Metz, who embraced the opinions of Luther, as unceasing as they were satisfactory. His died in 1534. studies were chiefly directed to one object, the BRUNSWICK, prince Leopold of, son of the developement and establishment of universal then reigning duke. Having gone upon the truth; which he knew could only be effected waters at Frankfort, upon the Oder, on the 27th by removing the doubts of the sceptic, and softof April, 1785, to relieve the inhabitants of a lening the heart of the infidel. To this end he village that was overflowed, the boat overset, bent all his learning and powers. His first avowand his royal highness was drowned; thus dy-ed publication, was a quarto volume, which aping, as he had lived, in the highest exercise of humanity.

BRUNTON, Mary, a native of one of the Orkney islands, and wife of Dr. Alexander Brunton, minister at Edinburgh, authoress of "Self Control," "Discipline," &c., died in 1818.

BRUSCHIUS, Gaspar, a Latin historian and poet of Bohemia, died in 1559.

BRUSONI, Domitius, author of a facetious treatise, called "Speculum Mundi," edited at Rome, in 1518.

BRUSONI, Jerome, a Venetian writer, died in 1680.

BRUTUS, a brother of Ascanius, said to have settled in Albion, to which he gave the name of Britain, soon after the Trojan war.

BRUTUS, Lucius Junius, the avenger of the rape of Lucretia, and founder of the Roman republic, flourished 509 B. C.

BRUTUS, Marcus, a brave general, but blind politician, who hastened the ruin of the Roman republic, by the assassination of Julius Cæsar. He slew himself 42 B. C.

peared in 1767, entitled "Observations and Inquirics relating to various parts of Ancient His tory, &c., with an account of Egypt, in its most early state, and of the Shepherd Kings." The next was his immortal work, in 3 vols. 4to, 1774, 1776, called "A New System, or an Analysis of Ancient Mythology; wherein an attempt is made to divest Tradition of Fable, and to reduce Truth to its original Purity." He also pub lished " A Treatise on the Authenticity of the Scriptures, and the Truth of the Christian Religion," 8vo, 1792. One of the latest of his numerous works, was "A Dissertation concerning the War of Troy, and the expedition of the Grecians, as described by Homer; professing to show that no such expedition was ever undertaken, and that no such city in Phrygia existed," 4to, 1796. Mr. Bryant died of a mortification in his leg, occasioned by a razure against a chair, in reaching a book from a shelf, in his 9th year, at Cypenham, near Windsor, Nov. 14, 1804.

BRYCHAN, one of the Irish kings, father of one of the three holy families of Britain, died

BRUTUS, John Michael, a very learned Vc-in 450. netian, born about 1518, was author of a "His- BRYDONE, Patrick, author of a " Tour tory of Florence," printed at Lyons, in 1562. through Sicily and Malta," and of some papers BRUTUS, Decimus Albinus, conspired with in the Philosophical Transactions, died in Berhis relation, Marcus Brutus, against his benefac-wickshire, June 19, 1818. tor, Julius Cæsar.

BRUTUS, John, an ecclesiastic of Paris, died in 1762.

BRYENNUS, Nicephorus, the husband of Anna Comena, refused the throne of Constantinople, and died in 1137.

BRUYERE, John de la, a celebrated French BUC, George, a learned English antiquary. author, born at Dourdan, in 1644, wrote "Cha- In the reign of James I., he was appointed masracters," ," and described the manners of his age,ter of the revels; on which art he wrote a trea in imitation of Theophrastus; which characters were not always imaginary, but descriptive of real persons. He died in 1696.

BRUYN, Cornelius, a painter, born at the Hague, published an account of his travels, the best edition is that of Rouen, 1725.

BRUYS, Francis, born at Serrieres, published a history of the popes; he died in 1738. BRUYS, Peter de, founder of the sect, called Petro-Bruissians, a native of Languedoc, was burnt alive in 1130.

BRUZEN, de la Martinicle, Anthony Augustine, educated at Paris, under the famous Richard Simon, his uncle, and died in 1749.

BRY, Theodore de, a painter and engraver, died at Frankfort, on the Maine, in 1598.

BRYAN, Francis, or Briant, an Englishman, accompanied lord Surrey, the English admiral, against France, in 1522, and was knighted for his bravery.

