Volume 1

The great historical, geographical, genealogical and poetical dictionary; being a curious miscellany of sacred and prophane history. Containing, in short, the lives and most remarkable actions of the patriarchs, judges, and kings of the Jews; of the apostles, fathers, and doctors of the church; of popes, cardinals, bishops, &c. ... Together with the establishment and progress both of religious and military orders, and the lives of their founders. As also, the fabulous history of the heathen gods and heroes. The description of empires, kingdoms, commonwealths, provinces, cities, towns, islands, mountains ... The whole being full of remarks and curious enquiries, for the illustration of several difficulties in theology, history, chronology and geography. Collected from the best historians, chronologers, and lexicographers ... but more especially out of Lewis Morery, D.D. his eighth edition corrected and enlarged by Monsieur Le Clerc; in two volumes in folio. To which are added, by way of supplement, inter-mix'd throughout the alphabet, the lives, most remarkable actions, and writings of several illustrious families of our English, Scotch and Irish nobility, and gentry, and most famous men of all professions, arts and sciences: as also, an exact description of these kingdoms; with the most considerable occurrences that have happened to this present time / [Louis Moréri].

  • Moréri, Louis, 1643-1680.
Date:
1701
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Credit: The great historical, geographical, genealogical and poetical dictionary; being a curious miscellany of sacred and prophane history. Containing, in short, the lives and most remarkable actions of the patriarchs, judges, and kings of the Jews; of the apostles, fathers, and doctors of the church; of popes, cardinals, bishops, &c. ... Together with the establishment and progress both of religious and military orders, and the lives of their founders. As also, the fabulous history of the heathen gods and heroes. The description of empires, kingdoms, commonwealths, provinces, cities, towns, islands, mountains ... The whole being full of remarks and curious enquiries, for the illustration of several difficulties in theology, history, chronology and geography. Collected from the best historians, chronologers, and lexicographers ... but more especially out of Lewis Morery, D.D. his eighth edition corrected and enlarged by Monsieur Le Clerc; in two volumes in folio. To which are added, by way of supplement, inter-mix'd throughout the alphabet, the lives, most remarkable actions, and writings of several illustrious families of our English, Scotch and Irish nobility, and gentry, and most famous men of all professions, arts and sciences: as also, an exact description of these kingdoms; with the most considerable occurrences that have happened to this present time / [Louis Moréri]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DREUX, Lit Drocum, on the Blaife, a Town of Blaifois, in France ; or ( as others fay ) of the Government of L’ IJIe de France^ being an Earldom. It is one of the mod ancient Towns of the Kingdom, and reputed to have been built by Vrius IV. King of the Gauls, and Chief Founder of the Druids. This Town was very ftrong formerly, but now the Cadle is almoft ruined. 'Tis remarkable for being the Re- fidence of the Druids-, and becaufe, in the general States of the Kingdom, it precedes Chartres , and many other Towns. This Town is famous for a great Battel fought there, wJiere the Royal Party had the Advantage of the Hugonots Tire Prince of Conde being taken Prifoner there. Davila, Thuanus’i Hifl. 1. 94. Du Chefne's Hifl. de la Maifon de Dreux. DREXELIUS, (^Jeremy) a Jefuit of Ausbourg, in Ger¬ many, Profefs’d Rhetorick at firft, and was afterwards a Preacher, in Ordinary to the Eleftour ot Bavaria. He wrote feveral praftical Pieces, Printed in two Volumes in Folio. A- legamb. Bibl. Soc. Jef. DR I EDO, ( jlohn) born at Turnbout m Brabant, in the idth Cent, was a very zealous Divine in his way. The mod confiderable of his Works are, LibAS. De Ecclefiafikis Sert- pturis. De Libertate Chrijiiana. De Captivitate (jyy Redemptio- ne Generis Humani. De Concordia Liberi Arbitrii Pradedi- nathnis Divini, Libri II. De Gratia iyy Libero Arbitrio, &c. Valer. Andr. Miraus, &c. DR IN, or DR I NO, in Latin Drinus, a River in the An¬ cient Illyrium, rifing in Mount Scardus of the Ancients, call’d Schiardo by the Moderns, it parts Bofnia from Servia, and runs into the Save near tlie Danube. DROGHEDA, a City in the County of Louth, in the Province of Z,e/i!