died, 1674.
• Decker, Thomas, cotemporary with Ben Johnſon.
• Defoe, Daniel, the writer, died, 1731.
• De la Foſſe, French painter, born, 1640; died, 1719.
• Delius, the architect, flouriſhed, 987 before Chriſt.
• Demetrius Phalareus, governor of Athens, 317; died in priſon, 294 before Chriſt.
• [38]Democritus, the Thracian philoſopher, died, 361 before Chriſt, aged 109.
• Dem [...]ivre, the French mathematician, died in Eng⯑land, 1754.
• Demoſthenes, the Athenian orator, recalled from baniſhment, 322; poiſoned himſelf, 313 before Chriſt, aged 60.
• Denham, Sir John, the poet, born, 1615; died, 166 [...].
• Dennis, John, the critic, born, 1656; died, 1733.
• Derham, Rev. Dr. William, the philoſopher, born, 1657; died, April 1735.
• Deri [...]g, Sir Cholm. killed in a duel with Mr. Thorn⯑hill, May 9, 1711.
• Deſaguliers, the philoſophical writer, died, 1749.
• Deſcartes, the mathematician, born at Touraine, 1596; died, 1650.
• D'Ewes, Sir Symonds, the antiquary, born, 1602; died, 1650.
• Diagoras, the Melian, condemned at Athens for atheiſm, 414 before Chriſt.
• Didius Julianus, Roman emperor, purchaſed the empire by auction of the Praetorian guards, Apr. 13, 193; beheaded by order of the ſenate, June 21, following.
• Dido flouriſhed, 1183 before Chriſt.
• Digby, Sir Kenelm, philoſophical writer, born, 1603; died, 1665.
• Diocletian, born of ſervile parents, 245; was the firſt Roman emperor that aſſumed kingly ſtate, 303. Till this time, the emperor was little more than the firſt of the ſenate. He was the firſt prince that reſigned his empire, May 1, 305; died, 313.
• Diodorus, Sic [...]lus, the hiſtorian, lived, 45 before Chriſt.
• Diogenes, the cynic, died, 324 before Chriſt.
• Diogenes Laertius, Greek hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 200.
• Diogenes, the ſtoic philoſopher, flouriſhed, 155 be⯑fore Chriſt.
• Dion Caſſius, the Roman hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 229.
• [39]Dionyſius Halicarnaſſeus, the hiſtorian, lived 30 be⯑fore Chriſt.
• Dionyſius, the Elder, tyrant of Syracuſe, died, 386 before Chriſt.
• Dionyſius the Little, who introduced the uſe of the preſent Chriſtian aera, about 516; died, 540.
• Dodd, Rev. William, LL.D. hanged for forgery, June 27, 1777. See Rem. Occur. anno 1777.
• Dodderidge, Dr. diſſenting miniſter, died, Oct. 26, 1752, aged 50.
• Dodwell, Henry, learned writer, born, 1641; died, 1711.
• Dolci, Carlo, Italian painter, born, 1616; died, 1636.
• Dominichino, Italian hiſtory painter, born, 1574; died, 1641.
• Domitian, Roman emperor, aſſaſſinated, 96, aged 45.
• Donne, Rev. Dr. John, the poet, died, 1631, aged 58.
• Donnellan, Captain, hanged at Warwick, for poiſon⯑ing Sir Theodoſius Boughton, April 2, 1781.
• Doria, Andrew, a Genoeſe, admiral to Charles V. of Spain, the greateſt admiral of the age he lived in, the reſtorer of the independency of Genoa, when under the French yoke, died. 1560, aged 84.
• Dorſet, Thomas Sackville, earl of, ſtateſman and poet, born, 1536; died, 1608.
• Dorſet, Charles Sackville, earl of, the poet, born, 1637; died, 1706.
• Draco, eſtabliſhed his laws at Athens, 624 before Chriſt.
• Draiton, Michael, the poet, born, 1563; died in 1631.
• Drake, Francis, the antiquarian, died, 1770, aged 75.
• Drelincourt, Charles, the French writer, born at Sedan, 1595; died, 1669.
• Drummond, William, the Scotch poet, born, 1585; died, 1649.
• Druſius, John, learned divine, born at Oudenard, 1550; died, 1616.
• [40]Dryden, John, the poet, born, 1631; died, May 1, 1700
• Duck, Reverend Stephen, the poet, drowned him⯑ſelf, 1756.
• Dugdale, Sir William, the hiſtorian, born, 1605; died, Feb. 1685.
• Duncan, king of Scots, murdered by Macbeth and Banquo, 1040. See Banquo, Macbeth.
• Duns Scotus, a voluminous writer, died ſtudying, 1308, aged 33.
• Dunſtan, St. archbiſhop of Canterbury, 960; died, 988, aged 63.
• Durer, Albert, the German painter, born, 1471; died, 1528.
• D'Urfey, Thomas, the ſongſter, died in years, Feb. 1724.
• Dyer, Rev. John, the poet, born, 1700.

• EACHARD, Rev. Laurence, the hiſtorian, died, 1730, aged 59.
• Eckhout, Vand. Dutch painter, born, 1621; died, 1674.
• Egialeus, king of Sycion, 2089 before Chriſt.
• Eginhart, the German hiſtorian, died, 842.
• Ehud, ſecond judge of Iſrael, killed Eglon, king of Moab, 1325 before Chriſt.
• Elagabalus, Roman emperor, murdered by his ſol⯑diers, 222.
• Eleazar. See Rem. Occur. anno 70.
• Elfrida. See Edgar, Vol. I.
• Eli, the eleventh judge of Iſrael, on hearing the ark was taken, fell down and broke his neck at Shiloh, 1116 before Chriſt, aged 98.
• Elias. See Elijah.
• Elijah prophecied, 911, in the 13th year of Ahab's reign; ſupported by the widow of Sarepta, whoſe ſon he raiſed from the dead, 910; brought rain from heaven, 908; taken up into heaven in a fiery chariot, 896 before Chriſt.
• [41]Eliſha died, 838 before Chriſt, having prophecied 60 years.
• Elzevirs, Dutch printers: Lewis began to be famous, 1595; Daniel died, 1681.
• Empedocles, poet and hiſtorian, died in priſon, 440 before Chriſt, aged 77.
• Eneas, Trojan general, died, about 1177 before Chriſt.
• Ennius, Quintus, the Latin poet, born, 239 before Chriſt; died, aged 70.
• Epaminondas, the Theban general, ſlain in battle, 363 before Chriſt.
• Ephraim Syrus, a Chriſtian writer, flouriſhed, 370.
• Epictetus, the Stoic philoſopher, died, about 161.
• Epicurus, the philoſopher, born, 342; died, 271 before Chriſt.
• Epimenides, the Cretan philoſopher, flouriſhed, 596 before Chriſt.
• Epiphanius, father of the church, born in Paleſtine, about 332; died, about 403.
• Eraſiſtratus, the Greek phyſician, flouriſhed, 294 before Chriſt.
• Eraſmus, Engliſh divine and Latin writer, born at Roterdam, 1467; died, 1536.
• Eraſtothenes, the philologer, meaſured the earth, 250; died, 194 before Chriſt.
• Eroſtratus. See Diana, Vol. I.
• Eſchines, the Greek philoſopher, died, about 330 before Chriſt.
• Eſchylus, the Athenian poet, died, 456 before Chriſt, aged 69.
• Eſculapius, the Greek phyſician, died, about 927 before Chriſt.
• Eſdras, the ſacred hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 452 before Chriſt.
• Eſop, the Phrygian fabuliſt, put to death, 556 before Chriſt.
• Eſther, Queen, who married Ahaſuerus, flouriſhed, 465 before Chriſt.
• Eſtrées, Cardinal de, died, 1714.
• [42]Etheridge, Sir George, dram. author, born, about 1638; died, after 1688.
• Etmuller, Michael, of Leipſick, medical author, born, 1646; died, 1683; his ſon, Michael-Erneſt, a medical writer, died, 1732, aged 86.
• Eubulus, the Athenian comic poet, flouriſhed, 375 before Chriſt.
• Euclid, the mathematician, died, about 300 before Chriſt, aged 74.
• Eudoſia, wife of the emperor Theodoſius the Younger, of Conſtantinople, heroic poeteſs, born, 400; died 460.
• Eudoxus, of Cnidos, the geometrician, died, 350 before Chriſt.
• Eugene, Prince, died, April 10, 1736, aged 72.
• Eumenes, king of Pergamus, began to reign, 263 before Chriſt.
• Eumolpus, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, 1398 before Chriſt.
• Euripides, the Greek poet, killed by dogs, 407 be⯑fore Chriſt, aged 77.
• Euſebius, biſhop of Nicomedia, the Arian, flouriſhed, 326.
• Euſebius Pamphili, ſacred hiſtorian, biſhop of Caeſarea, died, 331, aged about 46.
• Euſtachius, archbiſhop of Theſſaly, the Greek critic, flouriſhed, about 1170.
• Euſtachius, Barth. anatomiſt at Rome, flouriſhed, 1550. His anatomical plates were diſcovered 1712, and publiſhed 1714.
• Eutropius, Latin hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 356.
• Eutychius, patriarch of Alexandria and chronologiſt, born, 876; died, after 900.
• Evagoras, king of Cyprus, murdered by Nicocles, 373 before Chriſt.
• Evagrius, eccleſ. hiſtorian, in Greek, born, 536; died, after 595.
• Evagrius, patriarch of Antioch, flouriſhed, 380.
• Evander, an Arcadian chief, brought a colony of his people into Italy, and is ſuppoſed to have founded Padua, 1269 before Chriſt.
• [43]Evelyn, John, learned writer, born, 1620; died, 1706.
• Evremond, St. the writer, died, Sept. 9, 1703, aged 90.
• Ezekiel taken captive with Jehoiakim, 599; began to prophecy, 504 before Chriſt.
• Ezra, the prophet, flouriſhed, 447 before Chriſt.

• FABIUS Ruſticus, the Roman hiſtorian, flou⯑riſhed, 50.
• Fairclough, Daniel, born. 1582; died, 1645.
• Fairfax, Edward, the poet, lived in the reign of James I.
• Falkland, Lucius, lord, born, 1610; killed at the battle of Newbury, September, 1643.
• Fallopius, an Italian phyſician, who diſcovered the Fallopian tubes, born, 1523; died, 1562.
• Fanſhaw, Sir Richard, the poet, born, 1607; died at Madrid, 1666.
• Faria, Emanuel, Portugueze hiſtorian, died, 1649.
• Farquhar, George, dram. writer, born, 1678; died, 1707.
• Faulkner, George, alderman of Dublin, died, Aug. 28, 1775.
• Fauſt or Fauſtus, John, one of the earlieſt printers, who, from concealing his art, was ſuppoſed to deal with the devil; hence 'the devil and Dr. Fauſtus.' He died at Mentz.
• Fayette, Madame de la, French noveliſt, died, 1693.
• Fenelon. See Cambray.
• Fenoillet, biſhop of Montpelier, in the 17th century.
• Fenton, Elijah, the poet, died, July 13, 1730.
• Ferrars, George, hiſtorian and poet, born, 1512; died, 1579.
• Feti, Domen. Italian painter, born, 1590; died, 1624.
• Fielding, Henry, dram. writer, died, 1754, aged 47; Sir John, his brother, died, Sept. 4, 1780.
• []Fingal, alias Finn, the Caledonian chief, died, 283. See Militia.
• Fitzherbert, Sir Anthony, lord chief juſtice, died, 1538.
• Flamel, Nicholas, died, 1409.
• Flaminius, the Latin poet, died, 1550.
• Flamſtead, John, the aſtronomer, born, 1646; died, 1719.
• Flechier, biſhop of Nimes, hiſtorian, born, 1632; died, 1710.
• Fletcher, John, dramatic writer, born, 1576; died, 1625.
• Fleury, Claude, French writer, born, 1640; died, 1723.
• Fleury, Cardinal, French ſtateſman, born, 1655; died, 1743.
• Florence of Worceſter, the hiſtorian, died, about 1119.
• Florus, Lucius, Roman hiſtorian, flouriſhed, about 120.
• Florus, Franc. painter, the Raphael of Flanders, born, 1520; died, 1570.
• Folkes, Martin, the mathematician, born, 1690; died, 1754.
• Fontaine, John de la, French poet, born, 1621; died, 1695.
• Fontenelle, French writer, died, 1756, aged 100.
• Foote, Samuel, dram. writer and player, died, Oct. 21, 1777, aged 55.
• Ford, John, dramatic writer, died, about 1561.
• Fordun, John, Scotch hiſtorian, died, 1308.
• Foreſt, John, French landſcape painter, born, 1636; died 1712.
• Forteſcue, Sir John, made lord chancellor, about 1461.
• Foſter, Dr. James, anabaptiſt preacher, born, 1696; died, 1753.
• Fouquieur, James, Flemiſh painter, flouriſhed, about 1600.
• Fox, John, martyrologiſt, born, 1517; died, April, 1587.
• [45]Fox, George, founder of the Quakers, born, 1624; appeared in 1655.
• Franciſchini, Italian painter, born, 1648; died, 1729.
• Frederic, Prince, George IIId's youngeſt brother, died, December 29, 1765, aged 16.
• Freſne, Charles de, French hiſtorian, born, 1610; died, 1665.
• Frobiſher, Sir Martin, the navigator, killed at a ſiege, 1594.
• Froiſſard, John, French poet, born, 1337; died, about 1402.