BRYAN, George, a native of Ireland, emigrated to Pennsylvania; delegate to congress in 1765; and afterwards governor of Pennsylvania; he died in 1791.

tisc. He was the first vindicator of Richard III., and published "The Great Plantagenet," a his torical poem, in 1635.

BUCER, Martin, born in 1491, at Schelstadt, a town of Alsace. He is looked upon as one of the first authors of the reformation at Stras burgh, where he taught divinity for twenty years, and was one of the ministers of the town In 1548, Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, gave him an invitation to come over to England, which he readily accepted. In 1549, a handsome apartment was assigned him in the university of Cambridge, and a salary to teach theology. He died in 1551, and was buried at Cambridge.

BUCHAN, Elspeth, or Elizabeth, a modern fanatic, her followers were called Buchanites; they travelled through several parts of Scotland; their doctrines were extremely fascinating to the vulgar. Mrs. Buchan died in 1791.

BUCHAN, Dr. William, an eminent physi cian, and medical writer, born at the village of Ankrum, in Roxburghshire, 1729, was educated at the grammar-school of Jedburgh, and afterwards matriculated at the university of Edin BRYANT, Jacob, a learned writer on ancient burgh, with a view to the clerical profession history and mythology, was born at Plymouth, but he preferred that of physic, which he pursued 1715, and educated at Eton; whence he proceed through life. In 1771, appeared his well-known ed to King's College, Cambridge. He devoted his work, entitled "Domestic Medicine," which has whole life to learned research; and the constant had a degree of success not equalled, perhaps result of his labours was, to settle him firmly in a by any other book in the English language, hav conviction of the truth of the Christian faith. ing passed through above twenty cditions, (of) Though belonging to the lay part of the com- we believe 5000 or 6000 each,) and been transla munity, his efforts in the cause of religion, wereДted into every European language. It drew upon

BUDDÆUS, John Francis, successively professor of Coburg Halle and Jena, eminent for clearness, judgment, and taste, died in 1729.

him, however, the dislike and persecution of the less liberal part of the faculty; but when it is considered, that the intention of its publication was not to supersede the use of a physi- BUDGELL, Eustace, a very ingenious and cian, but to supply his place in situations where entertaining writer, born at St. Thomas, near medical assistance could not be easily obtained, Exeter, 1685. He was concerned with Steele and to render the medical art more extensively and Addison in writing the Tattler. The Specbeneficial to mankind, the jealousies and fears tator being set on foot in 1710-11, Mr. Budgell of the faculty were surely unbecoming the pro- had likewise a share with them, all the papers fessors of a liberal science. Dr. Buchan publish- marked with an X. being written by him; as ed several other medical works, and died in Per-was indeed the whole 8th volume by Addison. cy-street, Oxford-road, Feb. 25, 1805. and himself, without the assistance of Steele.. BUCHANAN, Claudius, D. D., of Queen's Upon the laying down of the Spectator, the College, Cambridge, M. A., 1796. In Scriptural Guardian was set up; and in this work our auerudition, he had very few superiors. Deeply thor had a hand along with Addison and Steele.. versed in the Oriental languages, he conceived In the preface, it is said, that those papers marked that he should best promote the honour of God, with an asterisk were written by Mr. Budgell,, and the happiness of mankind, by enabling In the latter part of his life, after having served. every man to read the Holy Scriptures" in his the office of under-secretary of state, and held! own tongue. He died at Broxbourne, Herts, other high situations in the government of Ire-Feb. 9, 1815, while employed in superintending land, he returned to England, where he became an edition of the Scriptures for the use of the involved in law-suits, which reduced him to a Syrian Christians. very unhappy situation. On the 4th of May, BUCHANAN, George, an eminent poet and 1737, he took a boat at Somerset stairs, after historian, born near Kellerne, in the shire of filling his pockets with stones, and ordered the Lenox, in Scotland, in 1506. He was tutor to waterman to shoot London bridge; but while. James I., of England, and employed the last 12 the boat was going under, he threw himself into or 13 years of his life in writing the history of the river, where he perished immediately. Upon his country; in which he happily united the his bureau was found a slip of paper, on which: force and brevity of Sallust, with the perspi-were written these words: cuity and elegance of Livy. He died at Edinburgh, Sept. 28, 1582. Sir James Melvil, who was of the opposite party to him, and therefore cannot be supposed to be partial in his favour,tells

