Aba of the Persians and Arabs, What? 342.
Abbey Lands, dispute of the monks and secular clergy about in Charles I.'s reign,
ABBOT, ABP. speaks malig- nantly of Laud, 130. Com- plained of by Falkland as neglecting Ireland, 178. Neglected young Ormonde when under his care, 204. Aberdeen, beautiful workman-
ship of the high altar of, and noble conduct of the carpen- ter who would not lift up his batchet to destroy it, 151. ADRAHAM LEVITA BAR DAVID, story of, 658.
ABRAHAM, place where, at the command of Nimrod, he was thrown into the fiery fur- nace, 404. Absolution and Confession, the necessity of in the strict Ro- man Catholic sense, one of the early corruptions of Christianity, 385.
Acacia Vera, or Gum Arabic thorn, 582, 605. Achaquas, care of for their graves, 576.
Acorn-Bird of the Sierra de Topia, 603.
ADAMS, THOMAS, his Divine Herbal, 650, 661. Adjutant Bird of India, or Argali, 434. Ayaan-Charity-Love, 24. Agari, old building of, and su- perstition, 423.
AGNES, SAINT, first saint who had a church dedicated to her, 381.
ALARIC and the Enchanted Statue, 360.
Albatrosses, 577.
Albigenses and Waldenses, 400. Aleppo, lightness of the water of, and consequent goodness, 432.
Aleutian Islanders, their uses of the Sea-Dog, 560. ALEXANDER, how he got rid of his horns, 618. Allegiance, uncertainty of the Oath of, 79. Alliteration, use of by Philip Henry, 23.
Almanack, Poor Robin's, 659. ALPHONSUS ad Valentiam ABI
AHMEDO parcil, 260. Alquitran, Fuego de, read by Jayme at Valencia, 330. Alten, the river of, 633. ALVAR FANEZ, mentioned by Sandoval, 262.
ALVARA DE BRITO PESTANA, a el Rey de Fernando, Trovas de, 238.
of the Emmets, Ibid. Huge | Atahualpa, the cruelty of, 522. Ant hills, 529. Destruc- Athenians Modern, belief a- tiveness of the Ant tribe, 530. Used as food, 532. Great red ones of Ceylon,
Apostles' Spoons, 663. Apparition, Eastern, 404. Apricot Stone, the delicacy of, 479.
Aprons, green, 338. Arab Horsemen, dexterity of, 439. Music, 451. Hospi- tality, 487. Simplicity of the Bedouin, 487. Accou- trements of, 516. Longevity of, 632.
Arabic, pattering of by Mus- selmen without understand- ing, 77. Arafat, Kufa, and Mecca, the successive abodes of Adam, 402.
Araucana, extracts from, 528, 529. Language, 535. Archers, instructions for In- dian and Hindoo, 426. Archery, latest mention of the intended use of, 148. Areca Tree, 501. Arithmetic Easy, the value of,
Armour, death from weight and heat of, 319. Impenetrable, 347. Forged for themselves by early Knights, 355. Arms, combat of, trial by, 338. Arms and armour, 345. Go- thic skill in the use of, 360. ARNEOSTE, the great giant of Quiquifs, 470. Arslan-Ula, the Lion's Moun-
tain, 515. Artichoke, used by the Greeks to curdle milk, 647. ARTHUR, KING, his hall, 635. Fabulous history of referred to as a true history, 636, 641. Hebrew MS. of his history in the Vatican, Ibid. Asiatic Cities, difference be- tween the distant prospect and the interior of, 468. Re- searches quoted, 483. Ass, superstition relative to the Ass of Jesus, 406. Assam, belief of the natives concerning the treasure of the Barabuinia, 426. Astronomy, Wesley's doubts about, 116.
mongst that the ancient sta- tues are real bodies tenanted by a spirit called Arabian, 607.
ATHELSTAN, the sword of Con- stantine and the spear of Charlemagne sent as presents to, 355. ATHERTON, BISHOP, supposed by Carte to have been ac- cused unjustly, and a victim to Lord Cork's resentment, 204.
AUGUSTINE, ST. Origin of the
Africanisms in his style, 2. Aurora Borealis, 580. Aurungbad city of, and throne of Aurungzebe, 417. AUKUNGZEB, his letters to Azim Shah, and Prince Kam Bukhsh, 456. His horse- men, and the Eastern Ama- zon, 513.
