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concttft ths empire of the ocean ha? been maiiitaincd for 

 their country every where, againft all foes, by dint of 

 equal valour and unvaryinsf Ikill. In fcicncc, in the arts, 

 in the common bufmcfs of life, fuch men niipht be pointed 

 out. In general, they are thofe whom the leaders in im- 

 portant affairs would chufe for their fcconds, to fiipply 

 their places on occafion, aft according to their plans, and 

 take the management of feparate and dependent parts. 

 Their eflential quaUiications are, a pcrfeA htnefs tor their 

 polls, and a conftant readinefs to bring all their powers 

 into full exertion : — firmnefs, vigilance, order, and the 

 habit of fixing the attention upon particular objects." See 

 Aikin's JLetters to his Son. vol. ii. 



AjAX, in ^4nt':quity, a furious kind of dance, in ufe 

 among the Grecians ; intended to reprefent the madnefs 

 of that hero, after his defeat by UlyfTcs, to whom the 

 Greeks had given the preference in his conteft for Achilles's 

 arms. 



Lucian, in his treatife of dancing, fpeaks of dancing the 

 Ajax. There was alfo an annual feail, called yijan/ia, 

 AiSLt'iiiu., coufecrated to that prince, and obferved with great 

 folemnity in the iiland of Salamis, as well as in Attica ; 

 where, in memory of the valour of Ajax, a bier was ex- 

 poied, fct out with a complete fuit of armour. Potter, 

 Archaeol. 



Ajax, in Entomology, a fpecies of the papilio 

 equcs, with wings obtufely caudated and brown colour, 

 yellowilh bands and tawny anus. It is the papilio mar- 

 ccllus of Cramer, and found in North America. 



Ajax, in Conchoh^y, is a variety of the murex lampas 

 of Gmclin's Linnxan fyftem ; called alfo Rubeta. 



AJAZZO, in Geography, a fea-port town of Natolia, 

 on a gulf of the fame name, in the province of Caramania, 

 anciently Cilicia, at the north-eaft extremity of the Me- 

 diterranean fea, 30 miles north of Autioch, and 50 well 

 of Aleppo ; where the city of Ifius autiently ftood. It 

 is fituated near the gulf of Scanderoon. Here Alexander 

 the Great defeated Darius a fecond time, and took his 

 family prifoners. In the time of the crufades, this be- 

 longed fucceflively to Chriftians, Saracens, and Turks, 

 wlio now poffefs it. E. long. 33° 10'. N. lat. 37°. 



Ajazzo or Ajaccio, is a fea-port town, in a bay of 

 ihe fame name, in the fouth-wefl part of the ifland of 

 Corfica, with a bifliop's fee under the archbilhopric of 

 Pifa, It is fituated in a fertile territoiy, abounding with 

 excellent wines. It is guarded by a fmall citadel ; the 

 ftrects are ftraight and large : the houfcs well built ; the 

 adjacent walks agreeable ; and the number of inhabitants 

 about 4000, many of whom are Greeks. Its commerce 

 is fupplied by a filherj' of black, red and white coral, and 

 by its timber. The bay, though incommoded by rocks, 

 affords fecure anchorage for fhips of coufiderable burden. 

 The ancient town was fituated about a league from the 

 prcfent, which was built in 1435 ; and many iniins of it 

 are flill remaining. A colony of Greeks was eftablidied 

 in the vicinity of Ajazzo in the year 1677 '■> but the pro- 

 tection of the Genocfe could not prevent its being dif- 

 pcrfcd and partly dellroyed by the Corficans. E. long. 8° 

 50'. N. lat. 41° 50'. 



AIBAN-KESRA, an old caftle of ancient Babylonia, 

 fituate on the banks of the Tigris, in the government of 

 Bagdad, and fuppofed to have been the refidence of 

 Cofroes, and other Perfian kings. 



AIBLING, a town of Germany in Upper Bavaria, 

 near the river Manguald, and not far from its jundion with 

 the Inn. Long. 55 =. lat. 34°. 