• GABBIANI, Anthony, Italian hiſtory painter, born, 1652; died, 1726.
• Gaddi, Italian painter, died, 1312, aged 73; his ſon Jaddeo died, 1350, aged 50.
• Galba, a Roman general, proclaimed emperor after Nero's death, but aſſaſſinated, 69, aged 73.
• Gale, Roger, the antiquary, died, 1744.
• Galen, the Greek phyſician, born at Pergamus, about 131; died, 201.
• Galeon, William, died in years, 1507.
• Galileo, the aſtronomer, born in Italy, 1564; died, 1642.
• Gallus, joint emperor of Rome, put to death, by order of his colleague Conſtantius, Dec. 354.
• Gama, Vaſco de, Portugueze navigator, died, 1525.
• Gamaliel, chief of the ſynagogue, died in 53.
• Gardiner, biſhop of Winton, died, 1555; Blair ſays, 1557.
• Garrick, David, the player, died, Jan. 20, 1779, aged 62.
• Garth, Sir Samuel, the poet, died, January, 1719.
• Gaſcoigne, George, Engliſh poet, died, 1577.
• Gaſſendi, Peter, French mathematician, born, 1592; died, 16 [...]6.
• Gay, John, the poet, born, 1688; died, 1732.
• [46]Gaza, Theodore, Greek writer, born, 1398; died, 1475.
• Geber, the Arabian phyſician, flouriſhed, about 900.
• Geminiani, the muſician, died, 1762, aged 96.
• Genghi [...]kam, conqueror of Aſia, died, 1226, aged 72.
• Gentilis, Albericus, law writer, born in Italy, 1551; died, 1611.
• Geoffrey of Monmouth, the hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 1152.
• George, St. the tutelar St. of England, ſuppoſed to be George archbiſhop of Alexandria, who eſtab⯑liſhed arianiſm on the fall of Athanaſius (the fan⯑cied dragon), in the reign of Julian, 356; but who was afterwards maſſacred by the people, Dec. 24, 361, when Athanaſius was reſtored; ſuffered mar⯑tyrdom, under the emperor Diocleſian.
• Germanicus, the Roman general, his aſhes brought to Rome, and received with great marks of grief, 20. He died aged 33. See Piſo.
• Gervaſe, of Canterbury, the hiſtorian, wrote in 1202.
• Geſner, Conrad, the Pliny of Germany, born, 1516; died, 15 [...]5.
• Geta, joint emperor of Rome, murdered, and above 20,000 perſons of both ſexes, called his friends, were put to death, by order of his brother Anto⯑ninus, Feb. 27, 212.
• Ghent, Henry of, died, 1293, aged 76. See Gaunt, Vol I.
• Gibſon, Edmund, biſhop of London, born, 1669; died, 1748.
• Gideon, fourth judge of Iſrael, routed the Midi⯑anites with only 300 men, 1245 before Chriſt.
• Gildon, Charles, poet and critic, born, about 1666; died, 1724.
• Gildas, the hiſtorian, died, 570.
• Gilpin, Rev. Bernard, the reformer, died, March 4, 1583, aged 65.
• Giordano, Luc. Italian painter, born, 1632; died, 1705.
• Giorgione, Italian hiſtory painter, born, 1478; died, 1511.
• [47]Gioſeppino, Italian battle painter, born, about 1560; died 1640.
• Giotto, Italian painter, born, 1276; died, 1336.
• Glanvil, Joſeph, the writer, born, 1636; died, 1680.
• Glauber, the German chymiſt, died, 1500.
• Glendower, Owen, died, after 1416.
• Gob [...]lin, a famous French dyer, flouriſhed, 1632; in whoſe houſe, at Paris, the tapeſtry manufactory was erected, 1666.
• Godeau, Biſhop, French hiſtorian, born, 1605; died, 1672.
• Godfrey, Sir Edmondbury, an active juſtice of the peace againſt the Papiſts, murdered October 17, 1678.
• Godfrey of Bologne. See Jeruſalem, Vol. I.
• Godolphin, Sidney, earl of, the ſtateſman, died, 1712.
• Goldſmith, Oliver, the poet, born, 1731; died, April 4, 1774.
• Gombauld, John de, French poet, died, 1666, aged 90.
• Gordian III. emperor of Rome, murdered, 244.
• Gordon, Sir John, ſon to earl Huntley, beheaded, for rebelling againſt Mary queen of Scots, Oct. 31, 1562; his brother George condemned for the ſame act, but pardoned, on account of his youth.
• Gorgias flouriſhed, 436 before Chriſt.
• Gortz, Baron, the Swediſh miniſter, beheaded, 1719.
• Gower, Sir John, the firſt Engliſh poet, died in years, 1402.
• Gracchus, Tiberius, the Roman Tribune, aſſaſſinated, 133 before Chriſt.
• Graevius, J. Geo. the critic, born in Germany, 1632; died, 1703.
• Graham, George, the watchmaker, died, 1751.
• Gratian finiſhed the canon law, after 24 years labour, 1151.
• Gratius, the Latin poet, cotemporary with Ovid.
• Gray, Thomas, the poet, born, Dec. 26. 1716; died, July 31, 1771.
• Greatrakes, that healed by ſtroking, born in Ireland, 16 [...]9; died after 1666. See Impoſtors.
• [48]Gregorie, Dr. John, profeſſor of phyſic, Edinburgh, born, 17 [...]5; died, Feb. 10, 1773. He was the fifteenth deſcendant of the family that had held a profeſſorſhip.
• Gregory Nazianzen, the theologian, father of the Greek church, born, 324; archbiſhop of Con⯑ſtantinople, 380; died, 389.
• Gregory XIII. Pope, died, 1585, aged 83. He altered the calendar. See Style.
• Gregory, Thaumaturgus, died, 270, after 30 years epiſcopacy.
• Greville, Fulk, lord Brook, ſtateſman and author, born, 1554; killed by his ſervant, Sept. 30, 1628.
• Grierſon, Conſtantia, poeteſs of Ireland, died, 1733, aged 27.
• Griffier, John, Dutch landſcape painter, born, 1658; died, 1718.
• Grimaldi, John, Italian landſcape painter, born, 160 [...]; died, 1680.
• Grimſton, Sir Harbottle, maſter of the rolls and law writer, born, 1584; died, 1683.
• Gronovius, James, the antiquarian, born at Daven⯑ter, 1645; died, 1716.
• Grotius, Hugo, Dutch philoſopher, born, 1583; died, 1645.
• Gruter, John, the philologer, born at Antwerp, 1560; died, 1627.
• Guercino, Italian hiſtory painter, born, 1590; died, 1666.
• Gueſclin, the famous high conſt. of France, died, about 1379.
• Guicciardini, Franc. Italian hiſtorian, died, 1540, aged 58.
• Guido, Reni, Italian hiſtory painter, born, 1574; died, 1642; Lewis his nephew, the hiſtorian, died, 1583.
• Guiſe, Francis, duke of, aſſaſſinated by Poltrot, 1563; Henry, duke of, ſon to the former, with his brother the cardinal, aſſaſſinated, for his tur⯑bulency, by order of Henry III. of France, 1588, aged 37.
• [49]Gunter, Reverend Edmund, the mathematician, died, 1626, aged 46.
• Guſtavus, Vaſa, king of Sweden, died, 1560, aged 70. See Sweden.
• Guſtavus II. Adolphus, king of Sweden, loſt part of his helmet by a muſquet ball, at the battle of Nuremberg, 1632; ſlain at the battle of Lutzen, Nov. 6, 1 [...]33, aged 37.
• Guthrie, William, Engliſh hiſtorian died, 1770.
• Guttemberg, John, of Stratſburg, the firſt printer, died after 1466.
• Guy, Thomas, a bookſeller, died, Decem. 27, 1724, aged 79; and left 200,000l. for building an hoſ⯑pital.
• Guy, earl of Warwick, flouriſhed, before 1316.
• Guyon, Mary, of France, the propheteſs, born, 1648; died, 1717.

• HABAKKUK, the prophet, flouriſhed, 731 before Chriſt.
• Habington, William, poet and hiſtorian, born, 1603; died, 1654.
• Hacket, William. See Impoſtors.
• Hackman, Rev. Mr. hanged, for ſhooting Miſs Raay, through love, April 19, 1779.
• Haggai, the prophet, flouriſhed, 520 before Chriſt.
• Hale, lord chief juſtice, died, Dec. 25, 1676, aged 66.
• Hales, Rev. Dr. Stephen, died, January 4, 1761. See Ventilators.
• Hall, biſhop of Norwich, called the Engliſh Saneca, born, 1574; died, 1656.
• Hall, one of the murderers of the duke of Glouceſter, hanged at Tyburn, 1399.
• Haller, Dr. died at Berne, 1778, aged 75.
• Halley, Edmund, the aſtronomer, born, 1656; died, 1742.
• Hallifax, Charles, earl of, born, 1661; died, 1715.
• [50]Hallifax, George, marquis of, ſtateſman and author, born, 1630; died, 1695.
• Haman hanged, by order of Ahaſuerus, 509 before Chriſt.
• Hamel, John Baptiſt du, French mathematician, born, 1624; died, 1698.
• Hamilcar, the Carthagenian general, who conquered Spain, ſlain in battle, 227 before Chriſt. See Barcelona.
• Hammond, Rev. Dr. Henry, the theologian, born, 1605; died, 1660.
• Hampden, John, the Engliſh patriot, born, 1594; killed in battle, June 24, 1643.
• Handel, George Fred, the muſician, died, April 14, 1759, aged 75.
• Hannibal, the Carthaginian general, died, 183 be⯑fore Chriſt. See Annibal.
• Hann [...], Carthaginian general, flouriſhed, 403 before Chriſt.
• Harding John, the chronologer, died, 1461, in years.
• Hardwicke, Earl of, lord chancellor, died, 1763, aged [...]3.
• Hare, biſhop of Chicheſter, polemical writer, died, 1740.
• Harrington, Sir John, the poet, died, about 1620.
• Harrington, James, political writer, born, 1611; died, 1677.
• Harris, James, eſq. learned writer, died, Dec. 22, 1780
• Harvey, Dr. William, the phyſician, born, 1578; died, 1657. See Blood.
• Haſtings, earl of Pembroke, died, 1375.
• Hawes, Stephen, the poet, flouriſhed, 1506.
• Hawkeſworth, Dr. John, philoſophical writer, born, 1719; died 1774.
• Hay, William, the poet, died, 1755.
• Hayward, Sir John, the hiſtorian, died, June 1627.
• Head, Richard, caſt away at ſea, 1678.
• Hearne, Rev. Thomas, the antiquary, born, 1678; died, 1735.
• Hector, the Trojan general, ſlain by Achilles, 1184 before Chriſt.
• [51]Heinfius, Daniel, the Flemiſh critic, died, 1655, aged 74.
• Helen carried off by Paris, which occaſioned the Trojan war, 1198 before Chriſt.
• Heliodorus, the father of Romances, flouriſhed, about 398.
• Helmont, John Bapt. Van, the Flemiſh philoſopher, born, 1577; died, 1644.
• Heloiſa died, 1163, aged about 63.
• Helvetius, the phyſician, died at Paris, Jan. 7, 1727, aged 64.
• Hemſkirk, Dutch painter, ſtiled the Raphael of Hol⯑land, born, 1498; died, 1574.
• Henley, John, an Engliſh clergyman, amuſed the the public for many years with a medley of deiſm, politics, and ſatire, from a pulpit, under the pre⯑tence of religious worſhip, and was called Orator Henley. He died 1756.
• Henry of Huntingdon, the hiſtorian, died, 1168.
• Hepheſtion, the Macedonian general, died, 325 before Chriſt.
• Heraclides of Pontus, a Greek philoſopher, flouriſhed, 336 before Chriſt.
• Heraclitus, Greek philoſopher, died, about 500 be⯑fore Chriſt, aged 59.
• Heraclius, emperor and hereſiarch, flouriſhed, 630.
• Herbelot, Bath. de, French writer, born, 1636; died, 1696.
• Herbert, Edward, lord, the hiſtorian, born, 1511; died, 1648; Rev. George, his brother, the poet, born, 1593; died, about 1635.
• Hercules, a Theban hero, whoſe birth and exploits are the ſubjects of fabulous hiſtory, flouriſhed, 900 before Chriſt.
• Hermanric, king of the Oſtrogoths, flouriſhed, 375.
• Hermogenes, a diſciple of Praxeas, appeared, 207. He taught alſo, that matter is eternal. See Praxeas.
• Herodian, Roman hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 254.
• Herodotus, the hiſtorian, born, 484; died, after 413 before Chriſt.
• Hervey, Rev. James, author of Meditations, &c. born, 1714; died, 1758.
• [52]Heſiod, the Greek poet, lived, 944 before Chriſt.
• Heſychius, the Greek Grammarian, flouriſhed, 499.
• Hetherington, Rev. William, who left a conſiderable ſum of money to the blind, died, Dec. 1778.
• Heylin, Rev. Peter, the hiſtorian, born, 1599; died, 1662.
• Heywood, John, reputed to be the firſt Engliſh dram. writer, died, 1565.
• Heywood, Thomas, dram. writer, died, about 1615.
• Hicks, William, eſq. who left [...]00l. per annum to the Marine Society, died, 1763.
• Hierax, the Egyptian philoſopher, who believed Melchiſedech to be the Holy Ghoſt, and denied the reſurrection, appeared, 286. His proſelytes were called Hieracians.
• Hierocles, governor of Alexandria, and perſecutor of the Chriſtians, flouriſhed, about 300.
• Hill, Aaron, miſcellaneous author, born, 1685; died, Feb. 8, 1750.
• Hill, Sir John, the botaniſt, died, 1775, aged about 60.
• Hillary, St. died, 367, aged 80.
• Hipparchus, the aſtronomer, flouriſhed, between 160 and 125 before Chriſt. He firſt deſcribed the fixed ſtars.
• Hippias, the Greek architect, flouriſhed, 436 before Chriſt.
• Hippocrates, the Greek phyſician, died, 361 before Chriſt, aged 98.
• Hiram of Tyre, who aſſiſted in building Solomon's temple, died, 990 before Chriſt.
• Hoadley, biſhop of Winton, controverſial writer, died, 1761, aged 84; Dr. Benjamin, his ſon, phyſician, and dram. author, born, 1706; died, 1757.
• Hobbes, Thomas, philoſophical writer, died, 1679, aged 90.
• Hogarth, William, painter of humour, died, 1764, aged 64.
• Holbein, Hans, German portrait painter, born, 1498; died of the plague at London, 1554.
• [53]Holinſhed, Ralph, hiſtorian, died, 1580.
• Hollar, the painter, died, 1667, aged 60.
• Hollar, Wenceſlaus, German engraver, born, 1607; died, 1677.
• Holofernes killed by Judith, 668 before Chriſt.
• Holt, lord chief juſtice, died, March 6, 1710, aged 67.
• Homer, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, about 908 before Chriſt.
• Hooker, Rev. Richard, the author, born, 1553; died, 1600.
• Hooper, biſhop of Glouceſter, burnt in his dioceſe, for hereſy, in queen Mary's reign, 1555.
• Horace, the Latin poet, born at Venuſium, 65 before Chriſt; died, 8 before Chriſt.
• Horrox, Jeremiah, the aſtronomer, born, about 1619; died 1641.
• Hoſea propheſied, 785 before Chriſt.
• Hotman, Francis, the French civilian, born, 1524; died, 1590.
• Hoveden, Roger de, the hiſtorian, died, about 1210.
• Howard, Mr. juſtice, ſtabbed in Weſtminſter-hall, November 21, 1640.
• Howard, Sir Robert, hiſtorian and poet, died, ſoon after 1692.
• Howe, Lord viſcount, ſlain, 1758, aged 34.
• Hudſon, John, a learned critic, born, 1662; died, 1719.
• Hughes, John, the poet, born, 1677; died, 1719.
• Hume, David, philoſophical writer, born, April 26, 1711; died, Auguſt 25, 1776.
• Humphreys, Lawrence, Latin author, died, 1590.
• Huſs, John, the Bohemian reformer, burnt, for his faith, July 15, 1415.
• Hutcheſon, Rev. Francis, philoſophical writer, born, 1694; died, 1748.
• Hutchinſon, John, philoſophical writer, born, 1674; died, 1737.
• Huygens, the Dutch aſtronomer, born, 1629; died, 1693.
• [54]Hyde, Rev. Thomas, learned writer, born, 1636; died, 1703.
• Hypatia, the female geometrician, maſſacred by the populace of Alexandria, about 415.

