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	George, Despot of Servia in 1440. was constrain'd to serve Bajazet I. against Tamerlain: Afterwards he took part sometimes with the Christians, sometimes with the Ottomans: at length Amurat married his Daughter. Mahomet II. took Novograde, the Chief City of Servia from him. He died of a Wound received in his hand, fighting against the Hungarians led by Zillagy, Brother-in-Law to Hunniades.		George, Despot of Servia in 1440. was constrain'd to serve Bajazet I. against Tamerlain: Afterwards he took part sometimes with the Christians, sometimes with the Ottomans: at length Amurat married his Daughter. Mahomet II. took Novograde, the Chief City of Servia from him. He died of a Wound received in his hand, fighting against the Hungarians led by Zillagy, Brother-in-Law to Hunniades.

	Georgia Proper, formerly Iberia, contains the Cities of Teflis, Gory, Suram and My. The Air is dry, very hot in Summer, very cold in Winter; their Summer begins in May, but lasts till the end of November. The Soil is very fruitful, provided it be well water'd; and the Bread and Fruits are Excellent. Their Wildfowl have an Admirable taste, and their Wild-Boar is very delicate. The Common People live generally upon Pig, which never does 'em any hurt, tho' they Eat never so much. The Caspian Sea, and the River Kur, supply them 'em with Fish. Their Wine is extraordinary and cheap.

	Georgia Proper, was a Kingdom of which all the Inhabitants were Christians, but since 1639. the Mahometans are mix'd among 'em; and the King of Persia, having conquer'd the Country, has made two Kingdoms of it, of which he has given the Command to Princes, whom he calls Viceroys, and who are obliged to be Mahometans, if they will preserve their Dignity. The Christians are partly of the Sect of the Armenians, and a part observe the Greek Ceremonies. The Georgians are excellent Archers, and compose a good part of the King of Persia's Cavalry, who reposes much upon their Courage and Fidelity. The People are generally ruddy and fresh Complexion'd, and the Women esteem'd the fairest in Asia. They Cloister their Daughters very young, because People steal 'em, to carry 'em into Turkey and Persia, where they have extraordinary Prices for 'em. The Women never Feast with their Husbands; but after these have treated their Friends, they Invite and make Merry with those of their own Sex. Great Numbers of Armenians, Greeks, Jews, Turks, Persians, Tartars and Muscovites dwell in this Country; having the full free exercise of their several Religions. They build all their Churches upon Mountains and Hills, that they might be seen at the greater distance. For Religion, the Natives differ little from the Mingrelians; They do not admit a particular Judgment, saying, That Souls are carried by their Guardian Angels before Jesus Christ, who, if he finds 'em spotless, sends 'em to a place of Light; if otherwise, to a place of Darkness, without any other Punishment; where they expect the Universal Judgment. They believe Infidels will not appear at the last Judgment, but remain in their place of Punishment. A Priest assists and reads Prayers at their Christnings; but it's the Godfather that Baptizes. They confess very seldom, and when they do, it's only in general terms, viz. That they have sinned against God, &c. They give the Communion to dying Children; They make use of Wooden Chalices; do not say each their Office, but content 'emselves to hear it read. Their Priests for the most part are Gentlemen's Servants; Their Bishops are not in a much better Condition, being often forced to take Arms and go to the Wars. The Prince is Absolute as well in Spirituals as Temporals, and each Nobleman has Sovereign Power over his Vassals and Servants; They Divorce their Wives when they are found to be Barren, or convicted of Adultery, or known unsupportably troublesom and quarrelsom. Tavernier.

