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luildnefs of manner, by which his pon raits feemcd abfo- 

 liitely to brcatlic. He was allowed to be fnperior to all his 

 rontcmporaries ; and the Italian writers place him in the 

 l;\me rank of merit with Vandyck. As an engraver, Mr. 

 .Strutt mtntions one print done by iiim, which is a copy of 

 Giiido's beautiful etching from Annib. Caracci, where, 

 " St. Rock is giving charity to the poor ;" hut the copy, 

 he fays, is far inferior to the original. He died in 1638. 

 Pilkington and Strutt. 



ALLOM. SecAi.uM. 



ALLONGE, in Fairing, a thruft, or pass at the ene- 

 my. The word is French, formed of the verb, alloiigir, to 

 hngthen out a thing. 



ALLOPHYLL denoting Strangers, in Ancient Geo- 

 graphy, a name given by Sulpicius Scverus, and alio in the 

 Septuagint, to the Philiilincs. 



ALLOPHYLUS, in Botany, a genus of the oC-lanrlria 

 tnonigynia clais and order, and of the natural order of o-w///- 

 fer.r, Ju(T. ; the characters of which are, that the r.z/y.v is a 

 four-leaved pcrianthinm, leaflets orbiculate, exterior, oppo- 

 flte, lefferby half; the corolla has four petals, lefs than tlie 

 calyx, orbiculate, equal, claws broad, of the length of the 

 two fmaller leaves of the calyx ; xhejlamens confill of fila- 

 ments filiform, of the length of the corolla, antiicrs roundilh; 

 the piJlUhtm has a germ fuperior, roundilh, twin, ilyle fili- 

 form, longer than the ftamens, ftigma bifid, with the divi- 

 fions rolled back, quadrilid (Linn. Syft.). N. I). Tiie 

 flowers of Rhus Cominia and Cobbe agree with the cha- 

 radter of this genus ; and Aporetica of Forfter ftiould be re- 

 ferred to it. Swart/.. Martyn enumerates five, and Gmelin 

 in his fyftem of Linnaeus three fpec'Cf. I. A. ziylanictis, with 

 leaves oval acuminate quite entire, racemes axillar)-, very 

 fhoit. This is a tree having t!ie appearance of Perfea, and 

 a native of Ceylon : its fruit is yet unknown. 2. A. rigi- 

 dtis, with leaves fimple, de.iticulated and fpiny, and (lowers 

 in racemes. 3. A. raccmofus, with leaves tcrnate, (lowers 

 in racemes. This and the lalt fpecies are natives of Kif- 

 paniola. 4. A. cominia, Rhus comi-nia of Linnrcus, &c. 

 cominia of Brown, and toxicodendron arboreum of Tounie- 

 fort, has leaves ternate, and flowers in panicles, rifcs 30 

 feet in height, with a tltm of the thicknefs of a man's thigh,- 

 and fmooth a(h-coloured bark, with numerous whltilh 

 yellow flowers, to which fucceed Imall, orange-coloured, 

 iVnooth berries, about the ^\7.e of a pin's head, with a brit- 

 tle (hell and large kernel, and grows plentifully in Jamaica. 

 It was introduced into Kew Garden in 177S, by Dr. 

 Clark. 5. A. ternatus, with leaves ternate ferrate, and ra- 

 cemes long terminating, is a fhrub five feet high with 

 fpreadinir branches, and fmall white flowers with hairy pe- 

 tals, and a neclary of four glands, and bifid ftyle. It is a 

 native of Cochiuchina, by the banks of rivers ; and the in- 

 habitants ufe the leaves as a cataplafm in contufions. 



