The general gazetteer, or, compendious geographical dictionary. Containing a description of all the empires, kingdoms, ... and promontories in the known world; together with the government, policy, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; ... Embellished with nine maps / by R. Brookes.

Richard Brookes

Date:: 1773

Credit: The general gazetteer, or, compendious geographical dictionary. Containing a description of all the empires, kingdoms, ... and promontories in the known world; together with the government, policy, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; ... Embellished with nine maps / by R. Brookes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$TUY @ T ys | yor. A war being kindled in Italy, Don Carlos became mafter of the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily ; and their poffeffion was confirmed to him by the peace concluded in 1735- But he was obliged to renounce his yight to Tufcany, in favour of the late empe- _ For of Germany, then duke of Lorrain ; ; and which was ceded to him as an equivalent for that duchy, which he had given up to France. There is now Kept a coun- cil of regency in Tufcany, who baye the ad- miniftration of affairs, and is compofed of Yeveral members. The annual revenues of this country may be about 300,000 {cudies, but the fovereign cannot fend above 30000 men into the field, and at fea he has no more than 30 galleys, which he is obliged to keep to defend this country againft the . ‘Turkifh pirates, The revenue arifes from a tenth part.of the yearly yalue of every : houfe, the tenth ofall eftates that are fold, the ground-rents of the houfes in Leghorn, and other places, 8 per cent. out of wo- men’s fortunes, when they are married, and five fhillings a-head on all cattle that are fold; befides which, there is almoft a gene- ra! uci on all forts of provifions. Torsur ¥, a town’ ia Staffordthire, with a market on Puefdays, and three fairs, _ on February 14, Auguft 15, and December : x; for a few horned cattle. Itis feated on the river Dove, sal rich meadows, and mear the foreft of Needwood 3; 20 miles E, of Stafford, and 120 N, E. of London. Lon, 1. 38. W. lat. 52. 50, N. — ¥ Turirncen, a town of Germany. in Suahia, and in the duchy of Wittemberg, near the river Danube. ' Turvcvrin, orTuticor IN, a popu- lous town of Afia, imthe E. Indies, in the peninfula Gn this fide the Ganges, and over again the ifland of Ceylon, where the Dutch have.a faGtory.. Itis 6o miles N. E, of Cape Comorin. Lon, 78. 30. E. lat. 8, 520N; Tuxrorn, a town of secbaiessialled with g market on Mondays, and two fairs, on September 23, for horfes and hogs, and on May 12, for cattle, hogs, theep, and millinery ware, It is featedin a clayey foil, sand is’ a good ‘thoroughfare, and a pott town, It ig 13 miles N. by W. of Newark, and 118 Ny. by W. of London. Lon. o, 50. W. lat.'53.16.N. “Tuy, a town of Spain, in the kingdom | of Galicia, and on the frontiers of Portu- gl). owyith 2 biter afee, Itis ahr se eee anens: fant, fertile, and well cultivated country, whitte there is nothing to be feen bur gar- | dens, orchards, vineyards, and corn fields ; 4 62 miles S. of Compoftella, and 254 W. of | Madrid, Lon. 8,12, W. lat. a1. 54. N. TweeDb, a river of Scotland, which di- vides the fhire of Mers and Tiviordale from Northumberland in England, and falls inte” the German ocean at Berwick. TWEEDALE, a fhire of Scotland ; bound- ed on the N. by Lothian; on the E. by | Mers, and Tiviotdale ; on ‘ti S. by An- | nandale ; and on the Ww, by Clydfdale. The principal town is Peebles. Tweer, a town of Ruffia, and capital of the province of Tweer, feated onthe ri. ver Wolga, go miles N. of Mofcow, Len, 30. 37. E. lat. 57. 26. N. : * Twyrorp, a village in Berkfhire, 4 miles E, of Reading, with one fair, on July 15, for horfes and other cattle. * Tycoxzin, a town of Poland, in Podlachia, witha flrong caftle, and where they have a mint. Itis feated on the river Narew, 22 miles N. W. of Bielfk. Lon, 23.50. E.lateee, bo Tyre, a fea-port town of Turky in- Afia, and in Syria, as alfo in that part for-_ merly called Phoenicia, once a place of exe ceeding great trade. Itis alfo famous fora thell-fith, which dyes a fine purple, and was tliente called the Tyrian dye, It ig now nothing but a heap of venerable ruins ; i but has two harbours, that on the N. fide exceeding good, the otheris choaked up by- the ruins of the city. The country about it is naturally good, being watered with pleat. fant fprings, but is now neglected. It ig 60 miles S, W. of Damafcus, Lon, 32, 550 E, lat. 33.0. N, ' Tyanaw, a town of Upper Hungary, and inthe palatinate of Trentfchin. It isa_ large place, well fortified, and 35 miles Ne ©, of Pretburg ; fubje& to the houfe of Au- ftria. Lon. 18. 0. E. lat. 48. 35. N. Mi TVRONE, a county of Ireland, in the - province of Ulfter, 46 miles in length, and — 37 in breadth 5 bounded on the N. by Lon-— donderry; on the E. by Armagh, and Lough- ] Neagh 5 on the S. by Fermanagh 5 3 and on ~ the W. by Donnegal. It is a rough and rugged country, but tolerably fruitful ; con= — tains 12,683 houfes, 30 parifhes, 4 baronies, © 4 |4 boroughs, and fends 10 members to par- — liament. rae principal town is Dugan non. TyeTEp, a town of Singles in the 4 provineg$