	Geraldi, (Hugo) Bishop of Cahors, rais'd to that Dignity, by Clement V. in 1312. Who likewise gave him 10000 Florins in Gold; but was afterwards Accused and Convicted of so many Crimes, that John XXII. publickly Degraded him, and deliver'd him to the Criminal Judges; by whom he was condemn'd to be Flea'd, dragged to the Pile, and then Burnt. Ciconius.		Geraldi, (Hugo) Bishop of Cahors, rais'd to that Dignity, by Clement V. in 1312. Who likewise gave him 10000 Florins in Gold; but was afterwards Accused and Convicted of so many Crimes, that John XXII. publickly Degraded him, and deliver'd him to the Criminal Judges; by whom he was condemn'd to be Flea'd, dragged to the Pile, and then Burnt. Ciconius.
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	<nowiki>*</nowiki> Hellenists, or Graecizing Jews; such as were Jews by Parentage, but lived dispersed in most Provinces of the Roman Empire; Reading the Scripture in the Septuagint-Translation, and performing all publick Offices in Greek: Otherwise as strict in their Sabbath-keeping, as tenacious of their Circumcision, and of the other Rites and Ceremonies of the Law of Moses, as the Jews of Palaestine; and therefore scorn'd and derided by the Gentiles, among whom they lived. Credat Judaeus appella, says one of their Poets, speaking of the Jewish Circumcision. Recutitaque Sabbata palles, says another of them, in derision to their Sabbaths. Novi illis Ritus caeteris mortalibus contrarii, says Tacitus (a graver Author) of the whole Body of their Rituals, or Acts of Worship. Heylin.		<nowiki>*</nowiki> Hellenists, or Graecizing Jews; such as were Jews by Parentage, but lived dispersed in most Provinces of the Roman Empire; Reading the Scripture in the Septuagint-Translation, and performing all publick Offices in Greek: Otherwise as strict in their Sabbath-keeping, as tenacious of their Circumcision, and of the other Rites and Ceremonies of the Law of Moses, as the Jews of Palaestine; and therefore scorn'd and derided by the Gentiles, among whom they lived. Credat Judaeus appella, says one of their Poets, speaking of the Jewish Circumcision. Recutitaque Sabbata palles, says another of them, in derision to their Sabbaths. Novi illis Ritus caeteris mortalibus contrarii, says Tacitus (a graver Author) of the whole Body of their Rituals, or Acts of Worship. Heylin.

	Hellespont, Lat. Hellespontus, now called the Streights of the Dardanelles, or the Streights of Gallipoli, is a narrow Arm of the Sea, betwixt Europe on the West, and Asia on the East, the Propontis (or Sea of Marmora) Northward, and the Aegean Sea (now Archipelago) Southward. So called from Helle, Daughter to Athamas K. of Thebes, who was here drowned. Or otherwise Bosphorus Thracius, from Thracia a Province of Greece on the West Side of it; and Bosphorus, of Bos, an Ox, and the Greek Word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, to		Hellespont, Lat. Hellespontus, now called the Streights of the Dardanelles, or the Streights of Gallipoli, is a narrow Arm of the Sea, betwixt Europe on the West, and Asia on the East, the Propontis (or Sea of Marmora) Northward, and the Aegean Sea (now Archipelago) Southward. So called from Helle, Daughter to Athamas K. of Thebes, who was here drowned. Or otherwise Bosphorus Thracius, from Thracia a Province of Greece on the West Side of it; and Bosphorus, of Bos, an Ox, and the Greek Word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, to bear, or carry; for Oxen have swam over it, not being above half a League in breadth. Its length is about 25 Miles, both sides being fortified by the Castles called the Black Towers, or the Dardanelles; under which Name you will find them described. Over this famous Streight did the Persian K. Xerxes, according to Herodotus, make a Bridge of Boats, about 2208 in number, to pass into Greece; which being shrewdly battered by a sudden Tempest, he caused the Sea to be beaten with 300 Stripes, and cast a pair of Fetters into it, to make it know to whom it was subject. His Army consisted of 2164710 Men: But whilst all the Persians soothed him up with the greatness of his Forces, Artabanus told him, that he feared no Enemies but the Sea and the Earth; the one yielding no Harbour for such a Navy, nor the other sufficient Subsistence for so vast an Army. It happen'd at last, that his Fleet was so broken by the Valour of the Greeks, and the Fury of the Sea, that Xerxes was compell'd to flee in a poor Fisher-Boat; which being overburthen'd, was ready to sink, when the Persians cast away themselves, to save the Life of their King. The Loss of which Noble Spirits so vex'd him, that, having given the Steers-man a Golden Coronet for preserving his Life, he commanded him to be executed, as the Author of his Servants Death. 'Tis also remarkable for its dividing Cestos from Abydos, now the Dardanelles, the Birthplaces of the famed Hero and Leander. Heylin. Ovid. Grelot's Voyage to Constantinople.

