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Paufanias, his hiftorical Voyage into Greece. French
Tranflation of it, with Notes, by L'Abbé Ge-
doyn, 176. Account of the Original, 177. The
Author's curious and extenfive Enquiries, 178.
His Country, Age in which he liv'd, 181. Other
Works faid to be written by him. His Style,
182. Elogium of the French Tranflation and
Notes, 183. The Maps, 184. The various Edi-
tions of Paufanias, 184, 185. He is too Minute.
185, 187
Pauw (F. Cornelius) his Anacreon. His Opinion
of that Author cenfur'd. His Notes learned,
388. Over-vain, and has too great a Contempt
of other Commentators.

389
Pekin, fome Account of it. Some Particulars on
Religion there.

535

Perfia, (Kings and Queens of) their Revenues.

458

Perfian Troops, their Arms, 458. Exact Difcipline,
Encampments.

459

Perfians, fome Cuftoms of theirs, 447, 448. The
excellent Education beftowed on their Princes,
455. Their military Government.

458
Peter (Saint) his Statue whimfically implor'd to
procure Rain.

Petronius, Reflection of his.

483

394

Philofophical Obfervations made in China; their
Benefit.

527

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501

Pictures, of a Horfe prancing over the holy Se-
pulchre, engage the Chriftians to undertake the
Crufade.

115

Pilgrimage to Mecca, and a Caravan protected by
Saladine.

20

Poefy of the Hebrews, (le Clerc's Differtation on
it.) The Verfification of the antient Jews not
Metre, as in Latin and Greek; but Rhime, as
- in French and Englifk.

39

Poetry,

Poetry, two Specimens of that of the Chinese. 163,
& feq.

Policy of the Chinese, fome Account of it. 538
Politicks, which the Romans employ'd against the
Britons.

Pretenture, or Fences.

513
499

62

Prophecies, the right Application of fome of those
which were controverted.
Prophecies (antient) Chrift and his Apostles could
not poffibly be mistaken in their Application
of any.
67
Prophetic Expreffions in Scripture, often taken in a
literal, when they fhould be nuderstood in a
figurative or hyperbolical Senfe.

34

Prophets (Scripture) very much addicted to Hy-
perboles.

33

Proverbs of Solomon, not invented, but collected
by him.

3 L

Pfalms (Book of) not all compofed by David, but
by various Authors, and at different times. 30
Ptolemais, ftorm'd and plundered, 24. Befieged
by the Christians, fierce and obftinate Battles
fought under its Walls, 107, and 112. The Be-
fiegers warmly attack'd, 120, 121. The Befieged
offer Terms, but are rejected, 122. Refolution
of the Befiegers, 123. Their defperate Con-
dition, 124. The City taken, and Saladine gives
himfelf up to Tears upon that account. 125
Puteola, Situation of it,
536

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Acine cenfur'd. Applauded.
Rebellion, crufh'd by Saladine.

434

20

Reliques, Account of fome in Italy. The Dish in
which Chrift eat the Pafchal Lamb. A Spunge
dipt in our Saviour's Blood, c. 338. A Piece
of the Manger. Chrift's Coat, Shirt, 339. Some
of the Virgin Mary's Milk and Hair, &c. 340
Reliques of St. Udalric, prove a Prefervative against

Rats.

484

Resurrection of Christ, objected to and answered.83

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427

Revelation, the Neceffity of it, and Infufficiency
of Reafon. Objections rais'd and answered. 86
Reynold (Prince) gives Saladine a fignal Over-
throw, 15. Taken Prifoner by Saladine, who offers
him the Mahometan Faith, which is rejected.
The Sultan cuts him on the Shoulder with his
Scimitar. Prince Reynold killed by the Standers
by.
Riccoboni (Lewis) his Hiftory of the Italian Stage,
419. Difgufted at the bad Tafle of his Coun-
trymen, goes to France.
Richard I. of England, his Character, 115. Con-
quers Cyprus, 116. Arrives before Ptolemais,
116. Forces the Commander of a large Ship to
fink her. A large one of his own burnt, 117.
Sends a Herald to Saladine, 118. Pufhes the
Siege of Ptolemais with great Vigour, 119. Is
taken very ill, ibid. Sends a Meffage or Em-
baffy to Saladine's Brother, 120. His inhuman
Butchery at Ptolemais, 217, 218. Marches for
Afcalon, 218. His Interview with Saladine's
Brother, 219. His Sifter propofed to marry Sa-
adine's Brother, 226. Surprizes the Egyptian
Army and Caravan, 229. His Embaffy to Sala-
dine, 233. The Sultan's Anfwer, 234. A moft
warlike and politic Enemy, 235. Treats with
Saladine about Faffa and Afcalon, 237. Sala-
dine's heroic Anfwer, 238. Richard like to be
furprized by Saladine, who is forced to draw off,
239. A Peace for three Years concluded be-
tween the Franks and Moflems, 240. Sails for
England.
Rickius, a Magiftrate of the City of Bonn, his
filly Treatife in defence of the Trial by cold
Water, 567, 568. Story of a Woman who under-
went it.