/?er, m Ireland, upon the River Boy/z, 22 Miles North of Dublin. It hath an excellent and fafe Haven, and in Mr. Camdens time was well peopled, and much frequen¬ ted. Oliver Cromxrel took this Town by Storm, in idqp. and put all the Garifon, confiding’ of 4000 Men, to the Sword, Sir Arthur Ajion, the Goveraour, with all the Inha¬ bitants, Men, Women and Children -, and this to drike a Terrour into all the other Places of the Country , that he might with the greater facility reduce them: and accordingly he had incredible Succefs in all his other Attempts. It fur- render’d to King WILLIAM in two Days after the Fight at the Boyne. DROITWICH, a Borough-Town in Worceflerpdre, in Halffl.'ire-DmdxcA, fituate upon the Banks of the River Salrrarp. It returns two Members to the Houfe of Com- 1110ns, and is a noted place for Salt-Pits, 82 Miles from London. DR O N T H EIM, or T R O N T H EIM, in Latin Nidrofia, a Sea-Port Town of h'crnv.y, the refidenee of the ancient Kings; but now the Governours of A'orwiry refide it Berghen. Tho' this Town be decay’d, it has dill the Title of Archbi- llioprick; and one of the mod dately Churches ofthe North. DRUIDS., Priedsof the ancient Gauls, nimdEubages,hy AmmianusMarcellinus,ind Saronides,hyDioc(or.Sic. They taught the People their particular Superditions and Ceremonies, which they had, as fome think, from the Phoceans, who built Marfeilles in Provence. And indeed AfOr in Greek, indDeru in the Celtich Language, fignifics an Oak, a Tree fo much re- fpefted by the Druids, becaufe it produces Miffcltoe, which they gather’d with lb many Ceremonies, as the fined Gift ofthe Gods. One of thofe Prieds being in White, gather’d it in the beginning of the Year, with a Golden Scithe; after¬ ward, two White Young Bulls were Sacrific’d ; and theCe- remonies ended with a great Fead. The Druids and Gauls believ’d Miffeltoe taken in Drink, made all Creatures more Fruitful, and was a good Antidote againd all Sorts of Poylbns. Others think them call’d Druids from the Hebrew Deruffim,or Dorefim -, that is, Contcmplators: therefore Diogenes Laertius compares them to the Wile Men of Cbaldaa, to the Philofo- phers of Greece, to the Magi ot Perjia, and the Gymnofo- phids of the Indies. Diodorus Sic. adds, that th;y were Di¬ vines. The Gauls believ’d the Immortality of the Soul fo well, that they lent willingly in this World, to be repaid a- gain in the next. The Druids were allb Ajirologers, Geogra¬ phers, Geometricians, and principally Statefmen and Lawyers; and for this Realbn, ail Conrrovcrfics and Negotiations pub- lick and private were referr d to their Umpirage and Dire- ftion. Thofe, who were only imploy’d in the Contemplati¬ on of Divine Things, were call’d Eubages ; and thofe that took Care of the Altars were nam’d Semnothpesand their Number was fo great that Stepbanus fpeaks of them as of a People. Cafar obferves, that they had a Chief, who had So¬ vereign Power : indPomponius Mela i'lith. That their Learn¬ ing depended modly upon drength of memory ; for they had no Books, and fometimes they got by heart 2cooo Verfes_ which vvere a kind of Hidory of great Mev, which they de¬ riv’d by Tradition. They us’d Serpents Eggs to get Great Men’s favour,and to fucceed in their Atfairs,asB/7/;y faith.They facrificed Men,and thofe Sacrifices were prohibited by Auguflus and Tiberius, and quiteabolifn’d by Claudius, as Suetoniusre- ports. In fine, thofe Druids were fo much edeem d, that Women would be their Difciples. The Emperour Aurelian Ihould fucceed him. Dioelefun learnt of another that he diould be Emperour, after he had kill’d a Wild Boar, whieh was fulfilled in a Gingle being chofen Emperour, after be had kill’d a Man whofe Name was Aper. See Dioclefian. k is faid that they gave their Name to Dreux. See Dreux Diodor. Sic. 1.6. c. Cafar 1.6. Strabo, 1.4. Suetonius inClaud. Taci¬ tus 1.1^.annal.DupleixMemoir, des Gaul. 1. i.c.i6. DRUMMOND: See PERTH. DRUSES, DRUSIS, orDRUSIANS: People living about Mount Libanus, defeended, as they fay, from the French thit went with Godfrey of Bulloigne into die Eaft. They call themfelvcs Chridians, tho’ they don’t obferve their Laws. They hate the Jews ind Mahometans, becaufe of their Ufu- ry ; tho’ they be reputed Mahometans. It is faid. That they expeft a Wile Man out of Egypt who is to give them a Law. They fqueeze and dretchout their Children’s Heads as foon as they are Born, which makes