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	bear, or carry; for Oxen have swam over it, not being above half a League in breadth. Its length is about 25 Miles, both sides being fortified by the Castles called the Black Towers, or the Dardanelles; under which Name you will find them described. Over this famous Streight did the Persian K. Xerxes, according to Herodotus, make a Bridge of Boats, about 2208 in number, to pass into Greece; which being shrewdly battered by a sudden Tempest, he caused the Sea to be beaten with 300 Stripes, and cast a pair of Fetters into it, to make it know to whom it was subject. His Army consisted of 2164710 Men: But whilst all the Persians soothed him up with the greatness of his Forces, Artabanus told him, that he feared no Enemies but the Sea and the Earth; the one yielding no Harbour for such a Navy, nor the other sufficient Subsistence for so vast an Army. It happen'd at last, that his Fleet was so broken by the Valour of the Greeks, and the Fury of the Sea, that Xerxes was compell'd to flee in a poor Fisher-Boat; which being overburthen'd, was ready to sink, when the Persians cast away themselves, to save the Life of their King. The Loss of which Noble Spirits so vex'd him, that, having given the Steers-man a Golden Coronet for preserving his Life, he commanded him to be executed, as the Author of his Servants Death. 'Tis also remarkable for its dividing Cestos from Abydos, now the Dardanelles, the Birthplaces of the famed Hero and Leander. Heylin. Ovid. Grelot's Voyage to Constantinople.

	<nowiki>*</nowiki> Hell-kettles, Three Pits of a wonderful depth, at Oxenhall, near Darlington, in the Bishoprick of Durham; whose Waters are something warm. These Pits came by an Earthquake, that happen'd An. 1179; whereof the Records of Tinmouth (according to Speed) make mention in these Words: On Christmas-day, at Oxenhall, in the Territories of Darlington, the Ground heav'd up aloft, like unto an high Tower; and so continued all that Day, as it were immoveable, until the Evening; when it fell with such an horrid Noise, that it put all the neighbouring Villages into an extream Fear: Ʋpon which Fall, a deep Pit was made, remaining there to this Day. 'Tis said, that Tunstal, Bp of the Diocess, threw a mark'd Goose into one of these Pits, which came up again on the River Tees.		<nowiki>*</nowiki> Hell-kettles, Three Pits of a wonderful depth, at Oxenhall, near Darlington, in the Bishoprick of Durham; whose Waters are something warm. These Pits came by an Earthquake, that happen'd An. 1179; whereof the Records of Tinmouth (according to Speed) make mention in these Words: On Christmas-day, at Oxenhall, in the Territories of Darlington, the Ground heav'd up aloft, like unto an high Tower; and so continued all that Day, as it were immoveable, until the Evening; when it fell with such an horrid Noise, that it put all the neighbouring Villages into an extream Fear: Ʋpon which Fall, a deep Pit was made, remaining there to this Day. 'Tis said, that Tunstal, Bp of the Diocess, threw a mark'd Goose into one of these Pits, which came up again on the River Tees.
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	Iehuda, or Ben-David-Fessean, surnamed Hijug, a Rabbin. He lived in the XIth. Century. He was the first Hebrew Grammarian in the Western World, according to Genebrard, who talks of another Jehuda, a Jewish Levite, who lived in the XIIth. Century.		Iehuda, or Ben-David-Fessean, surnamed Hijug, a Rabbin. He lived in the XIth. Century. He was the first Hebrew Grammarian in the Western World, according to Genebrard, who talks of another Jehuda, a Jewish Levite, who lived in the XIIth. Century.