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BUELL, Samuel, D. D., a presbyterian minis

us, that Buchanan "was a stoic philosopher,ter on Long Island, much distinguished for his who looked not far before him; a man of notable piety, died in 1798. endowments for his learning and knowledge in BUFALMACO, Bonamico, an eminent Italian Latin poetry; much honoured in other coun-painter, who died in 1340. He was the first who tries, pleasant in conversation, rehearsing at all put labels with sentences into the mouths of his: occasions, moralities, short and instructive, figures; since followed by bad masters, but more whereef he had abundance, inventing where frequently in caricature engravings. he wanted." Dr. Burnet, in his "History of the BUFFET, Margaret, a Parisian lady, wrote Reformation," says of him, "he is justly reckon-an interesting eulogy on learned women, &c. ed the greatest and best of our modern writers." BUFFIER, Claude, a French writer, chiefly BUCHNER, Augustus, professor of poetry on belles lettres, born in Poland, 1661, died 1737. and eloquence, at Wittemberg, died in 1661. There are many works of this author, which BUCHOLTZER, Abraham, pastor at Fries-show deep penetration, and accurate judgment: tadt, author of a valuable work entitled "Index the principal of which is, "Un Cours des Scien Chronologicus Utriusque Testamenti." He died ces," &c. that is, "A Course of Sciences upon in 1584. principles new and simple, in order to form LanBUCKELDIUS, William, a native of Volder; guage, the Understanding, and the Heart, 1732," he invented an ingenious mode of curing her-in folio. rings with salt, and died in 1449. BUFFON, George le Clerc, count de, lord of BUCKERIDGE, John, born near Marlborough, Montbard, marquis of Rougemont, viscount of preached before King James at Hampton-court, Quincy, intendant of the French king's gardens and was made bishop of Rochester, in 1611. and cabinets of Natural History, was one of the BUCKHOLD, Jolin, a butcher, of Leyden, most elegant writers in France, in point of style;; headed the fanatical mob of anabaptists at Mun-a man of uncommon genius, and surprising eloster; he was put to death in 1536. quence, and the most astonishing interpreter of BUCKINGHAM, See VILLIERS and SHEF-nature that perhaps ever existed. He was born: at Montbard, in Burgundy, September 7, 1707, and died April 16, 1788. His writings on "Na. tural History" arc invaluable, and will perpetuate his name.

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BUCKINGHAM, Thomas, one of the most eminent ministers in Connecticut, settled in Hartford; he died in 1731..

BUCKMINSTER, Joseph Stevens, a native BUGENHAGEN, John, a native of Pomeraof Portsmouth, New-Hampshire, was a distin-nia, the adversary, and afterwards the friend guished and eloquent preacher, of Brattle-street and missionary of Luther, died in 1558. church, Boston, and lecturer on Biblical critiism at Harvard College; he died in 1812. BUCQUET, John Michael Baptist, a physician, of Paris, died in 1780, a victim to excessive application.

BUDÆUS, William, a critic and commentator on Greek and Latin authors, born at Paris, 1467, died 1540. Erasmus called him "Portentum Galliæ," The Prodigy of France.

BUGIARDINI, Juliano, a painter of Florence, esteemed by Michael Angelo, died in 1556.

BUISTER, Philip, a sculptor, of Brussels, died in 1688.

BUKERTOP, Henry de, an ecclesiastic, of Antwerp, who wrote various works of con troversy, died in 1716.

BUKHARI, a learned Arabian of Mecca. author of a book containing traditions are the

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BUNEL, Jacob, a native of Blois, 1558, eminent as a painter.

BUNEL, William, a physician of Toulouse, BULKLEY, Peter, first minister of Concord, Massachusetts, died in 1659. He was an excel-published in 1513, a treatise on the plague. lent scholar, and published the "Gospel covenant opened."

BUNNICK, John, a Flemish painter, excelled in historical pieces, died in 1727. His brother BULKLEY, John, son of Peter Bulkley, prac-Jacob was eminent in the representation of sea tised physic in England; he died in 1689.

battles.

BUNON, Robert, an eminent dentist at Paris, died in 1748.

