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.
Perfia, (Kings and Queens of) their Revenues.
Perfian Troops, their Arms, 458. Exact Difcipline, Encampments.
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.
Philofophical Obfervations made in China; their Benefit.
Pictures, of a Horfe prancing over the holy Se- pulchre, engage the Chriftians to undertake the Crufade.
Pilgrimage to Mecca, and a Caravan protected by Saladine.
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.
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.
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.
Prophets (Scripture) very much addicted to Hy- perboles.
Proverbs of Solomon, not invented, but collected by him.
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
Acine cenfur'd. Applauded. Rebellion, crufh'd by Saladine.
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
Resurrection of Christ, objected to and answered.83
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.
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, Medes, Perfians, Macedonians, and Greeks, Vol. II.
Sagona (Madame) heads an Infurrection, first be gan by the Women in the French Colony of Hifpaniola. Her great Valour and Intrepidity.
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..
Sannio of the Antients, the fame as the modern Harlequin, 421. Carlo Dati and Menage of a contrary Opinion.
Sardanapalus, his unaccountable Effeminacy, &c. Death.
Satrape, Perfian Officers.
Savonarolo (Ferom) the Trial of Fire proves fatal
566 Saurin (James) his new Collection of Sermons on the Hiftory of our Lord's Paffion, and other Subjects relating thereto.
Scala (Flaminio) a famous Farce-player.
Sciences revive in Italy.
Schultens (Albert) his Latin Verfion of the Hiftory
Seifo'ddin, Lord of Mufol or Affyria, defeated by Saladine.
Semiramis, 438. Her Progrefs thro' her Dominions, : Wars, Defeat, 439, 440. First took care of
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- Tt4
ftians join with him, 11. His Head demanded, and delivered.
Shawbeck furrender'd, after having made a very warm Defence.
Simeon Stylites, the Column he lived on forty
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.
Speech (Saladine's) in Jerufalem, to his Princes and Captains.
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.
Stage, (Italian) its Hiftory, by Lewis Riccoboni, 419. Falls to decay. Stage, the fpeaking different Dialects on it, when first introduc'd.
Stations per Lineam Valli, a Kind of Fortreffes,
Statue of Hercules, its Mouth and Chin much worn with Kiffing.
« ZurückWeiter » |