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	<nowiki>*</nowiki> Ielphee, or Zulpha, a Suburb to the City Ispahan, the Capital of Persia, Inhabited by Armenian Christians, who have many Privileges granted them by that Crown. They have a Patriarch in this Place, much respected by the K. of Persia, though a Mahometan Prince, and 12 Bishops. In 1609. a Thousand of these Armenian Christians were at one time martyr'd by Abbas King of Persia, on a Pretence that they had submitted to the Pope. Herbert pag. 68.

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	the K. of Swedeland, ever since the Peace concluded at Bromsbroo, in 1645. There are no considerable Towns in it, but only 3 Castles, which are Ressund, Docre and Lith. It hath on the East Angermania, on the West Helsingia, on the South Medelphia, on the North Norway.		Iempterland, which the Latin Writers call Jemptia; formerly a Province of Norway in Denmark, but now belonging to the K. of Swedeland, ever since the Peace concluded at Bromsbroo, in 1645. There are no considerable Towns in it, but only 3 Castles, which are Ressund, Docre and Lith. It hath on the East Angermania, on the West Helsingia, on the South Medelphia, on the North Norway.

	Iena, a Town of Thuringia in Germany, belonging to the Duke of Saxon-Weimar, with an University. It is situated upon the River De la Sala, in a fertile Vale. There is plenty of Vines about it. It is well built, but small, walled about, and hath a Bridge over the River. This City was of no Consideration till after the Dukes of Saxony built the University in it, which was founded Jan. 25. 1555. Bertius lib. 3. in Comment. Germ. It is 14 Miles E. of Weimar, and 12 S. W. of Naumburg. Long. 31. 41. Lat. 51. 2.		Iena, a Town of Thuringia in Germany, belonging to the Duke of Saxon-Weimar, with an University. It is situated upon the River De la Sala, in a fertile Vale. There is plenty of Vines about it. It is well built, but small, walled about, and hath a Bridge over the River. This City was of no Consideration till after the Dukes of Saxony built the University in it, which was founded Jan. 25. 1555. Bertius lib. 3. in Comment. Germ. It is 14 Miles E. of Weimar, and 12 S. W. of Naumburg. Long. 31. 41. Lat. 51. 2.
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	Ingerburgea, a Q. of France, was Daughter of Waldemarus I. of that Name, K. of Denmark. She was married to Philip Augustus, in the City of Amiens, An. 1193. and was crowned the next Day: But 28 Days after the King divorced her at Compeigne, under pretence of Kin, and married Agnes of Merania, An. 1196. Canutus IV. King of Denmark made his Complaint to Pope Coelestin III. who made a great Stir; and in the Council held at Dijon, An. 1199. Peter of Cappadocia being Legate, excommunicated the King, and put the Kingdom under an Interdiction. This grieved Philip. He made his Complaint to Cardinal William de Champaigne ABp. of Rheims, and to other Prelates, who consented to the Repudiation, and in the mean Time he shut up Ingerburgea in the Castle of •stampes, An. 1200. But seeing afterwards that the Council of Soissons, assembled An. 1201. would not absolve him, but on Condition that he should take his Wife again, he took her, without speaking either to the Bishops or Legates. Some Time after he sent back Ingerburgea to live at the Castle d'Estampes, and re-took her in 1213. She died at Corbeil, in 1236. aged 60 Years. Some Authors write, That she had some secret Faults, which the King could not endure. She had no Children. William the Briton. Rigold.		Ingerburgea, a Q. of France, was Daughter of Waldemarus I. of that Name, K. of Denmark. She was married to Philip Augustus, in the City of Amiens, An. 1193. and was crowned the next Day: But 28 Days after the King divorced her at Compeigne, under pretence of Kin, and married Agnes of Merania, An. 1196. Canutus IV. King of Denmark made his Complaint to Pope Coelestin III. who made a great Stir; and in the Council held at Dijon, An. 1199. Peter of Cappadocia being Legate, excommunicated the King, and put the Kingdom under an Interdiction. This grieved Philip. He made his Complaint to Cardinal William de Champaigne ABp. of Rheims, and to other Prelates, who consented to the Repudiation, and in the mean Time he shut up Ingerburgea in the Castle of •stampes, An. 1200. But seeing afterwards that the Council of Soissons, assembled An. 1201. would not absolve him, but on Condition that he should take his Wife again, he took her, without speaking either to the Bishops or Legates. Some Time after he sent back Ingerburgea to live at the Castle d'Estampes, and re-took her in 1213. She died at Corbeil, in 1236. aged 60 Years. Some Authors write, That she had some secret Faults, which the King could not endure. She had no Children. William the Briton. Rigold.

