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John's college, Cambi IJge. From the frlvolaus occupation 

 of reading romniiccs, in which he loft two years of his aca- 

 tlemic education, a circumftance wliich he mentions with re- 

 gret, he was diverted by reading I-ivy, and afterwards devo- 

 ted himfelf willi pkafure to ferious ftudies. In 1711, he 

 took ordei^, and diligently difchaiged the duties of his pro- 

 ftfllon in the living of Lamcdy and Tanfield in Durham, 

 compofitig for fevcral years a nev/dilcourfe for the pulpit every 

 week. Balguy was an early advocate for religious liberty in 

 the Bangorian controverfy : and in 1718, wrote a Tindication 

 of bifliop Hoadly, intilled "-An Examination of certain 

 doctrines lately taught and defended by the Rev. Mr. Ste'*- 

 bing ;" and in the following year, " A Letter to the Rev. 

 Dr. Sherlock," both under the fnltitious name of Silvius. 

 In 1720, he publiihed a third trad, intitltd " Silvius's de- 

 fence of a dialogue between a Papilt and a Proteftant." In 

 a controverfy concerning the nature and foundation of vir- 

 tue, occaiioned about this time by lord Shaftcdiury, vvho, 

 ill his " CharaClerillics'' referred it to an inllinftive fenti- 

 inent ; and by Hutciiefon, who, in his " Inquiry into the 

 Original of our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue," maintains tlie 

 fame notion ; Mr. Balguy took a principal part. In 1726, 

 he wrote, in reply to Shaftelbuiy, " A Letter to a Deill, 

 concerning the beauty and excellence of moral virtue, and 

 the fnpport and improvement which it receives from the 

 Chriftian revelation;" and in 1728, he publiihed a trail, in- 

 titled, " The foundation of moral goodnefs, or a farther 

 .inquiry into the original of our idea of virtue;" which in 

 tlie next year was followed by a fecond part, illuftrating the 

 principles and reafoiiings of the former, and replying to 

 certain remarks communicated by lord Darcy to the author. 

 (See Virtue.) In 1730, he publifhed a treatife, under the 

 title of " Divine Rectitude; or a brief Inquiry concerning 

 the moral perfeftioi.s of the Deity, particularly in refpeft 

 of Creation and Providence. (See Attributes.) This 

 treatife was followed by " A Second Letter to a Deift," 

 occafioned by Tindal's " Chrillianity as old as the Crea- 

 tion;" and by another traft, intitled, " The Law of 

 Truth, or the Obligations of Reafon effential to all Reli- 

 gion." In 1 74 1, Mr. Balguy pubhlhed an " Effay on Re- 

 demption," explaining the doctrine of atonement in a manner 

 fimilar to that afterwards adopted by Dr. Taylor of Nor- 

 wich. (See Atonement.) Of this treatife, bifhop Hoadly 

 cxpreffed his opinion, that the author had been more fuc- 

 cefsful in refcuing Chrillianity from fome abfurd doftrines, 

 long confidej'ed as cHential to it, than in fubflituting others 

 in their (lead. The only additional publication of Mr. Bal- 

 guy was a volume of Sermons, to which has been fmce 

 added a pofthumoiis volume; the fubjefts of both are chiefly 

 praftical, and the difeourfeshavebeenjulllyadmired as models 

 of the plain and hmple ilylc of preaching. Towards the 

 clofe of his lite, his health declined, and li.c found it necelTary 

 to withdraw from company, except fuch as he felcded at 

 Harrowgate, which he frequented every fcafon, and where 

 he died in 1748, in the lixty-third year of his age. The 

 only church preferments which Mr. Balguy enjo) ed were 

 the vicarage of North-Allerton in Yorkdiire, worth about 

 270I. a year, and a prebend in the church of Salitbury, to 

 which he was collated by bi.Tiop Hoadly in 1728. Mr. 

 Balguy may juftly be reckoned among the divines and 

 writers who rank with Clarke and Hoadly, and who aflo- 

 ciated with thcfe illuftrious charafters m maintaining the 

 caufe of rational religion and Chriftian liberty. Candid and 

 liberal in his own fcntiments and difpofition, he cultivated 

 friendlliip with worthy pcrfons of all denominations; and his 

 writings very much contributed to promote liberal difcuffion 

 and rational inquiry. Biog. Crit. 