• ICTINUS, the Greek architect, flouriſhed, about 430 before Chriſt.
• Ignatius made a biſhop by St. Peter and St. Paul; torn to pieces in the amphitheatre by lions, by order of the emperor Trajan, 107.
• Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jeſuits, born, 1491; died, 1556, canonized by Paul V. 1609.
• Inachus, firſt king of Argos, 1859 before Chriſt.
• Ingulphus, abbot of Croyland, monaſtic hiſtorian, died, 1109, aged 79.
• Innocent XI. Pope, died, Auguſt 2, 1689.
• Irenaeus, a Greek biſhop of Lyons, France, a theo⯑logical writer, put to death under the emperor Severus, in the fifth perſecution of the Chriſtians, 202, aged 82.
• Iſaac, Abraham's ſon, born, 1896; married Rebecca the daughter of Bethuel, the Syrian, 1856; died, 1717 before Chriſt.
• Iſhmael born, 2010 before Chriſt.
• Iſidorus Hiſpalenſis, the hiſtorian, flouriſhed, about 620.
• Iſocrates, the Athenian orator, died, 338 before Chriſt, aged 89.
• Iſodorus Characenus, the Greek hiſtorian, died, after 35.

• JAMES, St. the leſs, biſhop of Jeruſalem, wrote his epiſtle, 59; martyred, 62; feaſt of, inſtituted, 1090.
• James, St. put to death, 41.
• [55]Janſenius, Corn. biſhop of Ipres, author of Janſe⯑niſm, born, 1585; died, 1638.
• Janus, an ancient king of Latium, eſteemed the father of the other deities. See Latium, Saturn, Agriculture.
• Jaſon, the Greek hero, who undertook the Argo⯑nautic expedition, flouriſhed, about 937 before Chriſt.
• Jefferies, George, lord, made lord chancellor, Oct. 1685; committed to the Tower by the Lord⯑mayor, Dec. 12, 1688, where he deſtroyed him⯑ſelf, April 18, 1689.
• Jefferys, George, dram. poet, died, 1755, aged 77.
• Jehoiakim, king of Judah, began his reign three months after the death of Joſiah; carried captive to Babylon, 597 before Chriſt.
• Jekyl, Sir Joſeph, maſter of the rolls, a law author, died, 1738.
• Jenkins, Henry, of Yorkſhire, died, Dec. 1670, aged 169.
• Jephtha, ſeventh judge of Iſrael, took his raſh vow, 1187; died, 1182 before Chriſt.
• Jeremiah began to prophecy, 629; wrote his La⯑mentations, 610; impriſoned, 609; foretold the Jewiſh captivity, 607, and died about 577 before Chriſt.
• Jerom, St. a father of the church, born, 329, died, 420.
• Jerome, of Prague, a diſciple of Huſs, burnt for hereſy, May 30, 1416.
• Jeſus, the ſon of Sirach, lived, 247 before Chriſt.
• Joan d'Arc, the maid of Orleans, who undertook the command of a general, in favour of the king of France, burnt by the Engliſh at Rouen, for pre⯑tending to magical power, June 14, 1431.
• Joan of Navarre, Henry IV th's widow, died, 1437.
• Joan, Pope, in 856. This female pope was merely fabulous, being introduced by writers to depict the effeminate manners of Benedict III.
• Job died, 1553 before Chriſt, aged 189.
• Joel propheſied, 800 before Chriſt.
• [56]John, St. the apoſtle, wrote his Epiſtles, 92.
• John, St. the Evangeliſt, put into a cauldron of boiling oil, but taken out unhurt, 93; wrote his Revelations, 96; his Goſpel, 97; died, Dec. 27, 99, aged 91.
• John the Baptiſt preached repentance in the wilder⯑neſs, 28; impriſoned, 30; beheaded, 32, aged 37; feaſt of St. John inſtituted by pope Felix III. 487.
• John of Saliſbury, the antiquary, died, 1181.
• John of Wallingford, the hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 1231.
• Johnny Armſtrong, the Scotch thief of Hol-houſe, executed, 1528.
• Johnſon, Ben, dram. writer, died, 1637, aged 62.
• Jonas preached to Nineveh, 806, in the reign of Sardanapalus, who burnt himſelf alive in his palace with his wives, rather than fall into the hands of his rebellious ſubjects, 761 before Chriſt. See Niniveh.
• Jones, Inigo, Engliſh architect, born, about 1572; died, 1652.
• Jortin, Rev. Dr. the theologian, died, 1770.
• Joſephus, the Jewiſh hiſtorian, died, 93, aged 56.
• Joſhua died, 1426 before Chriſt, aged 110. See Iſraelites.
• Joſiah, king of Juda, ſlain at Megiddo in the ſpring, 608 before Chriſt.
• Jouvenet, the French painter, born, 1644; died, 1717.
• Judas Maccabaeus flouriſhed, 165 before Chriſt.
• Jude, St. the apoſtle and brother of Chriſt, wrote his epiſtle in 71; ſuffered martyrdom, about 80.
• Julian, the apoſtate emperor, ſent a vicar into Bri⯑tain, 358; died, 363, aged 31.
• Juſtin, the martyr, the platonic philoſopher, ſuffered for chriſtianity under Marcus Aurelius, 167.
• Juſtin, the Latin hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 250.
• Juſtinian I. the Roman emperor, reigned, in 527; died, 566, aged 84. See Laws.
• Juvenal, the Roman ſatyriſt, born, 45; died, 127.

• KEIL, John, of Edinburgh, the aſtronomer, born, 1671; died, 1721.
• Keith, James, earl marſhal of Scotland, having taken arms in 1715, in favour of the pretender, went into the ſervice of Ruſſia, and having diſtinguiſhed himſelf againſt the Turks, was made field marſhal to the king of Pruſſia, but ſlain at the battle of Hochkerchen, 1758.
• Kempis, Thomas, a learned divine, died, 1471, aged 91.
• Ken, Thomas, biſhop of Bath, theologian and poet, born, 1647; died, 1711.
• Kennet, Rev. Baſil, the theologian, died, 1714.
• Kennet, White, biſhop of Peterborough, the hiſtorian, born, 1660; died, 1728.
• Kepler, John, the German aſtronomer, born, 1571; died, 1630.
• Khondamir, the Perſian hiſtorian, flouriſhed, about 1508.
• Kidder, biſhop of Bath, polemical writer, born, 1649; killed in his bed, by the fall of a ſtack of chimnies, in the great ſtorm, Nov. 26, 1703.
• Killegrew, Sir William, dram. writer, born, 1605; died, 1639.
• King, archbiſhop of Dublin, polemical writer, born, 1650; died, 1729.
• King, Sir Peter, died, 1729, aged 76.
• King, William, political writer, born, 1685; died, 1763.
• Kneller, Sir Godfrey, portrait painter, died, 1723, aged 76.
• Knolles, Sir Robert, died, 1407.
• Knox, John, the Scotch reformer, born, 1515; died, 1572.
• Koempfer, a German phyſician, hiſtorian and botaniſt, died, 1716.
• Kouli Khan uſurped the Perſian throne, March 11, 1732; aſſaſſinated by one of his generals, June 8, 1747, aged 60. See Mogul Empire.

• LABADIE. John, the ſectariſt, who cauſed great diſturbances in France and Holland, died, 1674.
• Lactantius, a father of the chriſtian church, died, 325.
• Laertius lived in 183.
• Lally, Count de, French general, beheaded, 1766.
• Lanfranco, Giov. Italian hiſtory painter, born, 1581; died, 1647.
• Lanſdown, Geo. lord, the poet, born, about 1667; died, 1736.
• Lardner, Nathaniel, diſſenting minſter and author, born, 1684; died, 1719.
• Latimer, biſhop of Worceſter, burnt at Oxford for hereſy, in queen Mary's time, 1555, aged 85.
• Laud, archbiſhop of Canterbury, adreſſed as his "holineſs", by the univerſity of Oxford, 1636; beheaded, Jan. 10, 1645, aged 71, for ſtriving to bring in arbitrary power.
• Lauderdale, Duke of, died, Auguſt 24, 1682.
• Lauro, Filip. Italian painter, born, 1623; died, 1694.
• Lee, Nathaniel, dram. poet, died, 1690, aged 33.
• Legat burnt in Smithfield for Arianiſm, 1612.
• Leibnitz, the philoſopher, born at Leipſic, 1646; died, 1716.
• Leiceſter, Dudley, earl of, ſtateſman and general, born, 1532; died, 1588.
• Leiceſter, Sir Peter, the antiquary, born, 1613; died, 1678.
• Leiceſter, Simon de Montfort, earl of, married Ele⯑anor, ſiſter of Henry III. 1238; gained the battle of Lewes, 1264; defeated and ſlain at the battle of Eveſham, 1265.
• Leland, John, the antiquary, died, 1552, aged about 45.
• Leland, Dr. the Iriſh hiſtorian, died, Jan. 16, 1766, aged 75.
• [59]Lelv, Sir Peter, hiſtory and portrait painter, of Weſt⯑phalia, born, 1617; died, 1080.
• Le Motte, Monſ. French ſpy, executed at Tyburn, July 17, 1781.
• Lenox, Earl of, father to lord Darnley, reſtored to his honours, 1564; made regent of Scotland, July 12, 1570; murdered, 1571.
• Leofricus, the firſt biſhop of Exeter, died, 1073.
• Leonidas I. king of Sparta, ſlain, 480 before Chriſt.
• Leſtock. See Matthews.
• L'Eſtrange, Sir Roger, the writer, born, 1617; died, 1705. See Newſpapers.
• Leucippus, the Greek-philoſopher, flouriſhed, about 428 before Chriſt.
• Leuwenhoek; Anth. Dutch phyſician, died, 1723.
• Lightfoot, Rev. Dr. John, Latin writer, born, 1601; died, 1675.
• Ligonier, John, earl, field marſhal, died, 1770, aged 91.
• Lilburne, John, whipt for a libel, Feb. 19, 1638; died, Auguſt 1657, aged 38.
• Lillo, George, dram. writer, born, 1693; died, Sept. 3, 1739.
• Lilly, Wm. the aſtrologer, born, 1602; died, 1681.
• Lilye, Wm. the grammarian, died, 1523, aged 55.
• Linnaeus, the Swediſh botaniſt, died, January 10, 1778, aged 70.
• Linus, the moſt ancient Greek muſician, cotemporary with Amphion, flouriſhed, 1490 before Chriſt.
• Linus, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, 950 before Chriſt.
• Liſle, Lady, beheaded at Wincheſter, September 2, 1685, for harbouring two rebels
• Littleton, Reverend Adam, the lexicographer, born, 1627; died, 1694.
• Littleton, Sir. Thomas, law writer, died, 1481, aged 79.
• Livy, the Latin hiſtorian, died, in 17, aged 76.
• Lloyd, Robert, the poet, died, 1764, aged about 32.
• Llewellin, Martin, died, 1682, aged 65.
• Locke, John, the philoſopher, died, 1704, aged 72.
• [60]Lombard, Peter, archbiſhop of Paris, the theologian, died, 1164.
• Long, Rev. Dr. Robert, the aſtronomer, died, 1770, aged about 80.
• Longinus, the orator, born, about 213; put to death, by order of the emperor Aurelian, for being of Zenobia's party, 273.
• Longland, biſhop of Lincoln, died, 1547.
• Lovat, Lord, beheaded on Tower-hill, 1747, for joining the rebels in 1745.
• Louis IX. of France, St. canonized, for warring againſt the Turks.
• Louis XIV. of France, died, 1715, aged 77.
• Love, Rev. Chriſtopher, beheaded, 1651, aged 33.
• Loyer, Peter le, born in Anjou, 1540; died, 1634.
• Lucan born at Cordova, Spain, Nov. 11, 37; con⯑demned for a conſpiracy againſt the emperor Nero, and bled to death in a hot bath, April 30, 64.
• Lucas, de Leyden, the painter, died, 1533, aged 40.
• Lucas, Dr. Charles, of Dublin, the patriot, died, Nov. 5, 1771.
• Lucas, Rev. Dr. Richard, theological writer, born, 1648; died blind, 1715.
• Lucian, the Greek ſatyriſt, died, 180, aged 90.
• Lucilius, the Latin poet. died, 103 before Chriſt.
• Lucius, the firſt Chriſtian king of Britain. He reigned 77 years; founded the firſt Chriſtian church in London, St. Peter's, Cornhill, which was made the ſee of an archbiſhop, till removed to Canter⯑bury, 179. See Sanctuaries.
• Lucius Florus, the Roman hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 98.
• Lucretia raviſhed by Sextus, and killed herſelf, 505 before Chriſt. See Rome, City of.
• Lucretius, the Latin poet, born at Rome, 95; put an end to his life in a raging fit, in 52 before Chriſt.
• Luke, St. wrote his Goſpel, 55; died, about 70, aged 80.
• Luther, Martin, the author of Lutheraniſm, ap⯑peared, 1518; died, 1546. The Lutherans are [61]Proteſtants, but believe in conſubſtantiation, i. e. that the ſacramental bread conſiſts of bread and the body of Chriſt in union.
• Lycon, the Greek peripatetic philoſopher, flouriſhed, 273 before Chriſt.
• Lycophron, the Greek tragic poet, flouriſhed, 303 before Chriſt.
• Lycurgus born, 926; eſtabliſhed his body of laws in Lacedemon, 884; died in Crete, 872 before Chriſt.
• Lydgate, John, the poet, flouriſhed, 1430.
• Lyſander, the Lacedemonian admiral, ſlain in battle, 336 before Chriſt.
• Lyſimachus, the Maccdonian general, ſlain in battle, 281 before Chriſt, aged 80.
• Lyttleton, George, lord, the hiſtorian, died, 1773; his brother, biſhop of Carliſle, the antiquary, died, 1768.