BULKLEY, Gershom, an eminent minister of New-London, Connecticut, afterwards of Weathersfield, died in 1713, distinguished for BUNYAN, John, author of the justly admirhis knowledge of chymistry and languages. ed allegory of the "Pilgrim's Progress," was BULKLEY, John, first minister of Colches-born at Elstow, near Bedford, 1628. His parents, ter, Connecticut, died in 1731: classed by Dr. though very mean, took care to give him that Chauncy among the three most eminent for learning which was suitable to their condition, strength of genius, whom New-England had bringing him up to read and write: he quickly forgot both, abandoning himself to all manner produced. BULL, Jolin, a celebrated musician, born in of wickedness; but not without frequent checks Somersetshire, 1563. He was greatly admired of conscience. One day, being at play with his for his fine hand upon the organ, as well as for companions, (the writer of his life tells us), a his compositions. Upon the establishinent of voice suddenly darted from heaven into his soul, Gresham College, he was chosen the first pro-saying, "Wilt thou leave thy sins and go to fessor of music there; and, not being able to heaven, or have thy sins and go to hell?" This speak Latin, was permitted to deliver his lec-put him into such a consternation, that he imtures in English. It is uncertain where or whenmediately left his sport, and looking to heaven, He died; but there is a picture of him yet re-thought he saw the Lord Jesus, looking down maining in the music-school at Oxford. upon him, as one highly displeased with him, and threatening him with sonie grievous punishAt another ment for his ungodly practices. time, while he was belching out oaths, he was severely reproved by a woman, who was herself BULL, William, speaker of the assembly, and a notorious sinner. This coming from a woman Tieutenant-governor of the colony of South Ca-whom he knew to be very wicked, filled him rolina, died in 1755.

BULL, George, bishop of St. David's, a very eminent writer and preacher, born at Weils, Somersetshire, March 25, 1634, died February

17, 1709.

BULL, William, M. D., a physician, the first American who obtained a degree in medicine;

with seeret shame, and made him from that time very much refrain from it. His father brought him up to his own business, which was he died in 1791. that of a tinker. Being a soldier in the parliaBULL, Henry, a native of Great Britain, camement army, at the siege of Leicester, in 1645, to New-England, and with several others. settled he was drawn out to stand sentinel; but an at Newport, Rhode Island. He was afterwards other soldier of his company desired to take his place, to which he agreed, and thereby escaped governor of the colony, and died in 1693. BULLER, Francis, an English judge, pub-being shot by a musket ball, which took off his lished an introduction to the law of Nisi Prius, comrade. About 1655 he was admitted a memand died in 1800. ber of a Baptist congregation at Bedford, and BULLET, John Baptist, dean of the univer-soon after chosen their preacher. In 1660, being sity of Besancon, his works are learned and convicted at the session of holding unlawful asuseful, but display neither grace of diction, nor semblies and conventicies, he was sentenced to elegance of style, he died in 1775. perpetual banishment, and in the mean time BULLEYN, William, a very learned physi-committed to gaol, from which he was discian and botanist, born in the Isle of Ely, about charged, after a confinement of 12 years and the beginning of the reign of Henry VIII., died a half, by the compassionate interposition of Dr. Barlow, bishop of Lincoln. During his imBULLIALDUS, Ismael, an astronomer, born prisonment he wrote many of his tracts. Afterin the Isle of France, died in 1694. wards, being at liberty, he travelled into several BULLIARD, N., a French botanist of emi-parts of England, to visit and confirm the brethren, which procured him the epithet of bishop nence, died in 1793. BULLINGER, Henry, a celebrated contro-Bunyan. When the declaration of James II. versial divine, of Zurich, in Switzerland, in the 16th century.

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for liberty of conscience was published, he, by the contribution of his followers, built a meeting-house in Bedford, and preached constantly to a numerous audience. He died in London, of a fever, 1688.

BULLOCK, Archibald, of Georgia, was a member of the first American Congress, during the memorable year 1776. He died the year following. BUOMMATEI, Benedict, an ecclesiastic of BULLOCK, Christopher, an eminent English Florence, known for his work on the Tuscan Factor of low comedy, and author of two come-language, died in 1647. dies and four farces, died 1724.