BALHARY, in Geography, R town of Hindoftan, in the 

 Myfore country, feventy miles north-eall of Chittcldroog, 

 and twenty miles north-eaft of Raidroog. N. lat. 15° 6'. 

 E. long. 76^ 54'. 



BALI, or Bally, one of the ifles of Sunda, fituate in 

 the Java fea, on the call fide of the ftrait of Balli, which 

 feparates it from Java; 25 leagues long, and 15 wide, fertile 

 and populous. It feems only remarkable for funiilhing 

 flaves, cotton-yarn, and pickled-pork. S. lat. 8° 30'. L. long. 

 115° 10'. 



Bali, or Bally, Slrail, lies on the w-eft fide of the ifiand 

 of this name, in the Indian ocean. Its north entrance is in 

 S. lat. 7° 54', and the fouth entrance in S. lat. 8*39'. 

 E. long. 114° 25'. It is fometimes called the Biilambuan 

 channel. Through this ttrait the European Eall India 

 merchant fliips occafionally pafs in their return from China. 

 It is fometimes called Javajlratt. 



Bali, a province which once belonged to Abyllinia, and 

 the firit taken by the Galla. It lies to the north-eaft of 

 Narea, and to the weft of the kingdom of Adel, which 

 feparates it from the fea, about N. lat. 10'^, and E.long. 



BALICASSE, balicaffe des Philippines, in Ornithology, 

 Under this name, BufFon defcribes the corvus laiicajfius, 

 Gmel. in his Nat. Hift. Birds; in the Planch. Enl. it is 

 called choucas des Phdippmes. 



BALICASSIUS, a fpecies of Corvus, of a grceni(h 

 black colour, with a forked tail. Gmelin. Corvus fplendide 

 nigro-viridans. Brift". Av. The beak, legs, and claws, arc 

 black. 



BALIKESRI, in Geography, a town of European 

 Turkey, in the province of Natolia, fifty-two miles north- 

 call of Pergamo. N. lat. 39° 45'. E. long. 27° 50'. 



BALINCAILACH, a cape on the weft coaft of Ban- 

 becula, one of the weftern ifiands of Scotland. 



BALINE Head and Cove, lie between cape Broyle and 

 the bay of Bulls, on the coaft of Newfoundland. The 

 cove is a fmall place behind a rock, called the Whale's back, 

 and a ilage for fifhing, with two or three boats. 



BALIOL,orBALLiOL, JoHN,in5iof/v7/ij',king ofScot- 

 land, was defcended from an illuftrious family, which poffeffed 

 large ellates in Scotlandfand France, as well as England., He is 

 fuppoted to have been born about the year 1260, or at a lome- 

 what earlier period; and was a competitor with Robert 

 Bruce for the crown of Scotland; the right of fucccffion to 

 which belonged to the defcendants of David earl of Hunt- 

 ingdon, third fon of king David I. Bruce was the fon of 

 Ilabcl, the fecond daughter of carl David; and Baliol, the 

 fon of John Baliol, who founded Baliol college in Oxford, was 

 the grandfon of Margaret, the cldeft daughter of earl David. 

 According to the rules of luceefrion which are now efta- 

 blifiied, the right of Baliol was preferable; and notwith- 

 llandiiig Brace's plea of being nearer in blood to earl David, 

 Baliol's claim, as the reprefentative of his brother and grand- 

 mother, would be deemed incontellible. But in that age, 

 the order of fucceffion was not afcertained with the fame pre- 

 cifion ; and though the prejudices of the people, and per- 

 haps the laws of the kingdom, favoured Bruce, each of the 

 rivals was fupported by a powerful fadlion. In order to 

 avoid the mileries of a civil war, to which it was feared re- 

 courfe would be had for deciding a difpute which the laws 

 could not fettle, king Edward of England was cliofen um- 

 pire, and both parties agreed to aequiefce in his decree. 

 Under pretence of examining the qiiellion with due fo- 

 lemnity, this prince lummontd all tlie Scottilh barons to 

 Norhani, May lotii, 1291 ; and having gained fome, and in- 

 timidated others, he pre^ ailed on .ill who were prefent, .not 



excepting 