Autumnal Leaf, effects of the
October frosts on, in Ame- rica, 593. Avarice, the undress of, 316. Avatar, the Buddha, 464. Awa, the Rushing of, a whirl- pool on the coast of Japan, 518.
Azof, Sea of, phænomenon on, 595.
AZURARA, G EANES DE, 273,
Banian Tree, near Manjee, 407. Banner, gorgeous, 635. Banquet, i. e. dessert, 323. Bantam Cock and the Broad- side, 607.
Baptized, the, and the unbap- tized, 108.
BARCENA, the Jesuit, instance
of profound humility in, 119. BARD, HENRY, afterwards VIS- COUNT BELLAMONT, account of, 148.
Bardic, use of the letters 0. I. W. 623.
Bardouk Powder, 637. Bark, Indian, used as food, 604. BARRIOS, Miguel de, 264, 268, 274.
BARROS, his forcible use popular words, 214, 425. Bases, what? 322. BASTWICK, account
Wrote an excellent Latin style, 175.
Bats of Brazil attack the poul-
Arabian bitch that deserted her whelps, 491. Moving sands, Ibid. Musical lamps and arrows of fire. 492. Bavan, the beautiful valley of,
BAXTER, his Retrospect, 17.
Addison led to read his wri- tings by a piece he found under a Christmas pie, 107. His extreme notions on the efficacy of prayer, 111. On infants' guilt and corruption. His persuasion that the Papists furthered the work of schism and confu- sion, 149.
Baya, the Hindoo Bird, 469. BAYLE, on the increase of fa- naticism, 144.
BEAL, his dying words, "I be
lieve the resurrection," 194. Beans, the questionable health- iness of, 340.
Bear. A she-bear with young never killed in America, 646. Beauty, exquisite, 636. BEDELL, BISHOP, Laud's high opinion of, 135. Strafford brought over to esteem, 179. | Sum devoted to the publica- tion of the Irish Bible, 184,
View of the Pope's kingdom | Bible, difficulty in finding one
in Ireland, 197. Beech-tree, antipathy of snakes and vipers to, 580. Begging like a Cripple at a Cross, 295.
BEHMEN, JACOB, his notion that the earth is to become transparent as glass, 37. BELLARMINE, monstrous pas- sage from, 13. Bells, superstitious ringing of, 54. First ring of bells in England, 55. The Saints' Bell, what? 78. Huge one made from the cannon which the Turks left when they raised the siege of Vienna, 652.
Bemoll, i. e. B molle, soft, or, flat, 334.
Benares, a Brahmin's notion of its not belonging to this earth shook by an earth- quake, 409. Ornamental embankments at, 477. BENEDICTINES, 369. St. Be- nedict said to be descended from Anicius, the first great. Roman who was converted, 370. Have the same miracles with the Dominicans, 390. Renshi, origin of, 360. BERCEO, D. GONZALO DE, 20.
Remedies, or rather appli cations for the gout in his days, 287. Safeguard of in- nocence, 289. Education, 291, 319, 320. BERNARD, SAINT, his device,
BERNIER, FRANCIS, requisites
of an Eastern house, 460. Superstition on an eclipse, 462. His rich specimens of the Jashen stone, 479. A very odd concert to an Eu- ropean, who is a new comer, 518.
Bethlehem, way of watering the ground at, 589. Bettele Tree, 501. BEZA, his rejection of all pro- fane studies for Christ, 47. Bhool Shikun, or the destroyer of Idols, 416.
BHURTRIHUREE, King, and the immortal fruit, 436. Biatachs, or keepers of houses of hospitality in Ireland, 353.
in Paris during the peace of Amiens, 1.
Bilbo-catch, game of, 316. BINNING, HUGH, Cromwell's reply to his learned opposi- tion to his ministers, 196. Birch-wood, Swedish
herds' horn of, 613. Birch-tree Bark, uses to which it is applied in California,
BIRCHBECK'S Protestant Evi- dence, quoted, 390. Bird, the, shooting at, Danish diversion, 353. How caught by water near Jerusalem, 490. Immense flight of, 604. Biscayans and Catalonians,
their love for their country, 538.
Biscayners, advance up the river of Limerick forty or fifty miles, and interference with the fisheries, together with a capture of two or three Dutchmen, 182. Bishops, unfounded charge against them as hindering the printing of good books, 47. Forbidden to keep dogs and birds of prey, 90. Pro- posal that bishops and arch- bishops should be of noble blood, 105. "No bishop, no king," origin of the ex- pression of, according to Mil-
ton, 395. Black-Guard, what? 638. Black-thorn, the leaves of, a substitute for tea, 602. Black Tents of the Bedoweens, 445.