BUONACORSI, Philip, called himself CalBULTEAU, Louis, a native of Rouen, suc-limaco Esperiente, he was suspected of forming ceeded his uncle as secretary to the French king, a conspiracy against Paul II., and settled in Poand wrote an abridged history of the Benedic-land. He wrote a life of Attila, &c. and died in tine order. He died in 1693.

BULWER, John, an English physician, of the 16th century, author of several works on physiognomy, &c.

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BUONACORSI, or PERRIN DEL VAGO, an eminent painter, of Tuscany, suckled by a goat, he died 1547.

BUONAFEDE, Appiano, a native of Com

BUNEL, Peter, a native of Toulouse, distinguished as a correct writer of the Latin lan-acio, better known under the names of Appio guage, died in 1546.

Ameo de Faba, and Agapisto Chromazanio;

known also as a poet and an elegant writer; hevourite of his countrynien; he wrote sonnets and died in 1792. lighter pieces, and died in 1448.

BUONAMICI, Lazarus, became professor of belles-lettres in the Sapienza College of Rome he read lectures on rhetoric at Padua, and died in 1552.

BUONAMICI, Castrucio, a native of Lucca, at first devoted himself to the clerical profession, but afterwards turned his attention to arms, which he bore in the service of the king of Naples. He published several valuable works, and died in 1761.

BURCKHARDT, John Lewis, native of Lausaune, celebrated as a traveller in Africa, under the patronage of the African Association of London, died in 1816.

BURDON, William, an ingenious miscellaneous writer, born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1764, died in London, May 30, 1818. Of his works, the best known are, "Materials for Thinking," and a "Life and Character of Buonaparte.

BURE, William de, a bookseller of Paris, known for his knowledge of old, curious, and valuable books, died in 1782.

BUONAPARTE, Napoleon, emperor of France, was born at Ajaccio, in the island of Corsica, in 1769, and educated at the military schools of Brienne and Paris. He commenced] BURE, Catherine, a learned lady of Sweden; h's military career as a lieutenant of artillery, and her Latin correspondence with another Swedish soon afterwards so distinguished himself at the|| lady, Vandelaskylte, displays elegance of lansiege of Toulon, and during the civil contentions guage, correctness of style, &c.; she died in 1679. at Paris, that he was promoted to the command BURETTE, Peter John, a physician of Paris, of the army of Italy; with which he fought a an elegant and polished scholar, died in 1747. series of battles, and gained a succession of vic- BURGER, Godfred Augustus, a celebrated tories over the oidest and ablest generals of Eu-German poet, and the writer of that whimsica! rope, which astonished the world, and compel-satire, called "Munchausen's Travels," was led his enemies to peace. He was for a time born at Wolmerswende, in the principality of equally successful in Egypt, but being repulsed Halberstadt, January 1, 1748, and died at Stutat the siege of Acre, by Sir Sidney Smith, helgard, June, 1794.

returned to France, and, in 1799, was appointed BURGES, Cornelius, took his degree of D.D. first consul of the republic. During his consul-at Oxford; he was chaplain to Charles I., and ship, he commanded in the campaign of Italy, died in 1665.

sellor of Ireland, lieutenant general in the British army, and author of four dramatic pieces, viz. "The Heiress," "The Maid of the Oaks," "The Lord of the Manor," and "Richard Cœur de Lion." He surrendered his whole army to General Gates, at Saratoga, during the American revolution, and died Aug. 4, 1792.

and gained the glorious battle of Marengo. In BURGH, Ulick de, marquis of Clanricarde, 1804, he was crowned emperor, by the Roman author of memoirs relative to the Irish rebellion, pontiff. From this time his usual success at-died in 1657. tended him, and almost all Europe was at his BURGH, James, a worthy and ingenious mocontrol, until 1812, when he invaded Russia ral and political writer, born at Madderty, in with an army of 400,000 men. The destruction Perthshire, 1714, died 1775. Of many excellent of Moscow, and the severity of the climate, ut- works that he left behind him, "Political Disterly ruined his army and compelled him to re-quisitions," 3 vols., and "Youth's Friendly Motreat; he attempted boldly to retrieve his mis-nitor," are the best known, and most esteemed. fortunes, but losing the memorable battle of BURGOYNE, Rt. Hon. John, a privy-counLeipsic, he was driven to France, and compelled to abdicate the throne for the sovereignty of Elba. In less than a year he returned to France, and resumed his imperial authority, without resistance, his old army joining him with acclamations. In June following, hostilities again commenced between him and the allies; be lost the battle of Waterloo, and terminated his political career. He afterwards retired on board a British ship, and was exiled to St. Helena, where he was kept a prisoner until his death, in 1821. BUONAROTTI, see MICHAEL ANGELO. BUONDELMONTE, a young Florentine, in the beginning of the 13th century, who promised to marry a daughter of the family of the Amidei, but espoused the more beautiful daughter of the Donati. By the intrigues of the slighted fair and her relations, he was murdered. This murder set the city in commotion, the quarrel became general among the nobility, and the animosity lasted many centuries.