242

568
Rings, blefs'd by the English Monarchs, were
Prefervatives against the Cramp, &c. 562
Rollin, his antient Hiftory of the Egyptians,
Carthaginians, &c. Conclufion of the Extract
of Vol. II. 572, &c. Antient History of the
Fgyptians, Carthaginians, Affyrians, Babylo-

nians,

nians, Medes, Perfians, Macedonians, and
Greeks, Vol. II.

Abeans, their Worfhip.

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436

463

Sagona (Madame) heads an Infurrection, first
be gan by the Women in the French Colony of
Hifpaniola. Her great Valour and Intrepidity.

290

1, 103

Salah'addin (or Saladine) the Sultan, his Life and
Actions from Arabian Manufcripts.
Salmacis, that Fiction in Ovid explain'd.
Salmanafar.

Salts defin'd, their Kinds..

467

441

353

Sannio of the Antients, the fame as the modern
Harlequin, 421. Carlo Dati and Menage of a
contrary Opinion.

Sarácus.

422

442

Sardanapalus, his unaccountable Effeminacy, &c.
Death.

Satrape, Perfian Officers.

440, 441

457

Savonarolo (Ferom) the Trial of Fire proves fatal

to him.

566
Saurin (James) his new Collection of Sermons on
the Hiftory of our Lord's Paffion, and other
Subjects relating thereto.

Queen of Great Britain.

Dedicated to the

541, & feq.

424

ibid.

Scala (Flaminio) a famous Farce-player.

Sciences revive in Italy.

Schultens (Albert) his Latin Verfion of the Hiftory

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Seifo'ddin, Lord of Mufol or Affyria, defeated by
Saladine.

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Semiramis, 438. Her Progrefs thro' her Dominions,
: Wars, Defeat, 439, 440. First took care of

399

434

Highways.
Sennacherib befieges Jerufalem, 441. Defeated.442
Sentiments in the French Tragedies, often unna-
tural.
Severus's Wall in Britain, and the Works belong
ing to it.
Shawar, the Sultan or Vifier of Egypt. The Chri-
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302

ftians

ftians join with him, 11. His Head demanded,
and delivered.

12

Shawbeck furrender'd, after having made a very
warm Defence.

Sidon taken.

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24

Simeon Stylites, the Column he lived on forty

Years.

476

564

35

521

Simplicius (Saint) his Chastity and that of his Wife
tried by Fire.
Smerdis, or Artaxerxes, killed by Confpirators.454
Smith (John) a Cambridge Divine, his Differtation
concerning Prophecy and the Prophets.
Souciet (Father) his mathematical, aftronomical,
geographical, chronological, and philofophical
Obfervations; extracted from antient Chinese
Books, &c. by the Jefuits, 3 Fol. 4to.
Song of Songs, Le Clerc inclin'd to think it an Epi-
thalamium.
Sophonisba, a Tragedy, by Triffino, very much
applauded.
Spain (New) Refolution of the Natives upon the
firft landing of the Spaniards.
Spanish Colony in Hifpaniola, an Account of it,
292. The Inhabitants poor and lazy, 293. De-
vout and religious, and yet addicted to all manner
of Vice, 293. Their great Hofpitality.
Speech of Saladine to his Soldiers.

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429

153

294

109

Speech (Saladine's) in Jerufalem, to his Princes
and Captains.

230

Spell, a Man dies upon the diffolving of one. 478
Stackhoufe, his Defence of the Chriftian Religion
from the feveral Objections of modern Antiscrip→
turifts, &c.

55

425

Stage, (Italian) its Hiftory, by Lewis Riccoboni,
419. Falls to decay.
Stage, the fpeaking different Dialects on it, when
first introduc'd.

426

Stations per Lineam Valli, a Kind of Fortreffes,

499, 500

Statue of Hercules, its Mouth and Chin much worn
with Kiffing.

395

Stirrups,

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