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Oxford in 1513, and that of A. M. in 1516. In 15^^4116 

 was profccuted for his concern in the affair of EHzabeth 

 Barton, cnllcd, The Huly Maui of Kent, \A.\o was fuborncd by 

 the monks to nfe ilrangegefticulations, to exhibit a variety of 

 fictitious miracles, and to feign the gift of prophecy, by which 

 means (he attached many refpeftable perfons to her interell ; 

 but (he was aftenvards attainted of treafon in parUament, 

 condemned and executed, together with her cliief accom- 

 phces, whofe names ihe difclofed. Able was alfo adjudged 



fuilty of mifprifion of treafon, by flat. 25 Henry VIII. 

 le was alfo one of thofe who denied the king's fupremacy 

 over the church, for wliich he was apprehended and 

 jmprifoned, and afterwards hanged, drawn, and quartered, 

 in Smithlicld, on the 30th of July, 1540. Bouchier gives 

 him the character of a very learned man, and tells us, that 

 be taught the queen mufic and the languages. Biog. Brit. 



ABL.ECTI, in Antiquity, a choice and feleft part of the 

 foldiery in the Roman armies, picked out of thofe called 



EXTRAORDINARII. 



ABLEGMINA, in Antiquity, thofe choice parts of the 

 entrailsofviftims' which were offered in facrifice to the gods. 



Some authors make allcymina to denote all thofe parts of 

 the vidlims which were offered to the deities ; contrary to 

 the authority of Fcilus, wiio reilrains allegmina to the cxta, 

 or entrails only. 



The exta being found good, were to be profefted, or 

 parted ; 1. e. the extremes or prominent parts cut off, as 

 able!;mina, to be fprinkled with flour, and burnt by the 

 priefls on the altar, pouring wine on them. — TertuUian 

 rallies the heathens for thus ferving the gods with fcraps 

 and offals. 



ABLET, or Alblek, in Ichthyology, a name given by 

 fome to the common bleak, a fmall frefh-water filh, called 

 in Latin alburnus. 



ABLOE, in Geography, a town of Little Tartary, lying 

 between the river Dnieper and the Black Sea. E. long. 33"^ 

 J5'. N. lat. 46° 20'. 



ABLUENTS, in Medicine, a name which fome authors 

 give to a fort of diluting medicines, fuited to wafh off from 

 the external or internal furfaces of the body, any fubftances 

 improperly adhering to them ; they are either water or other 

 fluids, and they are adminiftered in the form of lotion, gar- 

 garifm, or injeftion. They are more commonly known by the 

 names of Abstergents, Detergents, and Diluents. 



ABLUTION, from ahluo, quafi ab \Sf lavo, I 'waJJi aivay, 

 in Antiquity, a religious ceremony in ufe among the Romans ; 

 being a fort of purification, performed by walhingthe body, 

 before they entered on facrifice. 



Sometimes they waflied their hands and feet, fometimes 

 the head, and oftentimes the whole body : for Wiiich pur- 

 pofe, at the entrance into their temples, were placed marble 

 veffels filled with water. 



Ablutions appear to be as old as any ceremonies, and ex- 

 ternal worfhip itfclf. Mofes enjoined them ; the heathens 

 adopted them, and Mahomet and his followers have con- 

 tinued them ; thus they have been introduced among mofl 

 nations, and make a confiderable part of mofl eflabliflied re- 

 ligions. — The Egyptian priefts had their diurnal and noc- 

 turnal ablutions: the Grecians their fprinklings : the Ro- 

 mans, their luflrations and lavations : the Jews their wafh- 

 ings of hands and feet, befide their baptifms : the ancient 

 Chriflians had their ablutions before communion, which the 

 Roman church flill retain before their mafs, fometimes after: 

 the Syrians, Cophts, &c. have their folemn wafhings on 

 Good Friday : the Turks, their greater and leffer ablutions; 

 their gafl and wodon ; their sman, tabarut, guful, and ab- 

 deft, &c. 