BURIDAN, John, a French philosopher, in the 14th century.

BURIGNY, Levesque de, a native of Rheims, wrote a treatise on the authority of the popes, &c.; he died in 1785.

BURKE, Edmund, a celebrated orator and statesman, born in the county of Cork, Ireland, Jan. 1, 1730. After staying the usual time at the university of Dublin, he went over to London, and entered himself as a student of the Middle Temple. He soon, however, commenced political writer; and, so masterly were his style and arguments, that his first productions (published anonymously) were universally attributed BUONFIGLIO, Joseph Constant, a Neapoli-to lord Bolingbroke. His "Philosophical Intan, author of the modern history of Sicily and quiry into the Origin of our Ideas on the SubVenice, and the history of Messina, 1606. lime and Beautiful" soon made him known to BUONTALENTI, Bernardo, surnamed Gi- the literati; and he thenceforth became a public rondile, distinguished for his knowledge of ar-man. In 1765, Mr. Burke came into parliament, chitecture, sculpture, &c., also, for his minia-and immediately joined to the character of a tures and historical pieces; he died in 1608. most elegant writer, that of a most eloquent BUPALUS, a sculptor of antiquity, 540 B. C. speaker; he died July 8, 1797. BURCH, Edward, an eminent English engra- BURKITT, William, born at Hitcham, in ver, whose performances are to be found in Northamptonshire, 1650, died 1703. He was a every roval cabinet in Europe, died in 1814. pious and charitable man, who wrote several BURCHARD, tutor of Conrad the emperor, books,and among the rest, a "Commentary upon made bishop of Worms, died 1026. the New-Testament," in the same plain, practiBURCHELLO, Dominico, a barber, of Flo-cal, and affecting manner in which he preached. rence, his wit and genius made him the fa- BURLAMAQUI, John James, an illustrious

civilian, born at Geneva, in 1694, was after-It would be endless to transcribe all the high enwards professor of civil law there. In his comiums that have been passed on this work "Principles of Natural Law," written in French, by various eminent authors. He died in 1715. he is supposed to have incorporated all the best BURNEY, Dr. Charles, an eminent musician things from Grotius, Puffendorf, and their com- and general scholar, born at Shrewsbury, April mentator, Barbeyrac. He published, some time 7, 1726, died at Chelsea College, of which he after, the "Principles of Political Law," which was organist, April 12, 1814, in his 8th year. was written in the same language, and equally His "General History of Music," 4 vols. 4to; well received. He died in 1748. his "Present State of Music in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Holland, and Germany;" and

BURLEIGH. See CECIL. BURLEY, Walter, an English priest, wrote!" Account of the Musical performances in comcommentaries on Aristotle, &c.

BURMAN, Francis, of Leyden, professor of theology, at Utrecht, wrote commentaries on the Pentateuch, &c., died in 1679.

BURMAN, Francis, son of the preceding, was also professor at Utrecht, and wrote on the persecution of Dioclesian; he died in 1719.

memoration of Handel," are valuable additions to British literature, from the knowledge which they impart, and the elegance with which they are written. He also wrote the "Life of Metastasio;" a work highly estimable for its can dour, information, judgment, and taste.