• MABILLON, John, French theologian, born, 1632; died, 1707.
• Macarius flouriſhed, 373.
• Macbeth, the uſurper of the Scotch crown, ſlain in battle, 1054. See Edward the Confeſſor, Duncan, Banquo.
• Macedonius, the hereſiarch, who denied the divinity of the ſecond and third perſons in the Trinity, flouriſhed, 360.
• Machiavel, Nicholas, a political writer, died, 1527, aged 57.
• Mackenzie, Sir George, a Scotch lawyer, born, 1612; died, 1691.
• Maclawrin, Colin, the mathematician, born, 1698; died, 1746.
• Macrobius, the Latin author, died, about 415.
• Magellus, Fern. Portugueſe navigator, diſcovered his ſtreights called Magellan, 1519; died, 1520.
• Magliabechi, the librarian, died, 1714, aged 81.
• [62]Mahomet, the falſe prophet, born at Mecca, May 5, 570; began to teach his errors, 612; the aera of his ſect commenced, 622; died June 18, 631.
• Maimonides, Moſes, Spaniſh Jew writer, died, 1209, aged 70.
• Maintenon, Mad. de, the wife of Scarron, the French poet, miſtreſs, and afterwards wife to Louis XIV. of France, died, 1719, aged 84.
• Malachi, the laſt of the prophets, flouriſhed, 397 before Chriſt.
• Malbranche, Nich. the French metaphyſician, born, 1638; died, 1715.
• Malcolm, Sarah, remarkable murder by her in the Temple, 1733.
• Malherbe, the French poet, born, 1556; died, 1628.
• Mallet, David, dram, author, died, 1765.
• Malmſbury, William of, the hiſtorian, wrote in 1140.
• Malpighi, the anatomiſt, born in Italy, 1628; died, 1694.
• Manaſſeh choſen high prieſt, 253 before Chriſt.
• Mandeville, Sir John, the traveller, died, 1372.
• Mandeville, Bernard, of Holland, philoſopher and poet, died, 1733, aged between 60 and 70.
• Manetho, the Egyptian hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 261 before Chriſt.
• Manlius, M. thrown down from the Tarpeian rock, 384 before Chriſt.
• Manning, Cromwell's ſpy, put to death abroad, by order of Charles II. 1655.
• Maratti, Carlo, Italian painter, born, 1625: died, 1713.
• Marca, archbiſhop of Paris, born, 1594; died, 1662.
• Marcellinus, Ammianus, a Greek and Latin hiſtorian of Rome, from 99, to 388; died about 390.
• Marcellus, the Roman emperor, ſlain, 207 before Chriſt.
• Marcion, who taught two divinities, one good, the other bad, and worſhipped a brazen ſerpent, began to ſpread his hereſy, 140.
• [63]Marcus Aurel. Antoninus, emperor and philoſopher, born, 161; died, 180.
• Margaritone, Italian painter, flouriſhed, 1265; died, aged 77.
• Mariana, the Spaniſh hiſtorian, died, 1624, aged 86.
• Marius, Caius, flouriſhed, 107 before Chriſt. See Teutones.
• Mark, St. firſt patriarch of Alexandria, wrote his Goſpel in 44; ſuffered martyrdom in 68; feaſt of, inſtituted, 1090.
• Marlborough, John, duke of, Engliſh general, died, June 16, 1722, aged 72.
• Marloe, Chriſtopher, dram. writer, killed by his rival, 1593.
• Marot, Clement, French poet, born, 1495; died, 1544.
• Marrow, an eminent lawyer, flouriſhed, in Hen⯑ry VIIth's reign.
• Marſham, Sir John, the hiſt. born, 1602; died, 1685.
• Martial, the Latin epigrammatiſt, born at Bilboa, 34; died, 109.
• Martin, St. biſhop of Tours, father of the chriſtian church, died, about 402.
• Martyr, Peter, polemical author, born, 1500; died, Nov. 12, 15 [...]2.
• Marvel, Andrew, political writer, born, 1620; died, 1678.
• Maſſillon, J. B. biſhop of Clermont, French writer, died, 1743, aged 79.
• Maſſinger, Philip, dram. poet, died, 1640, aged 55.
• Matſys, Quintian, Dutch painter, died, 1529.
• Matthew, St. wrote his Goſpel in 44; died in 65.
• Matthew, of Weſtminſter, the chronologiſt, died, about 1380.
• Matthias was high prieſt, 6 before Chriſt.
• Maupertuis, Peter de, French mathematician, born, 1698; died, 1759.
• Mauritius, alias O'Fihely, archbiſhop of Tuam, died, 1513.
• Maximian, Roman emperor, put to death, by order of Conſtantine, 310.
• [64]Maximin, Roman emperor, depoſed, and, with his ſon, murdered, 237.
• Maximus, of Tyre, the platonic philoſopher, died, about 180.
• Maximus and Balbinus, Roman emperors, mur⯑dered, 238.
• May, Tho. the poet, born, about 1594; died, 1652.
• Mazarine, Cardinal, prime miniſter of France, died, 1661, aged 59.
• Mead, Dr. Richard, medical writer, born, 1673; died, 1754.
• Mecaenas, poet, and patron of learned men, died, 8 before Chriſt.
• Mecklenburg, Albert Winceſlaus, duke of, mur⯑dered by Gourdon, 1634.
• Melancthon, Phil. the reformer, died, 1560, aged 63.
• Melece, biſhop of Lycopolis, who ſacrificed to idols, flouriſhed, 305. He formed a ſchiſm that con⯑tinued 150 years.
• Memnon, or Amenophis, was the perſon called in ſcripture Pharaoh. See Letters, Pharaoh.
• Menage, Giles, French grammarian, born at An⯑gers, 1613; died, 1692.
• Menander, the Athenian comic poet, born, 342; died, 293 before Chriſt.
• Menander, the hereſiarch, appeared, 68. He adopted the errors of Simon the magician, and taught that he (Menander) was the only ſaviour of the elect.
• Mercury, Treſmigeſtes, king, high prieſt, and phi⯑loſopher of Egypt, ſuppoſed to have flouriſhed, about 1900 before Chriſt.
• Merkes, Thomas, biſhop of Carliſle, had the courage ſingly to oppoſe the depoſing of Richard II. 1399.
• Merlin, the poet and prophet, lived in 477.
• Merſenne, French writer, born, 1588; died, 1648.
• Meulen, Vand. the painter, born at Bruſſels, 1634; died, 1680.
• Mezeray, the French hiſtorian, born, 1610; died, 1683.
• Micah, the prophet, flouriſhed, 754 before Chriſt.
• Middleton, Thomas, lived in the reign of Charles I.
• [65]Middleton, Conyers, polemical writer, born, 1683; died, 1750.
• Mieris, Francis, Dutch painter, died, 1683.
• Mile, Francis, Dutch painter, born, 1643; died, 1680.
• Miller, Philip, the botaniſt, died, Dec. 18, 1771, aged 80.
• Milo, a Roman knight, baniſhed, for killing Clo⯑dius, 52 before Chriſt.
• Milton, John, the poet, born, 1608; died blind, 1674.
• Minos, the lawgiver, reigned at Crete, 1432 before Chriſt.
• Miſt, the printer, impriſoned, June 1721.
• Moab born, 1897 before Chriſt, from whom ſprung the Moabites.
• Mola, Pier. Franc. Italian painter, born, 1609; died, 1665.
• Moliere, the Fr. dramatiſt, born, 1620; died, 1672.
• Molina, Louis, Spaniſh polemical author, died, 1600.
• Molyneux, William, Iriſh mathematician, born, 1656; died, 1698.
• Monk, General George, born, 1608; arbiter of England's fate, 1659; ſolicited by parliament to take the government of the kingdom, but refuſed it, March 1660; made duke of Albemarle, July 12, 1660; he projected the reſtoration of Charles II. died, 1670.
• Monmouth, Jeffrey of, the hiſtorian, wrote in 1152.
• Monro, Dr. James, the anatomiſt, died, 1751. Alexander, M. D. learned writer, born, Sept. 19, 1697; died, July 10, 1767.
• Montagne, Michael de, French author, died, 1592, aged 59.
• Montanus, the hereſiarch, who attacked marriage, flouriſhed, 184. His followers were called Mon⯑taniſts, Phrygians, Cataphrygians, Eucratites, and Catarres. They were ſuppreſſed, about 255. They maintained an enthuſiaſtic ſucceſſion of prophecy.
• Monteſquieu, French philoſopher, born, 1689; died, 1755.
• [66]Montezuma, the laſt king of Mexico, conquered by Cortez; ſtoned to death by his own ſubjects, for his ſubmiſſion to the Spaniards, 1541.
• Montfaucon, the French antiquarian, born, 1655; died, 1741.
• Montmorency, Duke of, beheaded in France, 1632.
• Montmorency, Matthew, general and high conſtable of France, died, Nov. 24, 1230.
• Morant, Rev. Philip, the hiſtorian of Eſſex, died, 1770.
• Morata, Olympia Fulvia, a Latin female writer, died, 1555.
• More, Sir Thomas, lord chancellor, beheaded July 6, 1535, aged 51, for denying the king's ſupremacy. See Chancery.
• Moreri, the French biographer, born, 1643; died, 1680.
• Morgagni, the Italian anatomiſt, died, 1762.
• Morton, Earl of, regent of Scotland, beheaded, 1581.
• Moſchus of Syracuſe, Greek paſtoral poet, flouriſhed, about 177 before Chriſt.
• Moſheim, the German hiſtorian, died, 1755.
• Motteaux, Peter, dramatic writer, murdered, 1718, aged 58.
• Mountford, William, the dramatiſt, born, 1659; murdered, 1692.
• Mowbray, Robert de, the hiſtorian, died, about 1125.
• Muncer, Thomas, a Saxon divine, chief of the Ger⯑man anabaptiſts, and a leveller, who, at the head of 40,000 men, his followers, wrote to the ſove⯑reign princes, &c. of Germany, to reſign their authority. The Landgrave of Heſſe defeated him, 7000 of the enthuſiaſts fell in battle, and he was taken and beheaded, 1525.
• Munſter, Sebaſtian, the German mathematician, born, 1489; died, 1552.
• Muratori, the Italian antiquary, born, 1672; died, 1750.
• Murillo, Bartol. Spaniſh painter, born, 1613; died, 1685.
• [67]Muſaeus, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, 1180 before Chriſt.
• Muſgrave, Dr. William, the antiquary, died, 1721.
• Muſgrave, Samuel, M. D. learned writer, died, July 4, 1780.

• NABONASSER, king of the Chaldeans, died, 714 before Chriſt. See Era, Vol. I. which commenced with his reign.
• Nahum, the prophet, flouriſhed, 758 before Chriſt.
• Napier. See Neper, Vol. I.
• Naſh, Richard, maſter of the ceremonies at Bath, died, Feb. 1761, aged 86.
• Navarre, Margaret, queen of, died, 1549. See Spain.
• Nehemiah, the prophet, died, 430 before Chriſt.
• Nelſon, Robert, polemical writer, born, 1616; died, 1715.
• Neſtorius, patriarch of Conſtantinople, who denied the union of the two natures in Chriſt, appeared, 429.
• Newburgh, William de, the hiſtorian, wrote, 1197.
• Newcaſtle, Margaret, ducheſs of, died, 1673.
• Newton, Sir Iſaac, the mathematician, born Dec. 1642; died, March 1727.
• Nicephorus, Gregoras, Greek hiſtorian, died, 1350.
• Nicias, the Greek painter, flouriſhed, 300 before Chriſt.
• Nicka, a Gothic daemon, who was ſuppoſed to in⯑habit the water, and ſtrangle perſons that were drowning. Hence 'Old Nick.'
• Nicolle, Peter, French philoſopher, born, 1625; died, 1695.
• Nicomedes, the mathematician, flouriſhed, about 220.
• Nimrod, the founder of Babylon; he was the grand⯑ſon of Ham, one of the ſons of Noah. It was in his time that the tower of Babylon was built. See Babel, Babylon.
• [68]Noailles, Marſhal, French general, died, 1766, aged 88.
• Noetus, the he [...]eſiarch, flouriſhed, 240. He called himſelf a new Moſes, and allowed only one perſon in God: his diſciples were culled Monarchiſts.
• Nollet, L'Abbé, French philoſopher, born, 1700; died, 1770.
• Novatian, the hereſiarch, firſt appeared, 254. He was coadjutor with Novatus; which ſee.
• Novatus, a prieſt of Carthage, the chief of a ſect called Novatians, flouriſhed, 250. He condemned repentance and ſecond marriages, and formed a ſchiſm againſt his biſhop St. Cyprian.