Blacksmiths, their value in-
stanced, 325. Great swords and smiths of Spain, 346. Bleeding, immoderate, 340. BLESSIS, ST. and ST. ALGARB at Malvern, 56.
Blood, Deluge of Christian, 272. Blood-stone of New Spain, ac- count of from Doctor Monar- dus, 538.
Blouses, the Turcoman, 423. BOHEMIA, conversion of, 53. Boiling-Spring of Barbadoes, 582.
Bolt and Screw, to fasten doors with, 339.
BOOTHBY, RICHARD, description
of Madagascar, 336. Booza, Turkish drink made from barley, 645. Borassus Flabelliferus of Cey- lon, &c. used instead of pep- per, 517.
Borel, or Borrel, i. e. coarse, rude, 333.
BORJA, S. FR. DE, Vida del, 392.
BORONDON, ST., the island of, 628.
BOSCAN, poco hombre para crear una Poesia nueva, 232. Ex. tracts from his Hero and Leander, Ib.
Boston, old maids there, ac- cording to John Dunton, looked on as a sad spectacle! 652.
BOTELHO DE MORAES OF VAS- CONCELOS, FRANC. DE, 234, 235.
Bouce, island of, 625. BOUDDHUS, the faith of, 436. BRACHANUS, his four and twen- ty daughters, 365. BRADY, DR., accurateness of his history, 206. Brahmins, spiritual discipline of, 404. Expiatory surfeit of, 408. House burnings by order of, 424. Histories, specimen of, 435. Obla- tions of, 503. Dust of their feet-its sacredness, 520, 521.
BRAWL, a sort of dance, cor- rupted from the French,
BONAVENTURA, introduced Ave Broughton Hall in Craven, tra-
BRUCE, evening walk on the house top in the East,
cle, 665. BUCHANAN, the buildings call- ed by the Europeans Choul- try, what? 499. The Hu- vina, or, Flower Gardens, 501.
Buchsinoe, Lake of, 609. BUCKINGHAM, DUKE OF, do- minus equorum et aquarum, 177. BUDDAS
BOODHA vestiges of Christianity in the East, 519.
Buffaloes, concealed in the water in hot weather, 423. Buffin Gowns, 338. Bumbard, mention of, 311. Bupleurum Giganteum, account of, 584.
BURG, MR., his Utopian Ro- mance, 641. BURGESS, CORNELIUS, sermon before the House of Com- mons, 144. BURGUILLOS, TOME DE, 260, 270, 289.
Burial inefficient, one cause of the frequent pestilential dis- eases in Turkey, 446. sea, 570.
BURNET, BISHOP, his declara-
tion that resistance on ac- count of religion is unlawful, 195. Burning of an Indian Chief in the district of Castilla del Oro, 531. BURNYBAT, JOHN, the l'Envoy which follows the Preface to his Work, 664. Butterflies at Catharina, 586. Buzo, or, White Wood, 605.
Caaba, virtue of the pilgrim-
age round, when performed alone, 406, 440. Legend of the Caaba stone, 497. Cabinet, superb, with Mahom
medan inscription on the cornice, 445.
Cacao Nuts, used as money,
Caius College, Archbishop Per- kis's gift to, 664. Calcutta, barbarities at, pre-
the Mongals and Tartars, 474. Chingis Cham's pro- gress impeded by a cloud, ib. Eastern Troglodytes:- noise of the sun rising the cause of their living under ground-How the Tartars were driven out of the coun- | try by men in the shape of dogs, 475.
Carrack, huge Portugueze, 617.
Carrion, river, 281. Cartagena, 273. CARTE'S LIFE OF ORMONDE, extracts from, 203, &c. His just, hard character of Archbishop Abbot, 204. CARVER, JONATHAN, Travels, &c. Sand Cherries — The Sumack, 561. Question of Indian entrenchments and fortifications, 562. Hiero- glyphics of the cave of Wa- konteebe, or the dwelling of the Great Spirit-Eagle's eyries Blue clay paint, a mark of peace Rattle- snakes, Water lilies, and Water snakes, 563. The hissing snake Thunder bay-Indian designation of the months, 564. Life and death of the moon War- dancè - Wakon-Kitchewah, or, Initiation into the Friendly Society of the Spirit, 565. The red paint- ed hatchet of war, 566. The death-song of the In- dians-Indian war-whoop- Indian adoption-The Car- cajou, 567. The Whipper- Will, or, as it is termed by the Indians, the Muckawiss -The Wakon bird - The swift lizard The yellow ash, which is only found near the head branches of the Mississippi, 568. The Whickopick or Suckwick- Species of the willow-The elder, 569. Indian stealth, and form of submission, 575.
