A biographical, historical and chronological dictionary: containing accurate accounts of the lives, characters, and actions, of the most eminent persons of all ages and all countries; : including the revolutions of states, and the succession of sovereign princes / By John Watkins.

  • John Watkins
Date:
1807
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Credit: A biographical, historical and chronological dictionary: containing accurate accounts of the lives, characters, and actions, of the most eminent persons of all ages and all countries; : including the revolutions of states, and the succession of sovereign princes / By John Watkins. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tarn, 8vo. 1755, and afterwards in 2 veils. ]‘.'mo. This singular work is of the novel kind, but it is made the vehicle of arianism or socinianism, as also is his next publica- tion, “ The Life of John Buncle, Esq.” in 4 vols. l‘2mo. He wrote likewise two letters in the Theological Repository, on the na- tural proofs of a future state.—European Mag. vol. xv. Amos, the third of the minor prophets, was a shepherd of Tekoa, and supposed to have been the father of Isaiah. He pro- phesied in the reigns of Jehoram, king of Israel, and Uzziah, king of Judah.—SS. Amour (William de St.), doctor of the Sorbonne, and canon of Bouvais, was born at St. Amour, in Franche Comte ; he was a zealous defender of the rights of the uni- versity of Paris ; his book on the perils of the-latter times was condemned by Alex- ander IV. who also banished him to his native place ; but on the death of the pope he returned to Paris. He wrote other works, and died in 1272.—Dupin. Moreri. Amour (Lewis de St.), doctor of the Sor- bonne, and rector of the university of Paris He went to Rome as the advocate for the janscnists. He was expelled the Sorbonne for not signing the condemnation of Ar- nauld. He died in 1687.—Dupin. Moreri. Ampuilochius, bishop of Iconium in the 4th century, was at the council of Constan- tinople in 381, and president of that of Sida in 385. He zealously opposed the arians, and recovered Theodosius from that party. He died about 394.—Dupin. Cave s Hist. Lai. AMPHiBALUs,surnamed Brito, because he was a native of Britain, lived in the third century. He is said to have been a native of Exeter, where he acquired a knowledge of languages; after which he went to Rome, and having completed his studies, returned to his native country. He preached the gospel successfullyin England and Scotland, and wrote pious pieces. Some authors say he was bishop in the isle of Anglesea, and others that he suffered martyrdom in 291.— Hector Boece. Iiist. Scotia. Pits, de Script. Amrl, AMpHiNovusandANAPjus, two rich bro- thers ^ of Catania, in Sicily, who, in an CRl'P*i°n mount -ffitna, abandoned all their property to save their aged and infirm parents by carrying them on their shoul- ders. Valerius Maximus. Seneca de Benef. Ampsingiu3 (John Assurus), professor P (ysic at Rostock in the beginning of the 17th century. He wrote some learned treatises on medical subjects in Latin, print- ed in 1619.*-<A,;. B. D. Amru-ebn-al-as, a famous Saracen ge- neral was at first a great enemy to Mohani- ,.e ut afterwards he became bis zealous oisciple.^ He conquered Syria and Egypt, whence he extended his victorious , ,st0 -Africa. Fie died governor of Egypt, nc murished greatly under his admi- Jistration, A. D. m.—D'Hsrbdct. Mod. Amsdorf (Nicholas), bishop of Nurem- berg, and a zealous lutheran. Fie held, in opposition to Melancthon, that good works are not necessary to salvation : and a sect was formed called Amsdorfians. He died in 1541.—Moreri. Mosbeim. Amurath I. sultan of the Ttirks, succeed- ed his father Orchan in 1360. He com- pleted the conquest of the Greek empire, and defeated a formidable army of confede- rates on the plain of Kossova; but after th'6 battle he Was stabbed by a soldier of the enemv, of which wotindlie died in 1389 aged 71.—Mod. Un. Plist. Amurath II. succeeded his father Mo- hammed I. in 1422. The beginning of his reign was disturbed by pretenders to the throne, who were supported by the Greek emperor. After quelling these attempts, he resigned his .throne to his son Mahomet, and retired in 1443 to a society of dervises, from whence he was soon recalled to en- gage against the Hungarians, who had in- vaded the Turkish dominions. Amurath gained a great victory over the Christians at Varna, and then returned to his retire- ment, but was called from it again in 1446 to quell a revolt of the janizaries, and to resist the famous Scanderbeg. He suc- ceeded in both these objects, and then turned his arms against the Hungarians with his wonted good fortune. Finding lus son inadequate to the imperial station, he sent him to govern Asia Minor, and re- sumed the throne. He died in 1451, aped 41.—Ibid. h Amurath TIE succeeded his father Selim II. in 1575. Op his accession he caused his five brothers 16 be murdered, which so af- fected his mother that she stabbed herself. He added-several of the best provinces of Persia to the Turkish empire, and died in 1596’, aged 52.—Ibid. Amurath IV. succeeded his uncle Mus- tapha in 1622. He recovered Bagdad from the Persians in 1637, after which he put 30,000 of the enemy, who had surrendered at discretion, to the sword. He died of excessive debauchery in 1640, a^ed SI.— Ibid. Amy (N.), an advocate in the parliament of Aix, died in 1760. He wrote, I. Obser- vations on the Waters of the Seine, &c 12mo. 2. New Filtrating' Fountains, 12mo’ 3. Reflections on Copper, Lead, and Tin Vessels, 12mo.—Nouv. Did. Hist. Amyot (James), bishop of Auxerre, and gi eat almoner of France, was born of low parents at Milan, in 1514, and educated at l aris on charity. He left the university at the age of twenty.three, and became tutor to the children of a secretary of state, who recommended him to the duchess of Berry by whose means, he became professor of Greek and Latin in the university of Kourges. Flere he translated into French the memoirs of Theagenes and Chariclea, Winch procured him an abbey. By the
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