• OATES, Dr. Titus, whipped, 1685. See Impoſtors, Vol. I.
• Obadiah prophecied, 587 before Chriſt.
• O'Connor, Roderic, laſt of the Iriſh monarchs, died, 1198, very old.
• Octavia, wife of Marc Anthony, died, 100 before Chriſt.
• Odin. See Woden.
• Oecolampadius, the reformer, died in 1531, aged 49.
• Oedipus, king of Thebes, flouriſhed, 1266 before Chriſt.
• Ogilby, John, the Scotch geographer, born, 1600; died, 1676.
• Ogyges, king of Beotia. See Deluge, Vol. I.
• Oldcaſtle, Sir John, lord Cobham, condemned in convocation, for heretically denying the pope's ſupremacy, hanged and burnt without Temple⯑bar, 1416; he is ſaid to be the firſt proteſtant that ſuffered for that religion. See Lollard.
• Oldfield, Anne, the actreſs, born, 1683; died, 1730.
• Oldham, John, the poet, born, 1653; died, 1683.
• Oldmixon, John, dramatic writer, died, 1742.
• O'Nial, John, of Ireland, killed, 1568.
• O'Nial, Sir Phelim, hanged in Ireland, 1652. See Maſſacre, Vol. I.
• [69]Oreſtes, king of Mycenae and friend to Pylades, died, about 1144 before Chriſt.
• Origen, a father of the Chriſtian church, died, 253, aged 69.
• Orlando Furioſo, the Italian warrior, died, 772.
• Oroſius, the Spaniſh hiſtorian, died, after 420.
• Orpheus, the epic poet of Crotona, flouriſhed, 576 before Chriſt.
• Orpheus of Thrace, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, 128 before Chriſt.
• Oſſian flouriſhed as a poet, 300.
• Oſſorius, Jerom, biſhop of Sylves, Portugal, a learned writer, died, 1580, aged 74.
• Otho, the Roman emperor, hanged himſelf, 69, aged 37.
• Otway, Thomas, the tragic poet; born, 1615; died, 1685.
• Ovid, the Latin poet, born at Sulmo, 43 before Chriſt; died in 15.
• Ozell, John, died, Oct. 1743.

• PACUVIUS, the tragic poet, flouriſhed, 160 before Chriſt.
• Palladio, the Italian architect, died, 1580.
• Pamphile, the Macedonian painter, flouriſhed, 350 before Chriſt.
• Pan-Kou, the Chineſe hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 85 before Chriſt.
• Par, Thomas, died, 1635, aged 153. He lived in ten reigns, and was father of a child at 120 years of age.
• Para, king of Armenia, aſſaſſinated at a banquet, by order of the emperor Valens, 374.
• Paracelſus, the Swiſs phyſician, died, 1541, aged 48.
• Paré, Ambroſe, French anatomiſt, died, 1592.
• Paris, Matthew, the hiſtorian, died, 1259.
• Parma, Pete, duke of, natural ſon to pope Paul III. aſſaſſinated by conſpirators, Sept. 10, 1547.
• [70]Parmegiano, Italian painter, born, 1504; died, 1540.
• Parmenides, the Greek philoſopher, lived, 505 be⯑fore Chriſt.
• Parnell, Rev. Thomas, the poet, born, 1679; died, 1718.
• Parocel, Joſeph, the hiſtory painter, born, 1648; died, 1704.
• Partridge, John, the aſtrologer, born, 1644; died, 1715.
• Paſcal, Blaiſe, French mathematician, born, 1623; died, 1662.
• Paſquier, Steph. French poet, died, 1615, aged 81.
• Paterculus, Vell. Latin hiſtorian, flouriſhed, about 30.
• Patrice, the hereſiarch, flouriſhed, 195. who taught, with all the errors of the age, that man was the production of the devil.
• Patrick, St. firſt biſhop in Ireland, carried captive there from Scotland at 16 years of age, died, 491, aged 122.
• Patroclus, the Grecian general, ſlain by Hector, 1184 before Chriſt.
• Patru, Oliver, French writer, born, 1604; died, 1681.
• Pavillion, Stephen, French writer, died, 1705.
• Paul, Father. See Sarpi.
• Paul, of Thebais. See Monk, Vol. I.
• Paul of Samoſate, the hereſiarch, who denied the divinity of Chriſt, appeared, 262.
• Pauſanias, the Greek hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 160.
• Peck, Francis, the antiquary, died, 1743.
• Pelagius called to account for his opinions, 415, which were, that to confide in ones ſelf is the only good. He denied original ſin.
• Pelham, Henry, the ſtateſman, died, 1754, aged 60.
• Peliſſon, Paul, French writer, born, 1624; died, 1693.
• Penn, William, firſt proprietor of Pennſylvania, born, 1644; died, 1718.
• Penruddock, Colonel, executed, 1655.
• Percy, Henry, earl of Northumberland, died, 1046.
• [71]Perdiccas, the Macedonian general, died, 321 before Chriſt.
• Pergoleſi, the Neapolitan compoſer, died, 1733.
• Periander, the Greek philoſopher, died, 557 before Chriſt.
• Pericles, the Athenian general, died, 429 before Chriſt, aged 70.
• Perrault, Cl. French phyſician, born, 1613; died, 1688; Charles, his brother, French poet, born, 1633; died, 1703.
• Perrcaus, the two brothers, hanged for forgery, Jan, 17, 1776.
• Perron, Cardinal du, French ſtateſman, born, 1556; died, 1618.
• Perſeus, who delivered and married Andromeda, firſt king of Mycene, 1313 before Chriſt.
• Perſius Flaccus, the Latin ſatyriſt, born, Dec, 4, 42; died, 70.
• Pertinax, Roman emperor, murdered by his people, March 28, 193, aged 66.
• Perugino, Peter, painter of Perouſa, died, 1524, aged 78.
• Peſaro, Simon da, Italian painter, born, 1612: died, 1648.
• Petau, Dennis, French writer, born, 1583; died, 1652.
• Petavius of France, Latin writer, died, 1652, aged 69.
• Peter, the hermit, who ſtirred up princes to engage in the Holy War, flouriſhed, 1100.
• Peterborough, Charles, earl of, political writer and poet, died, 1735.
• Petrarch, Francis, Italian peet, born at Arezzo, 1304; died, 1374.
• Petronius Arbiter, the critic, died, 66 before Chriſt.
• Peyrere, Iſaac le, French writer, died, 1677.
• Phaedrus, the Latin fabuliſt, born, 47 before Chriſt; died, 31.
• Phalaris the Cruel, tyrannized over Sicily, about 561 before Chriſt.
• Phaon. See Sappho.
• [72]Pharamond, firſt king of France, died, 428. See Salic.
• Pharaoh ordered all the male children of the Hebrews to be deſtroyed, 1573; drowned, with his hoſt, in the Red Sea, Monday, May 11, 1491 before Chriſt. See Memnon.
• Pherecrates, the Greek comic poet, flouriſhed, 330 before Chriſt.
• Pherecydides of Athens, the Greek hiſtorian, flou⯑riſhed, 500 before Chriſt.
• Phidias, the Athenian ſtatuary, lived, 486 before Chriſt. See Statuary, Vol. I.
• Philemon, the Greek comic poet, flouriſhed, 346 before Chriſt.
• Philetus of Coos, the Greek grammarian, flouriſhed, 280 before Chriſt.
• Philetus, the hereſiarch, appeared, 55. He denied the reſurrection of the body.
• Philip II. of Macedon, began to reign, 360; mur⯑dered by Pauſanias, 336 before Chriſt.
• Philips, Catherine, the poeteſs, born, 1632; died, 1664.
• Philips, Ambroſe, the dramatic poet, died, 1748.
• Philips, John, the poet, died, 1708, aged 32.
• Philiſtes, of Syracuſe, the Greek hiſtorian of Sicily, died, 367 before Chriſt.
• Philiſton, the Greek comic poet, flouriſhed, about 15.
• Philocles, the Greek comic poet, flouriſhed, 434 be⯑fore Chriſt.
• Philo-Judaeus, the ſacred hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 40.
• Philoſtratus, the Greek ſophiſt, lived, about 200.
• Philoxenes, the Greek poet, died, 380 before Chriſt.
• Phocas, emperor of the Eaſt, taken priſoner by He⯑raclius, who ordered his arms, legs, and head to be cut off, and his trunk to be thrown into the fire, Oct. 610.
• Photius, the hereſiarch, who denied the divinity of Chriſt, flouriſhed, 342.
• Pibrac, Guy de, born, 1529; died, 1584.
• Picard, a native of the Netherlands, who improved upon the errors of the Adamites, flouriſhed, 1419.
• [73]Pilkington, Laet. dram. poeteſs, born, 1712; died, Auguſt 29, 1750.
• Pilpay, the Indian philoſopher, flouriſhed, earlier than 230 before Chriſt.
• Pindar, Greek lyric poet, died, 435 before Chriſt, aged 80.
• Piſander, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, 648 before Chriſt.
• Piſiſtratus cotemporary with Solon.
• Piſo killed himſelf, on being called to an account for having poiſoned Germanicus; 20. Seè Germanicus.
• Pitcairne, Dr. Archibald, medical author, born, 1652; died, 1713.
• Pithou, Pierre, French law writer, born, 1539; died, 1596.
• Pizzaro, the Spaniſh admiral, that diſcovered Peru, killed, 1541, aged 63.
• Plato, the Greek philoſopher, died, 348 before Chriſt, aged 80.
• Plautus, the Roman comic poet, died, 184 before Chriſt.
• Pletho, Geo. Gemiſtus, reviver of platoniſm in Flo⯑rence, died, 1490, aged 100.
• Pliny, the elder, killed by an eruption of Veſuvius, 79, aged 56; Pliny, the younger, nephew to the former, died, 116.
• Plot, Dr. Robert, the antiquary, died, 1696.
• Plotinus, the platonic philoſopher, died, 270.
• Plutarch, the Greek hiſtorian, died, 119, aged 69.
• Pocock, Reverend Dr. Edward, the orientaliſt, born, 1604; died, 1691.
• Pole, Cardinal, died, Nov. 18, 1558, aged 58.
• Polemburgh, Dutch painter, born, 1586; died, 1660.
• Polignac, Cardinal, French writer, died, 1741.
• Polybius, the Greek hiſtorian, born at Megelopolis, 205; died, 124 before Chriſt.
• Polycarpus, father of the chriſtian church, died, 167.
• Polycletus, the Greek ſculptor, flouriſhed, about 432 before Chriſt.
• Pomfret, Rev. John, the poet, born, 1667; died, 1709.
• Pompey the Great, killed in Egypt, 48 before Chriſt.
• Pope, Sir Thomas, founder of Trinity college, Ox⯑ford, born, 1508; died, 1558.
• [74]Pope, Alexander, the poet, died, 1744, aged 55.
• Porphyry, of Tyre, the platonic philoſopher, died, about 304, aged 71.
• Porta, Battiſta, Italian poet, &c. died, 1615.
• Poſtel, William, French writer, born, 1505; died, 1581.
• Potter, archbiſhop of Canterbury, the antiquary, died, 1747, aged 73.
• Pouch, Captain, the leader of an inſurrection in Northamptonſhire, hanged, 1607.
• Pouſſin, Nich. French landſcape painter, born, 1594; died, 1665.
• Pouſſin, Gaſpar, Italian painter, born, 1613; died, 1673.
• Pratinas, Greek tragic poet, flouriſhed, about 500 before Chriſt.
• Praxagoras, the Greek hiſtorian, flouriſhed, about 345.
• Praxeas, the Phrygian hereſiarch, appeared, 207: he denied the Trinity. His diſciples were called Patropaſſians, from their holding, that God the Father ſuffered on the croſs.
• Praxilla, the Greek poeteſs, flouriſhed, about 492 before Chriſt.
• Praxiteles, the Greek ſtatuary, died, after 288 before Chriſt.
• Priam, king of Troy, ſlain by Pyrrhus, 1184 before Chriſt.
• Prideaux, Rev. Dr. Humphry, the critic, born, 1648; died, 1724.
• Prior, Matt the poet, died, Sept. 18, 1721, aged 56.
• Probus, Roman emperor, murdered by his ſoldiers, Auguſt 282.
• Procaccini, Camillus, Italian painter, born, 1546; died, 1626; Julius, his brother, the painter, born, 1548; died 1626.
• Procopius, the Greek hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 529.
• Prodicus, the Grecian ſophiſt, flouriſhed, 436 before Chriſt.
• Prometheus ſtruck fire from flints, about 1715 before Chriſt. He being the firſt perſon, is ſaid to have [75]ſtolen it from heaven. Became author of all arts among the Greeks, 1687 before Chriſt.
• Propertius, the Roman poet, died, 11 before Chriſt.
• Protagoras, the Greek philoſopher, baniſhed from Athens for atheiſm, 434 before Chriſt.
• Protogenes, the painter, cotemporary with Apelles.
• Prudentius, the chriſtian poet, born, 348; died, 412.
• Prynne, William, a barriſter, and voluminous writer, born, 1600; ſentenced by the ſtar-chamber to ſtand twice in the pillory, and loſe his ears, to pay 5000l. and be impriſoned for life, for a libel againſt plays, and Laud's innovations in religious worſhip, 1633; pilloried, May 1634, and June 1637; his ſentence reverſed, and he took his ſeat in the long parlia⯑ment, Nov. 28, 1640; died, Oct. 24, 1669. See Baſtwick.
• Pſalmanazar, George, the pretended Formoſan, died, 1763.
• Ptolemais. See Acra.
• Ptolemy, the aſtrologer, died, 162, aged 78.
• Ptolemy, Soter, king of Egypt, died, 284, aged 92; Ptolemy Philadelphus, his ſecond ſon, who eſtab⯑liſhed the Alexandrian library, died, 246 before Chriſt, aged 64.
• Puffendorff, Baron de, the German philoſopher, died, 1694, aged 62.
• Purbachius, the mathematician, died, 1462.
• Purcell, Henry, muſical compoſer, born, 16 [...]8; died, 1695.
• Pulcheria, empreſs of Rome, died, 453.
• Pyrrho, the Greek philoſopher, died, about 286 before Chriſt, aged 90.
• Pyrrhus began to reign at Epirus, 295; wounded in a battle with the Romans, in which he loſt 20,000 men, they, 5000; killed, as he was ſight⯑ing, by a woman's throwing a tile at his head, 272 before Chriſt. See Epirus.
• Pythagoras, the philoſopher, died, 497 before Chriſt, aged 80.