	<nowiki>*</nowiki> Ingermaland, Lat. Ingria, called by others Isera Ingria. A Province of the Kingdom of Swedeland, which has Moscovia Eastward, Livonia Westward, and between the Lake Ladoga and the Gulf, that of Finland. The River of Nerva is there as a Chanel between the Lake and this Gulf. Ingria belonged formerly to the Moscovites, who yielded it to the Swedes by a Treaty in 1617. This Land is considerable for Elk-hunting. Its principal Boroughs are Nottebourgh, Juanogorod, Caporia, Jamagorod, Gam, &c.

	Ingolstadt upon the Danube. Lat. Ingolstadium, a City of Germany in Bavaria, with an University, founded An. 1410. and increased in 1459. by Lewis D. of Bavaria, who obtained a great many Privileges for it of Pope Pius II. This City lies between Newbourgh and Ratisbonne. The K. of Swedeland could not take this City, though he besieged it during the last German Wars, in 1632. He was like to be killed there by a Canon-Shot. It is very well fortified, with a fine Bridge upon the Danube. All the Houses there, being of Wood, are built separately, to prevent the Accidents of Fire. It is 13 Miles E. of Newburgh, 28 W. of Ratisbonne, and 45 N. of Munchen. Lon. 31. 32. Lat. 48. 43. Cluvier Germ. Zeiler. Itiner. Germ. Middendorp de Acad. Bertius de reb. German.		Ingolstadt upon the Danube. Lat. Ingolstadium, a City of Germany in Bavaria, with an University, founded An. 1410. and increased in 1459. by Lewis D. of Bavaria, who obtained a great many Privileges for it of Pope Pius II. This City lies between Newbourgh and Ratisbonne. The K. of Swedeland could not take this City, though he besieged it during the last German Wars, in 1632. He was like to be killed there by a Canon-Shot. It is very well fortified, with a fine Bridge upon the Danube. All the Houses there, being of Wood, are built separately, to prevent the Accidents of Fire. It is 13 Miles E. of Newburgh, 28 W. of Ratisbonne, and 45 N. of Munchen. Lon. 31. 32. Lat. 48. 43. Cluvier Germ. Zeiler. Itiner. Germ. Middendorp de Acad. Bertius de reb. German.
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	Issus, a City of Cilicia, called Lajazzo, or Ajazze, near to a Bay of the same Name, and to the Mount Amana. It was in the Neighbourhood of this Place, that Alexander the Great defeated Darius's Army. The City Nicopolis is not far from it, but it is not the same with it, as some suppose. This City lies 15 Miles from Nicopolis towards the West, 35 from the Mouth of the River Pyramus to the East, and 60 from Antioch towards the North. Baudrand. See Ajazze.		Issus, a City of Cilicia, called Lajazzo, or Ajazze, near to a Bay of the same Name, and to the Mount Amana. It was in the Neighbourhood of this Place, that Alexander the Great defeated Darius's Army. The City Nicopolis is not far from it, but it is not the same with it, as some suppose. This City lies 15 Miles from Nicopolis towards the West, 35 from the Mouth of the River Pyramus to the East, and 60 from Antioch towards the North. Baudrand. See Ajazze.

	<nowiki>*</nowiki> Istacher, one of the most ancient Cities in Persia, and formerly a Royal Seat, but now become a Village, the City Ziaras having sprung out of its Ruins. It stood a Mile from the River Araxes, now called Bendamor. Baudr.