ALLORI, Allessandro, called Bronzino, in Bio- 

 ' gi'ipf'^i '' painter of hillory and portrait, was born at Flo- 

 rence in 1535, and was the difciple of Agnolo Bronzino, 

 who, by his affeclionate attention, fnpplied the place of his 

 father, whom he loft when he was five years old. He was 

 airiduo\is in his application, and imitated the manner not 

 only of his mafter, but the different manners of other moll 

 eminent matters. His firit work was a crucifixion, inteaded 

 for an altar-piece, confiding of a variety of figures we'-!- 

 grouped, beautifully coloured, and diftinguiflied by good 

 expreflion. In painting portraits he was much encouraged, 

 and devoted much of his time to this branch of iiis prufcf- 

 fion. His pitlnre of the " Laft Judgment," after the 

 manner of Michael Angelo Buonaroti, wliofe works he lludied 



with peculiar attention and pleafurc, is (lill prefcrveJ at 

 Rome, and will pei-petuatc his honour. He died in 1607. 

 Pilkington. 



Allori, Christofaro, called Bronzing, the fon and 

 difciple of the former, was born at Florence is 1577 ; 

 and having fludied defign from the works of Sauti di 

 Titi, and colouring from the lively and elegant tints of 

 Cigoli, he acquired a manner very difl'ercnt from that of 

 his father, which he firlt followed. He executed fcveral 

 defigns for altars ; but he excelled in fmall pictures, into 

 which he introduced a number of minute figur-s, fo cor- 

 reftly drawn, fo round and relieved by the colouring, and 

 fo delicately touched, that it was furprihng how the hand 

 or eye could execute them. His portraits, as large as life, 

 were highly valued for the exprcflion and the attitude. 

 Pilkington. 



ALIX)RIA, in Ancient Geography, a town of Crete. 

 Steph. Byz. 



ALLOS, in Geography, a town of France, in the depart- 

 ment of the Lower Alps, and dillriA of Pjarcelonttte, four 

 miles north of Colmar and nine fouth of Barcclonette. 



ALLOSYGNE, in Ancient Geography, a fea-porl towu 

 of India, on this fide the Ganges. 



ALLOTRIGyE, or Allitrio^e, a people placed by 

 Strabo in tiic northern pait of .Spain, and probably the 

 ir.nie with the A/lrigona of Ptolemy, and Antrigones of 

 Pliny. 



AIjLOTTING, or Allotment of goods, in matters 

 of Coinnifrce, is when a (hip's cargo is divided into feveral 

 parts, bought by divers perfons, whofe names are written 

 on as many pieces of paper, which arc applied bv an indif- 

 ferent jJci-fon to the ftiveral lots or parcels ; by which means 

 the goods are divided without partiality ; every man having 

 the parcel to which the lot with his name upon it is appro- 

 priated. See Inch of Canille. 



ALLOTMENTS of J.ands, in Agriculture, are fucL 

 portions of ground as are allotted to claimants on the divi- 

 fion and inclofure of commons or otlier walle lands, and 

 which are generally proportionate to the extent of the right 

 which they enjoy upon them, from the pofllllion of lands, 

 tenements, 5tc. in the lame parilh in which they are 

 placed. 



ALI,OUE', in Geography, a town of France in the de- 

 partment of the Charente, and diilrift of Confolent, on tbf 

 Chaieate, two leagues well of Confolent. 



AI^LOVIA, in Botany, a fpecies of Maranta. 



ALLOW, a river of England in Northumberlandv 

 which runs into the Tyne, between Hexham and- New- 

 caftie. 



ALLOWANCE of Franchife, in L.vw. See Fran- 

 chise. 



Allowance of Partlon. See Pardon. 



Allowance of Writs of Error. See Error- anj 



JuDGr4ENT. 



Allowance to Bunlrupts. See Bankrupt. 



ALLOWAY Creel:, \n Geography, a creek of Anvrica, 

 in the county of Salem, and State of Nc.v Jerfey, wliich 

 empties itfelf into the Delaware. It is navigable 16 miles, 

 with the interruption of draw-bridges. 



ALLOY or Allav;, — /llliage, I'v. — I.egirenMetallverfi' 

 fung. Germ Lcga, Ital. 



The true origin of tliis word is probably derived through 

 the meduim of the French, from the I^atin ad-ligatio, fig- 

 nifying the aCl of tying, or binding, orconnetiing together ; 

 fince, however, the term was formerly ainloll wholly con- 

 fiucd, in England, to the goldfmiihs and the mint, where it 



was 