them remarkable among the Eadern People. They are hardy and live in Mountains. Their Princes are ofthe Houfe of Maan. The Emir Fekhr-ed-din was of that Family. The troublefome conteds they had with the Turks in this Century, made the Name of Drufis famous. This Relation I owe to M. le Chevalier dd Ervieux, who liv’d there a long time; ’tis to be wifh’dthat he may publilh all his Memoirs concerning that Country. Sec Dru\es. DRUSILIA, Agrippa the Elderr, Daughter, and the Younger’s Sider. She was the fined Woman of her time, and fird Contrafled to Epiphanes, King Antiochus’i Son, who promis’d to turn Jew ; but not performing it, die was married to Axizes King of the Emezeruans. Felix Governour of Judaa falling in love with her, fent Simon the Cyprian, a Magician, to perfwade her to leave her Husband, and Marry' him, promifing to make her the happied Woman in the World. And Ihe being d'efirous to be rid of her Sider Bere¬ nice's Perfecutions, imprudently hearkned to thofe Propofals, not caring for her Religion which Ihe was to forfake. Sr. Paul, being Prifoner, pleaded his Caufe before this Felix and Drufilla, Ads 24. 24. Jofephus, 1. 20. c. 5. Ant. See Druzes- DRUSIUS, ( John ) born at Oudenard 155c, dudiedat Louvain and Ghant, and other Places, and afterwards Tra- vell’d with his Father into England, and learned Hebrew at Oxford, being before, a great Proficient in Greek and Latin: Afterwards returning into Holland, he was made Profefibur at Leiden fird, and then at Franeker. He was much edeem’d for his Sufficiency and Writings; the mod confiderable of which arc : A Hebrew Grammar. De ReUa LeUione Lingust Sanlfa. Alphabetum Hebraicum Fetus. Veterum Sapientum Gnoma. De Tribus SeUis Judaorum, &c. Drufius likewile left Commentaries of fome Books of the Holy Scriptures. He drongly oppos’d the Tranflation of Junius and TremelliuSy and obferv’d a great many Faults in’t; and brought the En- glifl) over to his Opinion in a great Meafure, who made ule of his Remarks and Correflions, in their lad Tranflation of the Bible. Father Simon gives a great Charadcr of this Au- thour, for his Skill in Hebrew. He left a Colled ion of Frag¬ ments of the Ancient Greek Tranflatours of the Old Teda- ment. Printed in 1^22, by his Scholar Sextinus Amama, who fucceeded him, in the Hebrew Profelfour’s Place at Franeker. Aleurfius, Athen. Batav. Valer. Andr. Bibl. Belg. R.Simon, &c. D R U S U S, a Family. The Family of Drufus was a Branch of that of the Claudians; and tho’ one of the Commonalty, it had neverthelefs 8 Confuls,and 2 Cenfours; was honour’d with 5 Triumphs, the Didatorlhip, i^c. and produc’d many Illu- drious Men; as Salinator and Drufus, who having kill’d the General of the Enemies nam'd Drufus, took his Name; which was glorious to all his Podcrity. Drufus, Tiberius's Son by Vipfania Agrippa's Daughter, was Poifon’d. Another Drufus, Son of Germanicus, difpleafing Tiberius, was darv’d to Death. Tacitus obferves, that he kept himfelf alive Nine Days by eating the Flocks of his C^uilt; and that it was reported in Greece and Afia after his Death, that he had been feen in the Cyclades Iflands, and that the Gracians ran from all Parts to fee him, miltaking a Young Man, Marcus Silanus's Son, for him. Tacitus l.ip,s. Annal. Suetonius in Tiber. Dion.l.$y. DR US US, Son to Tiberius Nero, ind Livia, who after¬ wards married Augujius, and Brother to the Emperour Ti¬ berius. He married Antonia, Daughter to Mark Anthony, and Olfavia, Auguflus's Sifter, by whom he had Germanicus, Sec. He gave great proof of his Courage in Germany,vfhetehe made many Campaigns, and reduc’d feveral Revolted Nations. In the Year of Rome 7^9, he defeated theB/jefr, nowcalLdthe Grifon, and was Conlul in 745. He likewife fubdued the Cherufji, and other German Clans. He died of a Fall off his Horfc, at the Age of 30 Years, and to honour his Memory, his Father-in-Law Auguftut, and his Brother Tiberius Ha¬ rangu'd in his Commendation at his Funeral. Dion. Caffius. lib. 55. lib. 138. Paterculus, Suetonius, Tacitus, Scc. DRUZES, or DR US I, People oi PaUfline, inhabiting Mount Libanus, and the neighbouring Country, differing from the Turks, Chriftians, and all other People. They Marry their own Daughters, and commit all kinds of Incelt. It is not probable, that they come from the French, that follow’d (Joz/- frey of Bulloigne, and after the lofs of/enz/rf/e/n nSy.retired conA-iltcd one of thofe Wemen, to know if his poflerity jinto the Mountains; for there were fome of that Religion ra