• QUARLES, Francis, the poet, born, 1592; died, 1644.
• Quevedo, the Spaniſh poet, born, 1570; died, 1647.
• Quin, James, the comedian, died, 1766, aged 73.
• Quinault, Phil. French dramatiſt, born, 1635; died, 1688.
• Quincy, Marquis de le, French engineer, died, about 1720.
• Quincy, Dr. John, medical writer, died, 1723.
• Quintillian, the Latin orator, died, about 95.
• Quintus Curtius. See Curtius.
• Quiros, De, made his voyage into the South Seas, 1595.

• RAAY. See Hackman.
• Rabelais, Francis, the French ſatyriſt, born, 1483; died, 1553.
• Rabutin, Count de Buſſy, French poet, born, 1622; died, 1693.
• Racan, Marquis of, French poet, born, 1589; died, 1670.
• Racine, John, French dramatiſt, died, 1699, aged 59.
• Radcliff, Dr. John, born, 1650; died, Nov. 1, 1714; his library, Oxford, opened, Apr. 13, 1745.
• Raimond Lullé, the enthuſiaſt, appeared, 1287.
• Rainwell, John, mayor of London, 1426.
• Raleigh, Sir Walter, for a conſpiracy to ſet Ara⯑bella Stuart on the throne, was ſentenced to die, 1603, but reprieved; and after a long confine⯑ment in the Tower, was, at his requeſt, ſent to the Weſt Indies, with a fleet, in ſearch of a gold mine, that he pretended to know of; but not find⯑ing it, and wilfully burning a town belonging to Spain, to ſatisfy the Spaniards, he was beheaded on his former ſentence, Oct. 29, 1618, aged 76.
• [77]Ramſay, Andrew, polite writer, born, 1686; died, 1743.
• Ramſey, William, the poet, died, 1180.
• Ramus, Peter, French writer, born, 1515; died, 1573.
• Ranby, John, chirurgical writer, died, 1773, aged 73.
• Randolph, Tho. the poet, born, 1605; died, 1634.
• Raphael, Italian painter, born, 1483; died, 1520.
• Rapin, Nicholas, French poet, died, 1608, aged 68.
• Rapin de Thoyras, the hiſtorian, died, May 16, 1725, aged 64.
• Raſis, or Rhaſes, the Arabian phyſician, died, 932, aged 80.
• Ray, Rev. John, the botaniſt, born, 1628; died, 1706.
• Reamur, René, French mathematician, born, 1683; died, 1757.
• Regiomontanus of Koniſberg, the mathematician, died, 1476, aged 40.
• Regnier, Mathurin, French ſatyriſt, born, 1573; died, 1613.
• Rembrandt, Dutch painter, born, 1606; died, 1668.
• Retz, Cardinal de, died, 1679.
• Rhaſes. See Raſis.
• Rhees, the laſt king of South Wales, killed, 1094.
• Ricaut, Sir Paul, the hiſtorian, died, 1700.
• Ricci, the Venetian painter, born, 1659; died, 1734.
• Richardſon, Samuel, the novel writer, died, 1761, aged 57.
• Richlieu, Cardinal, prime miniſter of France, born, 1585; died, Dec. 4, 1642.
• Richmond, Counteſs of, Henry VIIth's mother, died, 1509.
• Rigaud, Hyacinth. French painter, died, 1744.
• Rochefoucauld, Duke of, French writer, died, 1680, aged 68.
• Rocheſter, Zachary, biſhop, learned writer, died, 1774.
• Rocheſter, John Wilmot, earl of, the poet, died, July 26, 1680, aged 32.
• Rollin, Charles, Fr. hiſtorian, died, 1741, aged 80.
• [78]Romano, Julio, Italian hiſtory painter, died, 1546, aged 54.
• Romanelli, Italian painter, born, 1612; died, 1662.
• Romulus. See Rome, Vol. I.
• Ronſard, Peter, French poet, died, 1585, aged 60.
• Rooke, Admiral Sir George, died, 1708, aged 47.
• Roſa, Salvat. Italian painter and poet, born, 1615; died, 1673.
• Roſcius, the comedian, died, 61 before Chriſt.
• Roſcommon, Earl of, the poet, died, 1684.
• Roſſo, Italian painter, born, 1496; died, 1541.
• Rotenhamer, Dutch painter, born, 1564; died, 1604.
• Rotrou, French dramatic poet, born, 1609, died, 1650.
• Rouſſeau, John Baptiſt, French poet, born, 1669; died, 1741.
• Rowe, Nicholas, the poet, died, Dec. 6, 1718, aged 44; Elizabeth, his wife, the poeteſs, died, Feb. 20, 1737, aged 63.
• Rowley, William, cotemporary with Shakeſpeare.
• Rubens, Sir Paul, the Flemiſh portrait painter, born, 1577; died, 1640.
• Rubilliac, the ſtatuary, died, 1762.
• Rupert, Prince, the general, died, Nov. 29, 1682, aged 62.
• Ruſhworth, John, the hiſtorian, born, 1607; died, 1690.
• Ruſſen, Rev. Benj. hanged for a rape, December 14, 1777. See Rem. occur. anno, 1777.
• Ruyſch, Fred. the Dutch anatomiſt, born, 1638; died, 1731.
• Ruyter, the Dutch admiral, died in 1676, aged 69.
• Ryer, Peter du, Fr. writer, born, 1605; died, 1678.
• Rymer, Thomas, the antiquary, died, 1713.
• Ryſbrack, John, the ſculptor, died, in 1762.

• SAADI, the Perſian poet, flouriſhed, about 1258.
• [79]Sabellus, the Egyptian, who taught no diſtinction in the Trinity, appeared, 263.
• Sacchi, And. Italian painter, born, 1601; died, 1661.
• Sadler, John, law writer, born, 1615; died, 1674.
• St. Alban, the firſt Engliſh martyr, died, 303.
• Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt, who ſupported himſelf againſt the united efforts of the chriſtian princes, who carried on againſt him the Cruſades, or Holy Wars, died, 1192, aged 57.
• Salambini, Italian painter, born, 1536; died, 1583.
• Saliſbury, John of, the hiſtorian, born, 1110; died, 1179.
• Saliſbury, Sally, a noted proſtitute, died in Newgate, Feb. 25, 1724.
• Sallo, Dennis de, French writer, born, 1626; died, 1669.
• Salluſtius, the Latin hiſtorian, died, in 34 before Chriſt, aged 51.
• Sambuc, John, the Hungarian phyſician and author, born, 1531; died, 1584.
• Samuel, the 12th and laſt judge of Iſrael, born, 1139; ruled for 21 years, and anointed Saul firſt king of Iſrael; died, 1061 before Chriſt. See Saul.
• Sanctorius, of Padua, medical writer, flouriſhed, about 1610.
• Sanderſon, Sir William, the hiſtorian, died, 1676.
• Sandys, Sir Edwin, the patriot, born, about 1561; died, 1629.
• Sanquir, Lord, hanged for murder, 1612.
• Santeuil, John Bapt. French poet, born, 1630; died, 1697.
• Sanzio, Raphael, painter, born at Urbin, 1483; died, 1520.
• Sappho, the Greek poeteſs, and miſtreſs of Phaon, lived 603 before Chriſt.
• Sarah, Abraham's wife, died, 1859 before Chriſt, aged 127.
• Sardanapalus. See Jonas, Nineveh, Vol. I.
• Sarpi, Father Paul, learned writer, born at Venice, 1552; died, 1623.
• [80]Sarraſin, John, French poet, born, 1604; died, 1654.
• Sarto, And. Del, Italian painter, born, 1478; died, 1520.
• Saſſa Ferrato, Italian painter, born, about 1600.
• Saturn, an ancient king of the Aborigines, ſaid to be the ſon of Janus. See Aborigines, Vol. I. Janus.
• Saul, firſt king of Iſrael, began to reign, 1095; rejected of God for diſobedience, 1063; killed himſelf, 1055 before Chriſt.
• Saumaiſe, Claude de, French writer, born, 1588; died, 1653.
• Saunderſon, Dr. the mathematician, died, 1739, aged 57.
• Saurin, James, the Flemiſh theologian, born, 1677; died, 1730.
• Sauvages, François, French medical writer, born, 1706; died, 1767.
• Savage, Richard, the poet, born, 1698; condemned for murder, 1727; pardoned, 1728; died, 1743.
• Savile, Sir Henry, the hiſtorian, born, 1549; died, 1622.
• Saxe, Marſhal count, ſon of Frederic king of Poland, died, 1750, aged 54.
• Scaliger, Julius Caeſar, the Italian critic, died, 1558, aged 75; Joſeph, his ſon, French writer, died, 1609, aged 69.
• Scanderbeg, the chriſtian hero, died, 1467, aged 63.
• Scarron, Paul, French comic writer, born, 1610; died, 1660. See Maintenon.
• Schidon [...] Italian cieling painter, born, 1580; died, 1616.
• Schrevelius, Cornelius, a learned Dutchman, died, 1667.
• Scipio Africanus, the Roman general, died, 186 before Chriſt, aged 51.
• Scott, Rev. John, author of the chriſtian life, born, 1638; died, 1695.
• Scotus, John, died, 883.
• Scuderi, George, French poet, born, 1603; died, 1667; Magdalen, his ſiſter, French Romance writer, born, 1607; died, 1701.
• [81]Seaton, Rev. Thomas, who inſtituted the prize poems at Cambridge, born, about 1684; died, 1750.
• Sedley, Sir Charles, the poet, born, 1639; died, 1701.
• Selden, John, the antiquarian, born, 1584; died, 1654.
• Serres, John de, the Calviniſt, and French writer, died, 1598.
• Servetus born, 1509; burnt for oppoſing the Trinity, Oct. 27, 1553. See Unitarians.
• Seſoſtris, or Rameſes, began to reign in Egypt, 1485; died, 1416 before Chriſt.
• Settle, Elkanah, dram. poet, born, 1648; died, 1724.
• Severus, Alexander, Roman emperor, murdered 235.
• Severus, S. Roman emperor, died at York, 211, aged 65.
• Sevigné, Marchioneſs de, the letter writer, born, 1626; died, 1696.
• Shadwell, Thomas, poet laureat, born, 1640; died, Nov. 20, 1692.
• Shafteſbury, Ant. Aſhley, earl of, born, 1621; died, 1683.
• Shafteſbury, Cooper earl of, ſtateſman and chan⯑cellor, died, 1713, aged 61.
• Shakeſpere, William, born, April 23, 1564; died, April 23, 1616.
• Sharp, archbiſhop of York, theological writer, born, 1644; died, 1714.
• Sharpe, Rev. Dr. Gregory, theological writer, died, 1771.
• Shem, ſon of Noah, died, 1846 before Chriſt, aged 600.
• Shenſtone, William, the poet, died, 1763.
• Shepery, John, the poet, died, 1542, aged 33.
• Shepheard, John, executed at Tyburn, 1725.
• Sherburne, Sir Edward, born, 1618; killed in a mutiny at Oxford, June 12, 1646.
• Sheridan, Rev. Dr. Thomas, the poet, born, 1685; died, 1738.
• Sherlock, William, dean of St. Paul's, theological writer, born, 1641; died, 1707.
• [82]Sherlock, biſhop of London, controverſial writer, born, 1 [...]78; cied, 1761.
• Shirley, James, dramatic poet, born, 1594; died, 16 [...]6.
• Shovel, Sir Cloudſley, loſt on the rocks of Scilly, Oct. 1707, aged 65.
• Shuter, Edward, the comedian, died, Nov. 1776.
• Sidney, Sir Philip, born, 1554; killed in battle, Sept. 22, 1586.
• Sidney, Algernon, beheaded, for being concerned in the Rye-houſe plot, Dec. 17, 1683, aged 65.
• Sidonius Apollinaris, biſhop of Clermont, born, 430; died, 480.
• Sigebert, the hiſtorian, died, 1113.
• Simon Magus came to Rome, 41.
• Simonides, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, 503 before Chriſt.
• Simpſon, Thomas, the mathematician, died, 1761, aged 51.
• Sirani, Elizabeth, Italian paintreſs, born, 1638; died, 1664.
• Sirmond, James, French theologiſt, born, 1559; died, 1651.
• Siſyphus, firſt king of Corinth, 1504 before Chriſt.
• Sixtus, Quintus. See Pope.
• Skelton, Rev. John, the poet, flouriſhed, 1489; died, 1529.
• Skinner, Stephen, the antiquary, born, 1622; died, 1607.
• Sling [...]lanet, Peter, Dutch painter, born, 1640; died, 1691.
• Sloane, Sir Hans, the naturaliſt; born, 1660; died, Jan. 11. 1752. His cabinet of curioſities, and library of 50,000 books, purchaſed by parliament for 20,000l. makes part of the Britiſh Muſeum. See Muſeum.
• Smith, Rev. Dr. Thomas, divine hiſtorian, born, 1638; died, 1710.
• Smith, Robert, the mathematician, died, 1769.
• Smollet, Dr. the hiſtorian, died abroad, Sept. 1771.
• Snape, Rev. Dr. Andrew, the theologian, died, 1742, aged 70.
• [83]Snyders, Francis, Flemiſh battle painter, born, 1587; died, 1657.
• Sobieſki, John, king of Poland, died, 1696, aged 72.
• Socrates, the Greek philoſopher, put to death, on a falſe accuſation of atheiſm, 400 before Chriſt, aged 70.
• Solimeni, Italian painter and poet, born, 1657; died, 1747.
• Somerville, William, the poet, died, 1742.
• Somner, Wm. the antiquary, born, 1606; died, 1669.
• Sopater, the Greek comic poet, died, 406 before Chriſt, aged 91.
• Sophia, Princeſs. See Hanover, Vol. I.
• Sophocles, the Greek poet, died, 406 before Chriſt, aged 90.
• Sophronia, a prefect's wife, ſtabbed herſelf, to eſcape the violent embraces of the emperor Maxentius, about 312.
• Sorbiere, Sam. French writer, born, 1650; died, 1670.
• Soſigenes, the Egyptian aſtronomer, who invented the Julian calendar, flouriſhed, about 40 before Chriſt.
• South, Rev. Dr. Robert, born, 1633; died, 1716.
• Southern, Thomas, dram. writer, born, 1660; died, May 26, 1746.
• Spanheim, Ezek. born at Geneva, 1629; died, 1710.
• Spanheim, Fred. born at ditto, 1632; died, 1701.
• Speed, John, the hiſtorian, died, July 1629, aged 76.
• Spelman, Sir Henry, the antiquary, died, 1641, aged 80.
• Spenſer, Edmund, the poet, born, 1510; died, 1598.
• Spinckes, Rev. Nathaniel, born, 1653; died, 1727.
• Spinoza, the atheiſt, died at the Hague, 1677, aged about 44.
• Spotſwood, archbiſhop of St. Andrews, the hiſtorian, born, 1565; died, 1639.
• Stackhouſe, Rev. Tho. ſacred hiſtorian, died, 1752.
• Stafford, Lord viſcount, beheaded through the per⯑jury of Oates, &c. Dec. 1680.
• Staniſlaus, the abdicated king of Poland, philoſo⯑phical writer, burnt to death by accident, 1766, aged 89.
• [84]Statius, the Latin poet, born, about 41; died, 96.
• Steele. Sir Rich. dram. writer, born, 1676; expelled the Houſe of Common [...], 1713; died, Sept. 1, 1729.
• Steiner, Iſaac, violin-maker, flouriſhed, 1674.
• Stefan [...], of Florence, painter, died, 1350, aged 49.
• Stella, James, the French paſtoral painter, born, 1 [...]96; died, 163 [...].
• Stephen, St. the firſt martyr, ſtoned, Dec. 26, 33.
• Stephens, Robert, of Paris, a correct Latin printer, born, 1503; died, 1559; Henry, his ſon, equally famous in printing, born, 1528; died, 1598.
• Sterne, Rev. Laurence, author of Triſtram Shandy, born, 1713; died, March 1768.
• Sternhold, Thomas, the poet, died, 1549.
• Stillingfleet, biſhop of Worceſter, polemical writer, born, 1635; died, 1699.
• Stilpo, of Megara, the ſtoic philoſopher, died, after 294 before Chriſt.
• Stirling, William, earl of, died, Feb. 1641.
• Stone, archbiſhop of Armagh, the theologian, died, 1764.
• Stourton, Lord, hanged for murder, 1557.
• Stow, John, the antiquary, died, April 5, 1605, aged 80.
• Strabo, the Greek hiſtorian, died, 25.
• Strada, or Rome, the hiſtorian, died, 1649.
• Strype, John, the memorialiſt, born, 1643; died, Dec. 1737.
• Stukely, Dr. William, the antiquary, died, 1765, aged 78.
• Sturmius, the German philoſopher, born, 1507; died, 1589.
• Suckling, Sir John, the poet, born, 1613; died, 1642.
• Suetonius, the Roman hiſtorian, died, after 117.
• Sueur, E [...]ſt. le, the French hiſtory painter, born, 1617; died, 1635.
• Suidas, the Greek writer, lived, in 1087. The French ſay about 883.
• Sully, Duke of, French hiſtorian, born, 1560: died, 1641.
• Sulpiclur, of Aquitaine, the Latin hiſtorian, died, 420.
• Sunderland, Robert, earl of, died, Sept. 28, 1702.
• [85]Sutton, Thomas, founder of the charter-houſe, born, 1532; died, 1611.
• Suze, Madarne, counteſs de la, French poeteſs, died, 1673.
• Swammerdam, John, the Dutch philoſopher, born, 1637; died, 1681.
• Swanevelt, the painter, born, about 1620.
• Swift, Dean, poet, &c. died, Oct. 1745, aged 78.
• Swithin, biſhop of Wincheſter, died, 854.
• Sydenham, Dr. Thomas, medical writer, died, De⯑cember 29, 1689, aged 65.
• Sylveſter, Joſhua, died, 1618, aged 55.
• Sylvius, Aeneas, died, 1464.
• Symachus, the Greek tranſlator of the bible, flou⯑riſhed, 201.
• Synge, archbiſhop of Tuam, theological writer, born, 1659; died, July, 4, 1741.