	<nowiki>*</nowiki> Isthancester, a Town of old, which stood where now stands St. Peter's Chapel, in the utmost Point, on the South Side of the Chelmer's Mouth. Here the Roman Fortenses kept their Station, or Guard, in the Declension of the Roman Empire, for the Security of these Parts against the Saxon Rovers.		<nowiki>*</nowiki> Isthancester, a Town of old, which stood where now stands St. Peter's Chapel, in the utmost Point, on the South Side of the Chelmer's Mouth. Here the Roman Fortenses kept their Station, or Guard, in the Declension of the Roman Empire, for the Security of these Parts against the Saxon Rovers.

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	Iava, Japhet's Son, born about 4 or 5 Years after the Flood, The Ionians were his Posterity. He left 4 Sons; Elishah, Chief of the Aeolians, Tarshish, the Founder of Tarsus, and Head of the People of Cilicia; Kittim, Chief of the People of Cyprus; and, Dodanim, of those of Rhodes. * Genesis cap. 10. Torniel, An. Mun. 1931. n. 22.		Iava, Japhet's Son, born about 4 or 5 Years after the Flood, The Ionians were his Posterity. He left 4 Sons; Elishah, Chief of the Aeolians, Tarshish, the Founder of Tarsus, and Head of the People of Cilicia; Kittim, Chief of the People of Cyprus; and, Dodanim, of those of Rhodes. * Genesis cap. 10. Torniel, An. Mun. 1931. n. 22.

	Iava, a great Island of Asia in the Indian Ocean, separated from Sumatra, by an Arm of the Sea, called The Streights of the Sund, which gives its Name to the neighbouring Islands. Java is above 200 Leagues long, and about 50 in breadth; it was formerly subject to many Princes, when divided into Nine Kingdoms, viz. Bantam, Jacatra, Japara, Tuban, Jortan, Passarvan, Panarucan, Balambuan, and Materan, whereof each had a City of its own Name. Now there are but 2 Princes, one of Bantam, the other of Materan, who is Stiled Emperor of Java. The Country is extreamly fruitful, especially in Aromaticks, abounds with Pepper, Benzoin, Sugar, and Mines of Gold and Brass. The chief City of the whole Island, is Materan, much frequented by the English and Dutch, which last, made themselves Masters of Jacatra in 1617, and called it Battavia, now the Residence of the Chief of the Company, and the best Bank in the Indies. Most of the Inhabitants of this Island are Mahometans. In 1684, the Dutch joining with a Son of the K. of Bantam, then in Rebellion against his Father, seized the City of Bantam, took Possession of the English Factory, and kept the old K. Prisoner in the Castle: But finding that there were Designs to restore him, they perswaded the young Prince in 1686, to remove him to Battavia. The Southern Parts of this Island are still undiscovered. In 1331, Odericus, a Friar Minor, was here; he saith, it was in Circuit 3000 Miles, divided into 8 Kingdoms, but all subject to one Supreme Prince; full of People, and one of the richest Kingdoms in the World. The Palace Royal, being paved with Bricks of Gold and Silver chequered; and that this Prince always beat the Tartars when they invaded him. Hackl. T. 2. p. 45. It lies between 130 or 140 Degrees Lon. and 5 and 10 Southern Lat. Texeira. Maffee.

