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^■ith a line of more than two hundred fathoms j and to 

 put it beyond a doubt that the animals had been at that 

 Isottom, he nforms us, that their (liells were covered with 

 a black cLiyey mud. It is true theCe ammonites were but 

 Tmail ; while of three hundred varieties of fofiil amnio- 

 jiites which he mentions, Ibme, he fays, have been found 

 ten feet in circiiinference ! 



In tieaiingof this fubjeft we have been the more elabo- 

 rate in our explanations and extenfive in our engravings, 

 not only becauie it forms an interetting and elegant depart- 

 ment of natural hiftory, but becaufe the article Concho- 

 LOGY has never before appeared in any Cyclopsedia, En- 

 cyclopaedia, or other Dldtionary, in the Englifli language. 



CONCHU'COS, a jurifdiftion in the empire of Peru, 

 in South America, under the archbifhop of Lima ; it be- 

 gins forty leagues north-north-eaft of the metropolis, 

 and runs along the center of the Cordilleras. It produces 

 fruits, grain, (Sec. and affords extenfive pafture for cattle- 

 of all kinds. Several branches of the woollen manufaftory 

 are carried on here, which conftitute its greatell com- 

 merce with the other provinces. 



CONCHY'LIA,/. A general name for all forts of pe- 

 trifiid (hells. 



CONCI'LIAR, aJj. Icoiidlutm, Lat.] Relating to a 

 council. — Having been framed by men of primitive (im- 

 plicity, in free and coiiciliar debates, without any ambi- 

 tious regards. Baker. 



To CONCI'LIATE, v. a. Icondlio, Lat.] To gain ; to 

 procure good will; to reconcile. — It was accounted a 

 philtre, or plants that conciliate affeilion. Bro-ivti. 



CONCILIA'TION,/ The aa of gaining or reconciling. 



CONCILIA'TOR, /. One that makes peace between 

 others. . 



CONCI'LIATORY, adj. Relating to reconciliation. 



CONCI'NI, better known by the name of the marlhal 

 d'Ancre, was born at Florence, where his father was raifed 

 from a notary, to be fecretary of ftate. He came into France 

 at the beginning of the feventeenth century with Mary 

 de Medicis, wife of Henry the Great, and was then only 

 gentleman in ordinary to that princefs; but he was after- 

 wards made her mafter of the horl'e, bought the marqui- 

 fate of Ancre, enjoyed many confiderable poftsj and was 

 firftgentlemanof the bed-chamber, and marlhal of France, 

 by the influence his wife, Eleonora Galigay, had over the 

 queen : but he abufed all this confidence ; he difpofed of 

 the finances and employments, filled the army and cities 

 with his creatures, and endeavoured to make himfelf maf- 

 ter of the government. This created great troubles in 

 the ftate. De Luines perfuaded Louis XIII. that the only 

 method to ftop his ambition, and put a period to the dif- 

 orders, was to finiih his exiltcnce. Accordingly a com- 

 mifllon was given to Vitry, one of the captains of the 

 life-guard, who executed it on the draw-bridge of the 

 Louvre, April 14, 16 17, with feveral piftol-lhots. His 

 body was afterwards abufed by the populace j the parlia- 

 ment declared him guilty of treafon, fentenced his wife 

 to lofe her head, and declared their fon ignoble, and in- 

 cap.".ble of holding any office in France. 



CONCIN'MTY, / [from conciiiiiitas, Lat.] Decency, 

 fitnefs ; a jingling of words. — The cottcinnitj, I i'uppofe, 

 muft have confifttd in the rime. Tyrn.vhitt on Chaucer. 



CONCIN'NOUS, adj, Iconciniius, Lat.] Becoming; 

 pleafant; agreeable. 



CON'CIONATORY, adj. [concionatorius, concio, Lat.] 

 Ufed at preachings or public afiemblies. — Their conieli- 

 nefs unbeguiled the vulgar of the old opinion the loyalilis 

 had formerly infufed into them by i\wr concionatory m- 

 veflives. Hovjtll. 



CONCl'SE, adj. Iconcifus, cut, Lat.] Brief; fliort ; 

 broken into ihort periods. — The coiicij'e ilile, which ex- 

 prefTeth not enough, but leaves fomewhat to be undcr- 

 ftood. Ben Joufon. — Where the author is obfcure, en- 

 lighten him ; where he is too brief and concife, amplify a 

 little, and fet his notions in a fairer view. JValls. 