AICHA, a fmall town of Upper Bavaria, fituated on 



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the Paar ; foiir leagues eaft-north-eaft of Augfotirg. It 

 was taken by the S^-edes in 1633, and in 1634 laid in 

 allies by them. E. long. 30° 40'. N. lat. 48^ 30'. 



AICHBERG, a town of Germany in Stiria ; four 

 miles fouth-iouth-eaft. of Fridbcrg. There is alfo a town 

 of the fame name in the archduchy of Auftria ; eight 

 miles north-weft of Efferding. 



AICHKIRCHEN, a town of Germany in the arch- 

 duchy of Auitria ; fevcn miles wcft-north-weft of Schwan- 

 naftat. 



AICHLBERG, a town of Germany in Carinthia ;. 

 foui' leagues well-fouth-weft of Villach. 



AICHMALOTARCHA. See ^chmalotarcha. 



AICHSTAUT, a city of Germany, tlie capital of a 

 fovcreign bilhopric of the fame name in Franconia, fituated 

 in a fertile valley on the river Altmuhl, and founded in tlie 

 year 748, by St. Boniface archbilliop of Mentz. The 

 dioccfe is 1 8 leagues long and 7 broad; and its inhabit- 

 ants generally profefs the catholic religion. The place o€ 

 the biihop in the general diet of the empire is between the 

 bilhops of Worms and Spire, and he is the fuffragan of 

 the archbilhopric of Mayence. The biihop has for his 

 guard three companies of infantry, a company of cuirafliers, 

 and a company of dragoons. At the cathedral of this 

 city, the eucharift is exhibited in a veflel of gold, denomi- 

 nated the fun, of the weight of 40 marcs, enriched with 

 an incredible quantity of diamonds, pearls, and rubies^ 

 They reckon 350 diamonds, 1400 pearls, and 250 rubiesj, 

 ■with many other precious ftones. It was prefented to the 

 cathedral by the biihop of the diocefe in 161 1. But it 

 is doubtful, whether fome of the precious ftones have 

 not been exchanged, in fome period of public diftrefs, oc 

 by fome artifice, for others of lefs value, that equally aafwer 

 the purpofe. 



Aichftadt is four leagues north of Neuburg, five north- 

 weft of Ingollladt, and ijfouth of Nuremberg. E. long» 

 1 1 °. N. lat. 49°. 



Aichstadt ohr, is a town on the Altmuhl, one league 

 weft of the former. 



AID, or Ayde, Auxilium, literally denotes the help^ 

 fuccour, or afliftance, which any perfon lends another, 

 when too weak to do, or a\'oid, fomething. 



The word is French ; formed, according to M. Menage^ 

 from the Italian attare j and that from t!ie Latin adjutaref. 

 to help or aji/l. 



Aid, or Ayde, in Laiv, is when a petition is made in. 

 court, for the calhng in of help from another perfon in-- 

 terefted in the matter in queftion ; who, it is probable, may 

 not only ftrengthen the party's caufe who thus prays for 

 aid, but alfo prevent a prejudice arifmg to his own right- 

 Thus in real aclions, the tenant may pray in aid, and. 

 call for affiftance of another to help him to plead, becaufe 

 of the feeblenefs of his own eftate. A tenant for life may 

 alfo pray in aid of him that hath the inheritance in remain-, 

 der or reverfion ; and an incumbent may pray in aid of the 

 patron or ordinary :. that is, that they Ihall be joined in the 

 aclion, and help to defend the title. — This is called did prier ;, 

 but this courfc of proceeding is now much difufed. 



A city, or corporation, holding a fee-farm of the king, 

 may pray in aid of liim, if any thing be demanded of theiu 

 relating thereto. 



The aid pr'ur is fometimes alfo ufed, in the king's behalf, 

 to prevent any proceedings againft him till his counfcl be 

 called, and heard what they have to fay for avoiding the 

 king's prejudice, or lofs. Jenk. Cent. 64. Termcs de 

 Ley, 35. Stat. 4Edw. I. and i4Edw. III. 



Aid de camp, an ofBcer in the army, whofe bufinefs is^ to 



attend 