Ablution is particularly ufed in the Romifh church, 

 for a fup of wine and water, whicli the communicants 

 anciently took after the holl, to wafh it down, and help to 

 digefl. 



The fame term alfo fignifies the water whi<:h ferves to 

 wa(]i tlie hands of the priefl who confecratcd it. 



Ablution, in Pharmacy, is a preparation which divers 

 remedies undergo, by walhing them in water, or fome other 

 fluid, proper to cleanfe or free them of their impurities, and 

 fo to exalt tlieir powers. 



The ufual way of doing this, is by cohobation, or 

 pouring the liquor diiliiled from the body, upon il again : 

 and repeating this as often as it is neceflary. See Depu- 

 ration. 



ABLUTION, In Surgery, a term, fignifying the walh- 

 ing or cleanfing a body. This is performed by injefting 

 with a fyringe, or by repeated afTufions of a proper liquor, 

 or by plunging the part itfelf into the fluid. 



ABNAKIS, m IJi/lory, Indians of North America, be- 

 tween New England and Canada, who are averfe from la- 

 bour, and take no pains in cultivating the ground. 



ABNER, in Scripture Hijlory, the fon of Ner, and ge- 

 neral of Saul's amiics, who adhered to Saul during his rei^n, 

 fet his fon Ilhboflieth on the throne, and fupported him for 

 feven years at NLihanaim, beyond Jordan, againfl the forces of 

 David, who then reigned at Hebron, in Judah. He after- 

 wards conceived a prejudice againfl Ilhbofheth, and went 

 over to David, with the chiefs of the army and the elders of 

 Ifrael. David received him with tokens of affeftion, which 

 offended Joab, by vi'hom he was infidioufly killed ; avengin 



himfelf, by this murder, of the death of his brother Afaheh 

 His funeral was folemnized by David, who compofed a 

 mournful fong in honour of him. Abner died A. M. 2956, 

 ante A. D. 1048. 



ABO, in Geography, a maritime town in Sweden, and 

 the capital of the province of Swedifh Finland, is fituated 

 at the point in which the gulfs of Bothnia and Finland unite, 

 and on the river Aurojocki, which runs through this city. 

 This is the mofl confiderable town in the whole countiy, 

 and has a good harbour. It has many good brick-houfes, but 

 they are generally built of wood, painted red. In 1226 it was 

 eredled into a bifhop's fee. In 1628 Guftavus Adolphus 

 founded a gymnafmm or feminary, which queen Chritlina 

 converted into an academy in 1640, and endowed with the 

 fame privileges as that of Upfal. In 1779 '^ contained 

 about 300 fludents. The only royal high court of judica- 

 ture in Finland is held at this place ; and here the governor 

 of the province ufually refides. The export trade confifts of 

 linen, com, deals, flax, and iron. Abo is the 8th voting 

 town in the Diet. It is 140 miles N. E. of Stockholm. 

 E. long. 22° 13' 30". N. lat."6o'' 27' 10". The refult of 

 12 years obfervations, viz. from 1750 to 1761, gives the mean 

 annual temperature at this place, 40° of Fahrenheit. Kir- 

 wan's Eftimate of the Temperature of different Latitudes, 

 p. 60. 



K-aQ-Slot, or y/(^o-Caflle, is one of the mofl: ancient forti- 

 fications in Finland. It ilands on a peninfula near the 

 mouth of the river Aura. In the i6th ceiitur;' king Erick 

 XIV. was confined in this cafl;le. It has often fuftercd both 

 by the enemy and by fire. Bufching. 



ABOARD, in Sea-language, See Board. 



ABOASAR, in Geography, a village in Lower Egypt, 

 faid to be the ancient Busiris. 



ABOCCIS, in Ancient Geography, the Abuncis of Ptolemy, 

 a town of jEthiopia, fituate on the weflern fide of the Nile, 

 not far from the greater Cataraft. 



ABOCRO, or ABORREL, in Ceogra^h;/, a town 



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