BURNEY, Dr. Charles, son of the foregoing, BURMAN, Peter, professor of history and was born at Lynn, Norfolk, Dec. 6, 1757, and eloquence, in the university of Leyden, and bred at the Charter House, and Caius College, editor of the Latin classics, of which, he pub-Cambridge. Hic greatly distinguished himself fished Virgil, Ovid, Petronius, Quintilian, Sue-by the depth of his literary researches, and by tonius, Justin, Velleius, Phædrus, &c., and died his extraordinary skill in the Greek language. in 1740. He obtained great eminence as the master of BURMAN, John, of the same family, profes-classical academies, successively at HammerFor of Botany and medicine at Amsterdam, smith and Greenwich, was D. D., L. L. D., and published some works, about 1739. F. R. S., rector of St. Paul, Deptford, and of BURN, Dr. Richard, vicar of Orton, in West-Cliffe, both in the county of Kent, and died Dec. moreland, born at Winton, in that county, died 28, 1817.

Nov. 20, 1785. He was author of two celebra- BURNS, Robert, a native of Scotland, who, ted books, one on the " Office of a Justice of in the humble employment of a ploughman, Peace," the other on "Ecclesiastical Law;"discovered a most extraordinary genius for poboth of which have gone through several edi-etical composition. Dissatisfied with his low tions. station, he was about to emigrate to Jamaica, BURN, John, son of the preceding, edited his to seek a better fortune; and, with a view to father's works with additions, died in 1802. procure money for his passage, a coarse edition BURNABY, Andrew, D. D., an English di-of his poems were published at Edinburgh. vine, vicar of Greenwich, and arch-deacon of They were soon noticed by the gentlemen in Leicester. He published his travels in North that city; and some extracts, with an account America, sermons, &c., and died in 1812. of the author, were given in "The Lounger," a BURNET, Gilbert, bishop of Salisbury, born periodical paper then in the course of publicaat Edinburgh, in 1643. He was a very zealous tion. Subscriptions were then set on foot for a promoter of the revolution which finally placed new edition of his works, and Burns was made the present family on the English throne. As a an exciseman, with an income of about 50%. a writer, he is distinguished by his "History of year. This pupil of nature, however, this poet the Reformation," published between 1679 and of inspiration, possessed in the same degree, 1681, and for which he had the thanks of both the powers and the failings of genius. His tahouses of parliament. In 1609, he published his lents were often obscured, and his constitution "Exposition of the 39 articles of the Church was at length impaired, by excess. His manners of England;" and after his death, which hap-not being capable of melioration, and his propened in March, 1714-5, his "History of his Own pensity to intemperance being ungovernable, Times, with his Life annexed," was published the attentions paid to him were not lasting; and by his son, Thomas Burnet, esq., afterwards Sirhe sunk under poverty and distress, leaving a Thomas. widow pregnant, and five infant children. Ile BURNET, Elizabeth, third wife of bishopdied July 21, 1796, in the prime of life. Burnet, published a method of devotion, a book of merit, and died in 1709.

BURNET, William, son of the ccienrated bishop Burnet, appointed governor of New-York and New-Jersey, in 1720; of Massachusetts and New-Hampshire, in 1728, and died 1729. BURNET, Dr. Thomas, a Scotch physician, author of Thesauras Medicine Practice, and other medical works.

BURRIUS, Afranius, a Roman commander, under Claudius and Nero.

BURR, Peter, a judge, and afterwards chief justice of the supreme court of the state of Connecticut, in 1711.

BURR, Jonathan, a native of England, came to America, in 1639, and was settled in the mi nistry at Dorchester; he died in 1641. BURR, Aaron, pastor of the presbyterian church BURNETT, Dr. Thomas, a most ingenious and at Newark, N. J., in 1742; elected president of learned writer, born at Croft, Yorkshire, 1635. Princeton College in 1748, died in 1757. He was His most celebrated work, " The Sacred Theo-distinguished for his learning, &c., and publishry of the Earth,' was originally published ined occasional discourses, &c.

Latin, in 2 vols. 4to; the first two books, "con- BURRILL, John, speaker of the house of recerning the Deluge and Padise," in 1681; the presentatives of Mass., and member of the countwo fast," concerning the Jurning of the world,cil, died in 1721.

and the New Heavens and New Earth," in 1689. BURRILL, James, a native of Providence, The uncommon approbation which this work and a distinguished lawyer of that place, was met with, and the particular encouragement of attorney general, and judge of the supreme court Charles II., who was exceedingly taken with it, of Rhode Island, and at the time of his death, put the author upon translating it into English.in 1820, a senator in congress,