An Universal, Historical, Geographical, Chronological and Poetical Dictionary, Exactly Describing the Situation, Extent, Customs of All Kingdoms; Containing Likewise the Lives of the Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, and Primitive Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1703 edition. Excerpt: ...Daughter to Marc Anthony and Cleopatra Qu. of Egypt, was married to Tuba K. of Mauritania: she had part of the Km., of Cyrent in Dowry; and after the Defeat of Juha was led in Triumph to Rom%. Cites hante o Corinth, one of those that invented the first Embciilliments of Painting, and drew Faces with Powder of Bricks. Clermunt, in Argrne, a T. in the Dm. of Barr, upon the R. rlyr. It belongs to the D. of Lorrain. Cltrrmnt, in Avergnc, Capital of that Prov. 'Tis thought to have risen our of the Ruins of Gcrgovia, an old Roman T. It now is annex'd to the Crown cf France. Clcrcmtnt, in Beauvaie, a T. in the Iste of France. The Earldom of this place is famous, for giving a beginning to the Royal House of Bourbon, in the person of Robert of France, the Son of St. Ltvif.: Cleveland, a Tract of Land in the N. Riding of rortjhire, raking its Name from the Cliff tunning along one fide ot it; near which the Country spreads it self into a sine fruitful Plain. K. Charlei I. did this Place the Honour to make it giye the Title of an Earl to Thomas Lord Wentvorth; who dying without Issue, K. Charles II. Created Barbara P'i2icrs, Daughter to the Ld. Viscount Grandijon, and Wife to the Earl otCaftle main, Dutcliesi of Cleveland. Clever, a C. and Dm. in Germany, seated upon a sjnall River about 3 m. from the Rhine. The.last Duke dyings in i6ot), War/happened, in, which the D. of Brandenburg seized one part of it, and the D. of Kewburganother. The Hollanders in the mean time, by Mauritius their General, in KS28 seized the City of Clew. But in 1671 the French K. having taken this and all the other T. possessed by the Hollanders, and in to? being no longer able to keep them, he put them into the hands of the D. of Brandenburg, who' is now D. of...