• TACITUS, the Roman hiſtorian, born, before 64; alive, 117.
• Talbot. lord chancellor, died, 1737, aged 50.
• Tamerlane, conqueror of Aſia, born at Keck, 1336; died, 1405.
• Tanner, biſhop of St. Aſaph, the antiquary, born, 1674; died, 1735.
• Tarquin the Proud, who was the laſt monarch of Rome, preceding the republic, died, 493 before Chriſt, aged 90.
• Taſſi, the Italian tempeſt painter, born, 1580.
• Taſſo, Torquatus, Italian poet, died, 1595, aged 5 [...].
• Taſſo, Orland. the muſician, died, 1594.
• Tate, Nahum, poet laureat, died, 1716.
• Tatti, the painter, of Florence, died, 1294, aged 81.
• Taverner, William, dram. writer, died, 1731.
• Taylor, biſhop of Downe, theological writer, died, Auguſt 13, 1667.
• Taylor, John, called the water poet, from being a waterman, died, 1654, aged 74.
• [86]Tell, William. See Griſler, Vol. I.
• Temple, Sir William, political writer, died, Jan. 1699, aged 69.
• Teniers, David, the Flemiſh rural painter, born, 1582; died, 1649. His ſon David, ditto, born, 1610; died, 1 [...]94.
• Terence born at Carthage; died, 159, aged 64; his comedies firſt acted, 154 before Chriſt.
• Terpander, the Greek muſician, lived about 706 before Chriſt.
• Tertullian, father of the chriſtian church, died, 196, aged 85.
• Tertullian, the hereſiarch, flouriſhed, 205. He was a Montaniſt, taught that God was corporeal, and condemned repentance and ſecond marriages.
• Teucer, firſt king of Troy, 1502 before Chriſt.
• Thales, chief of the ſeven ſages of Greece, born, 640; died, 552 before Chriſt.
• Thamiris, the poet, flouriſhed, 1104 before Chriſt.
• Themiſtius, the Greek orator, died, 386.
• Themiſtocles, the Athenian general, died, 449 before Chriſt, aged 65.
• Theobald, Lewis, wrote in George Iſt's reign.
• Theocritus, the Greek paſtoral poet, flouriſhed, 285 before Chriſt.
• Theodore I. king of Corſica, 1736; confined many years in England for debt; died, 1757.
• Theodoret, the eccleſiaſtical hiſtorian, died, 457, aged 70.
• Theodorus, the Greek painter, flouriſhed, 530.
• Theodorus, of Miletes, the mathematician, flouriſhed, 1284.
• Theodoſius the Great, the laſt Roman emperor, made his entry into Conſtantinople, 380; died, 39 [...], aged 60.
• Theodotion, of Epheſus, who tranſlated the bible into Greek, flouriſhed, 175.
• Theodotus, the hereſiarch, that denied Chriſt's di⯑vinity, appeared, 196.
• Theon, of Alexandria, the mathematician, flouriſhed, about 385.
• [87]Theophraſtus, the Greek philoſopher, born at Leſbos, 322; died, about 288 before Chriſt.
• Theſeus, who ſlew the Minotaur, flouriſhed, 1134 before Chriſt.
• Theſpis, the Greek tragic poet, flouriſhed, about 536 before Chriſt.
• Thomas, Elizabeth, died, Feb. 1731, aged 55.
• Thomſon, James, the poet, died, Auguſt 29, 1748, aged 47.
• Thoreſby, Ralph, the antiquary, born, 1658; died, 1725.
• Thornhill, Sir Ja. the painter, died, 1734, aged 57.
• Thornton, Bonnel, miſcellaneous writer, died 1768.
• Thou, Jam. Aug de, or Thuanus, French hiſtorian, born, 1553; died, 1617
• Thraſybulus, the Athenian general, ſlain by the Aſ⯑pendians, 390 before Chriſt.
• Thraſyllus, the Greek aſtrologer, flouriſhed at Rome, about 30.
• Thuanus. See Thou.
• Thucydides, the Greek hiſtorian, died, 391 before Chriſt.
• Thucydides, the Athenian general, baniſhed by Oſtraciſm, 444 before Chriſt, aged 26.
• Thurlow, John, the ſtateſman under the Cromwells, born, 1616; died, 1668.
• Thynne, Thomas, eſq. ſhot in his coach, in Pall⯑Mall, Feb. 12, 1682.
• Tiberius Gracchus, conſul of Rome, a famous orator, flouriſhed, 165 before Chriſt.
• Tibullus, the Latin poet, born, 43; died, 11 before Chriſt.
• Tickel, Thomas, the poet, died 1740.
• Tillemont, the French hiſtorian, born, 1637, died, 1698.
• Tillotſon, archbiſhop of Canterbury, theological writer, died, 1694, aged 65.
• Tilly, Count, the Imperial general, flouriſhed, 1631.
• Timanthe, the Greek painter, cotemporary with Pamphile.
• Timeus, a Greek hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 262 before Chriſt.
• [88]Timoleon, of Syracuſe, the Corinthian general, died, 337 before Chriſt.
• Timon, of Athens, the miſanthrope, lived, 420 be⯑fore Chriſt.
• Timotheus, the Greek muſician and poet, died, 357 before Chriſt, aged 90.
• Timotheus, St. diſciple of St. Paul, died, Jan. 25, 97.
• Tindal, Dr. Matthew, polemical writer, born, 1657; died, 1733.
• Tintoret, Italian hiſtory painter, born, 1512; died, 1594.
• Titian, the Venetian hiſtory painter, born, 1477; died, 1576.
• Toland, Janus, the deiſt, born, 1670; died, 1722.
• Tolet, Francis, the firſt Jeſuit that was made a car⯑dinal, died, 1596.
• Tompion, Thom. the watchmaker died, 1669.
• Tonſtall, Cuth. biſhop of Durham, polemical writer, born, about 1474; died, Nov. 28, 1559.
• Torquatus, Manlius, the Roman general, cauſed his own ſon to be put to death, for having fought contrary to his orders, 340 before Chriſt.
• Torricelli, the Italian mathematician, born, 1608; died, 1647.
• Trap, Rev. Dr. Joſeph, the poet, born, 1679; died, Nov. 1747.
• Trapezuntius, George, Greek and Latin critic, died, 1481, aged 83.
• Trenchand, John, political writer, born, 1669; died, 1723.
• Triſtran, Francis, French dramatiſt, born, 1601; died, 1655.
• Trumbull born, 1639; died, 1716.
• Trump, Van, the Dutch admiral, killed in an en⯑gagement, July 29, 1653.
• Tudor, Sir Owen, married Catherine, Henry Vth's widow, ſoon after 1422, which alliance raiſed that family to the throne; he was grandfather to Hen⯑ry VII.; beheaded, 1461, for taking part with the Lancaſtrians.
• Tuffi, Andrew, Italian painter, died, 1294, aged 81.
• [89]Turenne, Marſhall, French general, born, 1611; killed by a cannon-ball at Saltzbach, July 26, 1675.
• Tycho Brahe, of Denmark, born, 1546; died, 1601.
• Tyndale, William, one of the early reformers, ſuf⯑fered death at Antwerp as a heretic, 1536.
• Tyrrell, James, the hiſtorian, born, 1642; died, 1718.
• Tyrtaeus, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, about 630 before Chriſt.
• Tyſſen [...], Peter, of Antwerp, hiſtory painter, born, 1625; died, 1692.

• ULYSSES, the Grecian hero, flouriſhed, 1149 before Chriſt.
• Ulſter, William, earl of, killed by his ſervants, 1333.
• Uſher, archbiſhop of Armagh, learned writer, born, 1581; died, March 20, 1656.
• Uzziah, king of Juda, began to reign, 809 before Chriſt; reigned 52 years.