	Iauregui (John.) At 23 Years of Age he went to Antwerp, by the Advice of his Master John de Anastro, Merchant in Biscaia, and being got into the P. of Orange's Castle, he discharged a Pistol at him, and wounded him, March 28. 1582. Endeavouring to escape, he was killed upon the place by some of the Prince's Gentlemen. Emanuel de Meteren Histoire des pais-bas.		Iauregui (John.) At 23 Years of Age he went to Antwerp, by the Advice of his Master John de Anastro, Merchant in Biscaia, and being got into the P. of Orange's Castle, he discharged a Pistol at him, and wounded him, March 28. 1582. Endeavouring to escape, he was killed upon the place by some of the Prince's Gentlemen. Emanuel de Meteren Histoire des pais-bas.
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	<nowiki>*</nowiki> Iessenius (John) a very learned Bohemian, who being sent Ambassador to Hungary, was taken in his Return and carried Prisoner to Vienna, whence being Exchanged soon after for a certain Italian, as he was coming out of the Prison, he wrote upon the Wall these 5 Letters, I. M. M. M. M. which, when many had essayed to interpret, but in vain, Ferdinand of Austria hit the Matter, and Explained them thus, Imperator Matthias mense Martii morietur. In opposition to which, he wrote on the same Wall, Jesseni, mentiris, mala morte morieris; which being related to Jessenius, he answered, That as it would be found his was no Lye; so Ferdinand would endeavour to make himself a true Prophet, which happened accordingly, for the Emperor died in March; and Jessenius being taken, after the Defeat of the Bohemians, in 1620, was, by Ferdinand's Order, put to death. Laetus comp. Hist. Ʋniv.		<nowiki>*</nowiki> Iessenius (John) a very learned Bohemian, who being sent Ambassador to Hungary, was taken in his Return and carried Prisoner to Vienna, whence being Exchanged soon after for a certain Italian, as he was coming out of the Prison, he wrote upon the Wall these 5 Letters, I. M. M. M. M. which, when many had essayed to interpret, but in vain, Ferdinand of Austria hit the Matter, and Explained them thus, Imperator Matthias mense Martii morietur. In opposition to which, he wrote on the same Wall, Jesseni, mentiris, mala morte morieris; which being related to Jessenius, he answered, That as it would be found his was no Lye; so Ferdinand would endeavour to make himself a true Prophet, which happened accordingly, for the Emperor died in March; and Jessenius being taken, after the Defeat of the Bohemians, in 1620, was, by Ferdinand's Order, put to death. Laetus comp. Hist. Ʋniv.

	Iesso, or Yezo, a Continent of great extent North of Japan, from which it is separated by the Streight of Sungar. Some doubt whether it be an Isle or Continent. If we believe those of China, 'tis part of Tartary, which holds with the Kingdoms of Yupi and Niulhan; as appears by P. Martin's Chart of China and Japan. Moreover, it is Recorded in the Annals of China, That on the other side of the Land of Leaottung towards the N. E. there are Countries of Six Thousand Stadiums, that is near 24 Degrees. But in late Voyages, Discovery has been made of a Streight, between Tartary and the Land of Jesso, called The Streight of Jesso, which doth not agree with the Opinion of the Chineses. The Inhabitants of Jesso, wear Beasts-skins for Cover; and, as it is said, Stomachers of Brass able to withstand an Arrow. They are Warriors, and dreaded by the Japans. They observe no Religion, without it be to Worship the Sun and Stars; nor, have they any Policy or Government amongst them. The Hollanders have observed, that this People were not so barbarous as they appeared, for that they came amongst Strangers in their best Habits. Tho' this Land lies near Japan, and is only divided by the Streight of Sungar, yet the Emp. of Japan could never know the Places remote from the Shoar, tho' they often sent Persons well provided, to make Discoveries; for they could meet with nothing but rude Mountaineers, which could not answer their Expectations. It is thought, That this Land reacheth to North America, and joins to the famous Streights of Anian, so long sought but never found. Martin's description of China. M. Thevenot's relation of the Land of Eso, Tom. III. Holland. Embassy to Japan, Part I.

