Stirrups, first mention'd by St. Ferom.
Stones, defin'd, their Kinds.
Sulphurs, what, their Kinds.
Sultan Saladine, the Purity of his Faith. His Fer-
vency in Prayer, Generofity and Charity. Strict
Obfervation of the Faft of Ramadan. Pilgri-
mage, Veneration for the Koran or Al-koran, 5.
Impartial Adminiftration of Justice, furprizing
Munificence, 7. Inftances of his uncommon Af-
fability, 8. His great Humanity to the Chriftian
Pilgrims, 241. His excellent Advice to one of
his Sons, 242. His Return to Damascus, falls
fick there of a violent Fever. His great Temper
and Refignation. Grows delirious, and dies, 243.
His Burial. Reflections on his Character.
Sun, its Office, Reflexion.
Superftition, Talents requir'd in Writers on that
Subject.
Talismans, what, and their Ufes.
Tax-gatherers of Antiquity, rapacious Wret-
Templers and Hospitalers taken Prifoners by Sala-
dine, and doom'd to die.
Teftament (New) a Musket-Ball that went through
part of one.
Theatrical Entertainments of the Romans, of
three Kinds, viz. Tragedies, Comedies, and
Farces.
Theodora, Wife to fuftinian, where born. Ex-
ceeding poor, fuppofed to be a Strumpet by
fome, 272. Vaftly beautiful. A great Genius.
Learned.
Thieves, difcover'd by a Stone ground to Powder,
Tiberias, fir'd, plunder'd, and made a Scene of
Blood by Saladine.
Titles, or pompous Names, bestowed on Sultan
Saladine.
Totila, King of the Goths, his Conquests, 281.
Death.
Towers (Wooden) burnt by a Blacksmith of Da-
mafcus.
Towers (Watch) in Britain.
Tragedies (regular) when, reviv'd among the Ita-
Lians.
Tragedies (French) the immediate Offspring of
Romance, 430. The Plots too often perplex'd.
Tragic Poets (Greek) the Aim and Defign of
their Writings.
Tragic Poets (Roman) writ merely for Writing-
ibid.
Transfiguration of Chrift on the Mount. Objections
to this, and their Anfwer.
Travellers antiently practis'd feveral fuperftitious
Ceremonies, 392. Ominous Days.
Travels, Relations of them very fufpicious. 471
Treaty between Saladine and the Franks, 216, 217
Tribonianus, the famous Lawyer, his Employ-
ments, 273. The greateft Man of his Age. Ac-
cused of Atheism and Avarice.
Tripoli (Count of) a Leader in the King of Feru-
Salem's Army; flies inglorioufly from the Bat-
tle to Tyre, where he dies.
Tyre befieg'd, but not taken, 24. Again befieg'd
by Saladine, but without Succefs.
Tyre (Marquis of) his Treaty with Saladine, 225,
c. Affaffinated, at the Inftigation of King
Richard.
Andals, fome Account of them in the Note. 278
Vanderbeck, fome idle Whimfies of his.
Vegetables, defin'd, 354. Their Principles. 355
Venereal Difeafe, first brought from Hispaniola,
127. Into Europe.
Veffels, and Utenfils for Chemistry.
431. Some Moderns inter-
fere with them in a most unaccountable Man-
Urim and Thummim, a new Conjecture concer-
ning them, 320. By whom made, 321. Of Sa-
phire, of Parian Marble, or of Alabaster. Whim-
fical Reafons why they were composed of one
of thefe, 322. Of a quadrangular Form, kept
in the Breaft-plate, or rather a Purse, 324. Made
by God himself, 325. Manner how the High-
Prieft pronounced oracular Answers to the
Queries of the People, by the Urim and Thum-
325
Alls (Roman) in Britain, 301, 302. Courfe
of the Wall, 503. Dimenfions. Materials.
Defign of it, 504. Infcriptions on it, 505.
Prefent State of them.
Wand (Magical) for what employ'd. Its Substance,
568. In what Manner held, 569. Superftitious
Ceremonies with which it was accompanied,
569, 570. The Signs given by it are illufive,
ibid. It was employ'd by feveral Nations. 571
Water turn'd into Wine by Christ. Objections to
this Miracle, and the Anfwer.
Water, its Characters, Contents, Properties, 371.
Species, Thawing, Ufe, 372. If convertible
to Earth.
Water (boiling) a religious Controverfy decided
by it.
Water (cold) used for the Trial of Wizards, c.
Manner how the Trial was performed, 566, 567.
Condemn'd.
ibid.
Wizard, bewitches a young Gentleman. 479
Woman of great Beauty (a Chriftian) fights de-
fperately before Ptolemais.
Women, when first introduced on the Stage. 425
Writers (Evangelical) their Truth and Authority,56.
Their Divine Inspiration.
Writing a fine Hand, in vaft Efteem among the
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