CASAUBON, MERIC, excellent conduct of, when required by Cromwell to write the history of the war, 194. CASHELL, ARCHBISHOP OF, said by Strafford to be as
dangerous and
ill-affected person as any in the king- dom, 201.
Castles Deserted, the haunts of assassins, 636.
Catapulta, at the last siege of
Gibraltar, 609. Catechising, evil results of the want of, South's remarks, 46. CATHARINE, SAINT, and the Rosaries, 85. Of Sienna, 109, 122, 264. Cathedrals, Strafford wished the whole diocese to be taxed for, 201. Catholics, punishments en- forced against, 118. James I. promised a perpetual to- leration to, in their own houses, provided they did not intermeddle, 187. Cattle, stray, prohibition a- gainst, 320.
Caudel Moley Cayde, 276. Causey, the, leading from Chip- penham Cliff to Wick Hill, 628.
Cavado, river of, 274. Cave, the Blowing Cave of Virginia, 585. Wonderful one, at the foot of a steep mountain between Baruthum and Tripoli, 615. Cayman, the buoyancy of, 525. His flesh not good owing to the flavour of musk, 578. Offensive to snakes, 587. CECIL, and the Pomegranate tree, 424.
Celebes, aged warrior of, and
his Kris, 424. Rice grounds in the, 442. Ceremony and Gentility, Cow- ley's account of a soldier being a martyr to, 327. Ceylon, novel agriculture in, 419. Deer catching in, ib. Hunters of, 449. Chaco Grub that produces milk, 527.
Chain-pump, 621.
Chair, the placing of, dispute concerning, 341. Challenge of Pedro of Aragon to Pedro of Castille, 330. Chamber secret, of Hindoo Princes, 417. Chamfrain, what? 344. Chancels, no popery, 2, 68. Chaplain, naval, 13.
CHARLES I., Bishop Hacket's
remarks on, 145. Orders to examine his body, 146. cape of, advised by a maid- servant, in her own clothes, 162. His desire to do pe- nance for the injustice done to Strafford, 164, 190. In- stance of insincerity in, 179. Said that the fire in Scot- land threatened not only the monarchical government there, but in England also, 188. Lamentable willing- ness to make scape goats of his faithful servants, and duplicity, no doubt forced upon him by the times, 189. Says of the Scotch, The Devil owes them a shame,' 190. Account of his death
from the " Royal Buckler," 324. Philip Henry's ac- count of the popular groan at the execution of, 643. Renewal of Henry VII.'s statute against depopulation,
CHARLES VII., Les Vigilles de, 57.
CHARRON, on Oriental know- ledge, 407. CHARPENTIER, paid by the French court for writing its apology, 407. CHARTIER, ALAN, 352. CHAUCER, extracts from, 315, &c.
Chaun, the Indian Congreve
Rocket, or Lattie, 408. Cheerfulness, Moravian pattern of, 10.
CHENIER, his account of the Mools and their negroes, 491. CHERBURY, LORD HERBERT of, his advice to Charles not to listen to the Scots; but fortify York against them,
146. Cherries, German sauce of, 591. Cherry-gum, nourishment of, 598.
Chesnut wood, inflammability of, 295.
Chien, La Rivière du, 482. China, sea vegetable of, 432. Chittery, or, Royal Race, mar- riage choice of, 489. Chocolate, derivation of, 593. Choultry, what? 499. Chrism, account of, 383.
CLANRICARD, LORD, Strafford's complaint of his engrossing parsonages and vicarages in Ireland, 199. CLARENDON, LORD, on the death of Archbishop Laud, 136. The place whence he took his title, 138. Cla- rendon papers referred to, with extracts from, 139, &c. State papers, extracts from, 187-191. Painful view of the distractions of the times, 189. His opinion that the Scots would not betray the king, 190.
Clay, eating of, by the Otho- macos and Guamos explained, 527.
Clepsydra, the Brahmin's, 473. Clergy, benefit of, 10.
support of, wise arrange- ment, 43. Disrespectful treatment of, in England, ib. Claim of our Clergy and flocks at home, 74. Want of. 102. Foverty of, 103. King of Spain's boun-
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