	Iesua, a Rabbin, of the Tribe of Levi, a Spaniard, who lived in the XVth. Century. He composed a Work, very useful for all such as would study the Talmud. This Work is Entituled, Halicoth Olam, The way to Eternity, therein he neatly explains the manner how the Talmud-Doctors speak, how they make their Objections, and how they answer them; for there is nothing so intricate as that in the Book of the Talmud. There are many Editions in Hebrew of this Work. Constantine l'Empereur, Professor of the Jewish Controversies at Leyden, Printed a Latin Translation thereof at the same Town, An. 1634, where he also added the Hebrew Text. Vide Buxtorf. in his Rabbinical Library.		Iesua, a Rabbin, of the Tribe of Levi, a Spaniard, who lived in the XVth. Century. He composed a Work, very useful for all such as would study the Talmud. This Work is Entituled, Halicoth Olam, The way to Eternity, therein he neatly explains the manner how the Talmud-Doctors speak, how they make their Objections, and how they answer them; for there is nothing so intricate as that in the Book of the Talmud. There are many Editions in Hebrew of this Work. Constantine l'Empereur, Professor of the Jewish Controversies at Leyden, Printed a Latin Translation thereof at the same Town, An. 1634, where he also added the Hebrew Text. Vide Buxtorf. in his Rabbinical Library.
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	Indigetes, is a Name which the Ancients gave their Heroes, listed in the Number of Gods; as, Hercules, Romulus, Caesar, &c. The Ancients give likewise the Name of Indigetes to a People of Spain, so called, and now inhabiting Ampourdan, in the Principality of Catalonia, upon the Frontiers of France, and the Earldom of Roussillon.		Indigetes, is a Name which the Ancients gave their Heroes, listed in the Number of Gods; as, Hercules, Romulus, Caesar, &c. The Ancients give likewise the Name of Indigetes to a People of Spain, so called, and now inhabiting Ampourdan, in the Principality of Catalonia, upon the Frontiers of France, and the Earldom of Roussillon.

	Indostan, or the Empire of the Great Mogul, is bounded on the N. with the Asian Tartary, and the Kingdom of Thibet, on the W. by the Kingdom of Persia, on the E. by the River Cosmin or Cosmite, which separates it from the rest of the Indies; and on the S. with the Bay of Bengale, and Promontory of Malabar. To the account of this Country under the Word Mogul, may be added, That its great Commerce brings it vast Summs of Gold and Silver, and that there is but little Exported. For Turkey, Arabia-Foelix, and Persia cannot subsist without its Commerce. Its Merchandices are sent to Pegu, Siam, to Macassar or Celebes, to Sumatra, Ceylan, Maldives, Moramzique, and other places, whence they have great store of Gold. The Europeans also disburse great Summs with them, which the Country-People work into Goldsmith's-works, and use in their Manufactures of Cloath of Silver and Gold, which they exchange for Brass, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, &c. with the Hollanders; with the English for Lead; and the French for Scarlets; with those of Ʋsbeck and Persia for Horses. The Great Mogul's Treasury is rich, almost beyond belief; for this Prince is Heir of all the Omra's or Lords of his Court, and of all the Manseb-dars or petty Omra's, that receive his Pay; besides this, he has the Property of all the Lands of his Kingdom. This Empire is more subject to Civil Wars and Rebellions, than any on the Earth, because of the Disputes which frequently happen betwixt the Sons of the Great Mogul for the Crown, and the turbulent Spirits of those who dwell in Woods and Mountains, who were never entirely subdued, because the principal part of the Emperor's Army consisting of that People, they favour them. See Mogul. Bernier's Hist. du Grand Mogul.

	Indous, a Sort of Pagans in India, on the other side of the Ganges. They are no Banyans, for they Kill and Eat all Sorts of Beasts, besides Oxen and Cows. They believe One only God, and the Immortality of the Soul, but they spoil this Belief with a vast number of Superstitions. They take their Meals within a Circle, into which they will not suffer the Banyans, whom they abhorr, to enter. They are most of them Soldiers, and the Great Mogul makes use of them to Garrison his best Places. Mandeslo Tom. II. of Olearius.		Indous, a Sort of Pagans in India, on the other side of the Ganges. They are no Banyans, for they Kill and Eat all Sorts of Beasts, besides Oxen and Cows. They believe One only God, and the Immortality of the Soul, but they spoil this Belief with a vast number of Superstitions. They take their Meals within a Circle, into which they will not suffer the Banyans, whom they abhorr, to enter. They are most of them Soldiers, and the Great Mogul makes use of them to Garrison his best Places. Mandeslo Tom. II. of Olearius.

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