CONCI'SELY, ^./t?. Briefly ; Shortly ; in few words; in 

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ftort fentences. — tTlyfTes here fpeaks very concifely, and he 

 may feem to break abi-uptly into the fubjed. Broome. 



CONCI'SENESS,/ Brevity ; fhortnefs.— Giving more 

 ftope to Mezentius and Laufus, that verfion, which hus 

 more of the majefty of Virgil, has lefs of his concifencj's. 

 Dry den. 



CONCrSION, / [f(!;;r;>f«, Lat.] Cutting off; excir 

 fion ; deftru<Sion. 

 . CONCITA'TION,/ [coKcitatlo, Lat.] The aft of ftir- 

 ring up, orputting in motion — The revelations of heaven 

 are conceived by immediate illuminations of the foul ;. 

 whereas the deceiving fpirit, by concitaticn of humours, 

 produces conceited phaiitafmes. Broivn. 



CONCLAMA'TION;/. lconclama!:o, Lat.] An outcry 

 or iliout of many together. 



CON'CLAVE,/ [co/:c/ave, Lat.] A private apartment.. 

 The room in which the cardinals meet ; or, the afiembly 

 of the cardinals at Rome, fimilar to the convocation of 

 archbifliops and bilhops in England. — It was faid of a 

 cardinal, by reafon of his apparent likelihood to ftep in'.o 

 St. Peter's chair, that in two concla-ves he went in pope, 

 and came out again cardinal. South. — A clofe alTeinbly : 

 Forthwith a concla-ve of the godhead meets. 

 Where Juno in the fliining (enate fits. Carlh. 



To CONCLU'DE, 'v.a. [conclndo, Lat.] To Hiut,— Thsf- 

 very perfon of Chrift, therefore, for ever and the felf- 

 f.mie, was only, tpuching bodily fubftance, concluded wkhm 

 the grave. Honker. — To include; to comprehend. — God 

 h.ath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have 

 mercy upon all. Romans, yi\. ^i. — To coUeft by ratioci- 

 nation. — The providences of God are promifcuoufly ad- 

 miniftered in this world ; fo that no man can conclude 

 God's love or hatred to any perfon, by anv thing that 

 befals him. Tillotfon. — To decide j to determine : that is, 

 tojliut or clofe the difpute : 



Youth, ere it fees the world, here ftudies reft; 



And age, returning tlience, concludes it beft. Drydcii. 



To end ; to finifh. — I will conclude this part with the 



fpeech of a counfellor of ftate. Bacon. 



Thefe are my theme, and how the war began. 



And how concluded by the godlike man. Dryden. 



To oblige, as by the final determination. — If therefore 

 they will appeal to revelation for their creation, they muft 

 be concluded by it. Hale. 



To CONCLU'DE, "j. n. To perform the laft aft of ra- 

 tiocination ; to colleft the confequence ; to determine : 



For why ftiould we the bufy foul believe. 

 When -boldly ftie concludes of that and this ; 



When of herfelf ftie can no judgment give. 

 Nor how, nor whence, nor where, nor what (he is.' Davies. 



To fettle opinion. — I queftion not but your tranflation 

 will do honour to our country ; for I conclude of it already 

 from thofe performances. Addifan. — Finally to determine: 



They humbly fue unto your excellence. 



To have a goodly peace concluded oi 



Between the realms of England and of France. Shaket^. 



To end : 



We'll tell when 'tis enough". 

 Or if it wants the nice concluding bout. King. 



CONCLU'DENCY, / Confequence ; regular proof; 

 logical deduftion of real on. — Judgment coiiceiiiiiig thinos 

 to be known, 01 the negleil and coKcludency of them, ends 

 in decifion. Hale. 



CONCLU'DENT, adj. Deciflve; ending in juft and 

 undeniable confequences. — ThoiK^h thefe.kind of argu- 

 ments m:iy feem more obfcure, yet, upon a due confidera- 

 tion of them, they are highly confequential and conclu- 

 dent to my purpol'e. Hale. 



CONCLU'DINGLY, ad-v. With uncontrovertible evl- 

 M dence. 