• VALENTIN, the hereſiarch, appeared, 142. He admitted 32 divinites, produced two by two, male and female, each couple producing another couple.
• Valerian, Roman emperor, taken priſoner by Sapor, king of Perſia, 260.
• Valerius Flaccus the Roman poet, died, 104.
• Valerius Maximus, the Latin hiſtorian, flouriſhed, in the Auguſtan age, about 45 before Chriſt.
• Valeſius, the Arabian philoſopher, flouriſhed, 250. He taught that concupiſcence deſtroyed the liberty of man, and to be ſaved, they ſhould make them⯑ſelves Eunuchs.
• Valois, Henry de, French hiſtoriographer, born, 1603; died, 1676.
• [90]Van Balen, the Dutch painter, born, about 1540.
• Van Huyſom, John, Dutch painter (flowers and fruits), born, 1682; died, 1749.
• Van Oort, Adam, Flem. hiſtory painter, born, 1557; died. 1641.
• Van Ooſt, James, ſen. Flemiſh hiſtory and landſcape painter, died, 1671, aged 71. Jun. ditto, born, 1637; died, 1713.
• Van Ooſtade, Adrian, German rural painter, born, 1610; died, 1685. Iſaac, his brother, ditto, born, 1617.
• Van Orlay, Bern. Flemiſh hiſtory and landſcape painter, born, 1490; died, 1560. Richard, the hiſtory painter, born, 1632; died, 1732.
• Van Paris, a Dutchman, burnt for Arianiſm, in Ed⯑ward VIth's reign.
• Van Swieten, Baron, the phyſician, died, June 1772.
• Vanburgh, Sir John, dramatic writer, died, Mar. 26, 1726.
• Vandermeeren, John, ſen. Dutch landſcape and battle painter, died, 1690, aged 63. John, jun. land⯑ſcape painter, died, 1688.
• Vandermeulen, Anth. Flemiſh hiſtory painter, born, 1634; died, 1690.
• Vandervelder, Adrian, Dutch hiſtory painter, born, 1639; died, 1672. William, ſen. Dutch ſea-piece painter, born, 1610; died, 1693. William, jun. ditto, born, 1633; died, 1707.
• Vanderwerf, Adrian, Dutch hiſtory painter, born, 1659; died, 1727. Peter, his brother, ditto, born, 1665; died, 1718.
• Vandieſt, Adrian, Dutch landſcape painter, died, 1704, aged 49.
• Vandyck, Sir Anthony, born at Antwerp, 1599; died, 1641, at London.
• Vanini died at Thoulouſe, a martyr to atheiſm, be⯑ing burnt, Feb. 19, 1619, aged 33.
• Vanloo, John, French hiſtory painter, born, 1684; died, 1745. Carlo, his brother, ditto, born, 1705; died, 1765.
• [91]Vanmander, Charles, Flemiſh hiſtory and landſcape painter, born, 1548; died, 1606.
• Vannius, Fran [...]. Italian hiſtory painter, born, 1563; died, 1610.
• Vanſommer, Paul, Dutch portrait painter, died, 1626.
• Vanuden, Dutch landſcape painter, born, 1595; died, 1663.
• Vargas, Ludovico de, Spaniſh hiſtory painter, born, 1528; died, 1590.
• Varro, Terentius, the Roman general and gramma⯑rian, died, 28 before Chriſt, aged 88.
• Vaſari, George, Italian hiſtory painter, born, 1514; died, 1578.
• Vaugelas, Claude, French critic, born, 1585; died, 1650.
• Vaux, Nicholas, lord, the poet, died, 1523.
• Vayer, Francis le, French writer, born, 1588; died, 1672.
• Vecchio, Palma, Italian painter, born, 1508; died, 1556.
• Velleius Paterculus, the Lat. hiſtorian, died, in 31.
• Verbruggen, Henry, Dutch hiſtory painter, born, 1588; died, 1640.
• Verhaecht, Tobias, Flemiſh landſcape painter, born, 1566; died, 1631.
• Vermeyen, John, Cornelius, Dutch hiſtory painter, born, 1500; died, 1559.
• Veroneſe, Paul, Italian hiſtory painter, born, 1532; died, 1588.
• Veroneſe, Paul, Ital. painter, born, 1600; died, 1670.
• Verrio, Anthony, Ital. cieling painter, died, 1707.
• Verrochio, And. Italian painter, died, 1488, aged 56.
• Verſtegan, Richard, died, after 1625.
• Vertot, French hiſtorian writer, died, 1735, aged 80.
• Vertue, Geo. Engl. engraver, died, 1756, aged 72.
• Vida, Hieron. the Latin poet, died, 1566, aged 96.
• Vieta, the French mathematician, born, 1540; died, 1603.
• Villars, Marſhal, the French general, died, 1734, aged 79.
• [92]Vinci, Leon. da, Italian painter, born, 1545; died at Paris, in the arms of Francis I. king of France, 1620.
• Viner, Mr. founder of the law lectures, Oxford, died, June 1756.
• Virgil born, at Andes, near Mantua, 69; died at Brunduſium, in Italy, 18 before Chriſt.
• Virgil, Polydore, the hiſtorian, died, 1555, aged 80.
• Viterbes, Annius de, died, 1 [...]92.
• Vitruvius, the Roman architect, flouriſhed, 44 before Chriſt.
• Vittori, Pietro, died, 1585.
• Voiture, Vincent, French poet, born, 1598; died, 1648.
• Voltaire, miſcellaneous writer, died, May 13, 1778, aged 85.
• Voſſius, John, German Latin writer, born, 1577; died, 1649. Iſaac, his ſon, the critic, born, 1618; died, 1688.
• Vouet, Simon, French hiſtory painter, born, 1582; died, 1641.
• Vroom, Henry Corn. Dutch ſea-piece painter, born, 1566.

• WADE, Marſhal, Engliſh general, died, 1748, aged 75.
• Wager, Admiral Sir Charies, died, 1743, aged 77.
• Wagſtaffe, Rev. Thomas, polemical writer, born, 1645; died, 1712.
• Wake, archbiſhop of Canterbury, polemical writer, born, 1637; died, 1737.
• Wales, Frederic prince of, father of George III. ar⯑rived in England, Dec. 1729; married the princeſs of Saxe-Gotha, Apr. 27, 1736; died of a pleuriſy, March 30, 1751, aged 43; his princeſs died of a conſumption, Feb. 8, 1772, aged 52.
• Wales, George prince of, born, Aug. 12, 1762.
• Waller, Edmond, the poet, conſpired againſt the [93]Houſe of Commons, 1643, for which he was tried and condemned; but pardoned on paying 10,000l. died, 1687, aged 81.
• Walpole, Sir Robert, earl of Orford, a ſtateſman, expelled the Houſe of Commons, and committed to the Tower, for taking a bribe, 1712; died, 1745, aged 81.
• Walſh, William, the poet, born, 1659; died, 1708.
• Walſingham, Sir Francis, ſecretary of ſtate to Eliza⯑beth, died, 1590.
• Walſingham, Thomas, the hiſtorian, flouriſhed, about 1 [...]22.
• Walter, of Hemingford, Engl. hiſtorian, died, 1347.
• Walton, Brian, editor of the Polyglot bible, born, 1600; died, 1661.
• Ward, biſhop of Sarum, the mathematician, born, 1618; died, 1689.
• Ward, Dr. John, the antiquary, born, 1679, died, 1758.
• Ware, Sir James, Iriſh hiſtorian, born, 1604; died, 1666.
• Warin, John, Flemiſh engraver, born, 1604; died, 1672.
• Warren, Admiral Sir Peter, died, 1752, aged 49.
• Waterland, Rev. Daniel, theological writer, born, 1683; died, 1740.
• Watſon, Sir Charles, admiral, died, 1759, aged 44.
• Watteau, Anthony, French landſcape painter, born, 1684; died, 1721.
• Watts, Iſaac, the Independent miniſter, born, 1673; died, 1748.
• Wepfer, John, the German anatomiſt, died, 1695.
• We [...], Admiral, died, 1757, aged 43.
• Weſtminſter, Matthew of, the hiſtorian, died, about 1380.
• Wharton, Sir George, the royaliſt, born, 1617; died 1681.
• Wharton, Philip duke of, died, about 1731.
• Whichcot, Rev. Benj. the theological writer, born, 1609; died, 1683.
• [94]Whiſton, Rev. William, the aſtronomer, born, 1667; died, 1752.
• Whitby, Rev. Daniel, polemical writer, born, 1638; died, 1726.
• Whitehead, Paul, the poet, born, 1710; died, 1774.
• Whitelocke, Bulſtrode, the politician, born, 1605; died, 1676.
• Whitfield, Rev. George, founder of the methodiſts, born, 1714; excluded the church, May 10, 1739; died, 1770. See Methodiſm.
• Whittington, Sir Richard, mayor of London, 1377.
• Whittington, Robert, the rhetorician, flouriſhed, 1530.
• Wickliffe, the reformer, the firſt of any eminence that oppoſed popery, born, 1324; preached againſt the pope's ſupremacy, 1377; died, 1385; and 48 years after his bones were burnt for being a heretic.
• Wicks, Thomas, the hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 1290.
• W [...]cocks, Rev. Thomas, flouriſhed, 1599.
• W [...], Jo [...]than. hanged, May 24, 1725.
• Wi [...]ens, John, Flem, landſcape painter, born, 1600; died, 1644.
• Wilkins, biſhop of Cheſter, philoſophical writer, born, 1582; died, 1672.
• Wilks, the player, cotemporary with Betterton.
• William, of Spires, the mathematician, flouriſhed, 1081.
• William, archbiſhop of Tyre, hiſtorian of the Cru⯑ſa [...]es, died, 1184.
• Willis, Brown, the antiquary, born, 1682; died, 1760.
• Willis, Dr. Thomas, medical writer, born, 1621; died, 1675.
• Wilſon, Samuel, eſq. bequeathed 20,000l. to be lent out in ſmall ſums to induſtrious tradeſmen, 1771.
• Wilſon, Arthur, the hiſtorian, born, 1596; died. 1652.
• Winchelſea, Anne counteſs of, died, 1720.
• Wingate, Edm. died, Dec. 16, 1656, aged 61.
• Winkelman, Abbé, murdered at Trieſte, 1768.
• [95]Winſlow, James, the Daniſh anatomiſt, born, 1669; died, 1760.
• Wiſhart, the reformer, burnt at St. Andrews, 1546.
• Witſius, Herman, the Dutch hiſtorian, died, 1708.
• Witz, de, John, the Dutch ſtateſman and patriot, with his brother, murdered by the populace at the Hague, Auguſt 10, 1672.
• Woden, or Odin, was a leader of the Aſiatic Goths, ſome few years before Chriſt. By the Scandina⯑vians he was ſtiled a god.
• Woodward, Dr. the philoſopher, born, 1665; died, 1728.
• Wolfe, General James, killed at the ſiege of Quebec, 1759, aged 33.
• Wolfius died, 1580, aged 64.
• Wollaſton, Rev. William, the philoſopher, born, 1659; died, 1724.
• Wood, Anthony, the biographer, born, 1632; died, 1695.
• Woolſton, Rev. Thomas, polemical writer, born, 1669; puniſhed for blaſphemy, 1720; died, 1733.
• Wormius, Olaus, the Daniſh hiſtorian, born, 1583; died, 1654. Chriſtian, his grandſon, the hiſtorian, died, 1737.
• Wotten, Edward, natural philoſopher, died, 1555, aged 63.
• Wotton, Sir Henry, ſtateſman and poet, born, 1568; died, 1639.
• Wotton, Rev. William, critic and philoſopher, born, 1666; died, 1726.
• Wouters, Francis, Flemiſh landſcape painter, died, 1659.
• Wouvermans, Philip, Dutch landſcape painter, born, 1620; died, 1688.
• Wren, Sir Chriſtopher, the ſurveyor, knighted, 1674; died, 1723, aged 90.
• Wyatt, Sir Thomas, the poet, died, 1541, aged 37.
• Wycherly, William, the comic poet, born, 1640; died, 1715.
• Wynants, John, Dutch landſcape painter, born, 1600; died, 1670.

• XANTIPPUS, at the head of the Carthaginians, defeated the Romans, killed 30,000, and took 15,000 priſoners; the Romans loſt, at the ſame time, by ſhipwreck, 220 ſhips, 255 before Chriſt.
• Xavier, S. Francis, a Jeſuit, one of the earlieſt miſ⯑ſionaries to the Indies, died, 1552.
• Xenocrates, the Grecian philoſopher, died, about 314 before Chriſt.
• Xenocrates, the Greek phyſician, practiſed at Rome, about 60.
• Xenophanes, the Greek poet, flouriſhed, 580 before Chriſt.
• Xenophen, the Athenian hiſtorian, died at Corinth, 359 before Chriſt, aged about 90.
• Xer [...], king of Perſia, began his expedition againſt Gree [...]e, 481; killed by Artabanes, 464 before Chriſt.
• Xime [...]es, Cardinal de, regent of Spain, died, 1517, aged 80.

• YALDEN, Rev. Dr. Thomas, political writer, died, 1736, aged 65.
• York, Edward, duke of, elder brother to George III. died at Monaco, Sept. 17, 1767, aged 27.
• York, Charles, lord chancellor, killed himſelf, Jan. 1770.
• Young, Dr. Edward, the poet, died, 1765, aged S [...].

• ZAMET died, 1614.
• Zamolxis, the Greek philoſcopher, flouriſhed, 520 before Chriſt.
• Zechariah flouriſhed, 520 before Chriſt.
• [97]Zeno, the Greek philoſopher, founder of the Stoics, died, 264, aged 98.
• Zeno, of Sidon, the epicurean philoſopher, flou⯑riſhed, 83.
• Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, 273; died, about 280.
• Zenodotus, librarian at Alexandria, 287 before Chriſt.
• Zephaniah, the prophet, flouriſhed, 641 before Chriſt.
• Zeuxis, the Greek painter, flouriſhed, 468 before Chriſt.
• Zinzendorf, Count, a German, chief of the Mora⯑vians, whom he introduced into England, died, 1760, aged 70. See Moravians.
• Zoilus, the Greek rhetorician, flouriſhed, 259 before Chriſt.
• Zonaras, the Greek hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 1118.
• Zoroaſter, the Perſian philoſopher, 2066 before Chriſt.
• Zoſimus, the Greek hiſtorian, flouriſhed, 425.
• Zouche, Richard, the civilian, died, 1660.
• Zucchero, Frederic, Italian hiſtory painter, born, 1543; died, 1609.
• Zuinglius, the reformer, killed in the Swiſs war, 1531, aged 44.