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BARSSTATLr, the Maltachfe/i or Maltacheefet ai the an- 

 cit;iit Indian's, is a port of entry and poll town, and the (hire 

 town of BarnllapU county in North America. It extends 

 acrofs the peninfiila, and is wafhed by the fca on the north 

 and foiith, having Sandwich and the dillrid called Marfc- 

 peeorMdlhpee on the well; and is about 5 miles broad 

 and 9 long; 67 miles S. E. from BoHon. Sandy-neck on the 

 north flio're, running eaft almoll the whole length of the 

 town, forms the liarbour, and embofoms a large boJy of 

 fah-marflj. The harbour is about a mile wide and four 

 long; and the tide rifes in it from 8 to 14 feet. Its bar, 

 running off N. E. from the neck feveral miles, prevents the, 

 entrance of large fhips ; but fmall vefTels may pafs any part 

 of it at high wuter. There is another harbour on the fouth, 

 called Lewis's bay. Its entrance is within Barnilaple, and 

 extends almoft 2 miles into Yarmouth. This harbour is 

 commodious and fafe, and is completely land-locked. In 

 Barnilaple there are about 20 or 30 ponds. The land here 

 produces about 25 builicliof Indian corn to an acre, and rye 

 and other grain in proportion. Wheat and flax are cul- 

 tivated; the latter with fuccefs. From 12 to 18000 

 bulhels of onions are railed for the fupply of the neighbour- 

 IT towns. The fifliery, which is annually increafing. 



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booths are built In regular order, each row being particularly 

 named, as Irflnmonger's row, Bookfeller's row, kc. : the 

 centre is called the Duddery, and chiefly occupied by 

 drapers, mercers, and wholefale dealers in cloaths. Stur- 

 bridge fair is folemuly proclaimed on the 1 8th of September, 

 by the vice-chancellor, prodtors, and other officers of the 

 univerfity ; and afterwards by the mayor and aldermen. 

 The Hated time for its continuance is fourteen days. Dra- 

 matic exhibitions are forbidden within nine miles of the uni- 

 verfity, except during this fair and the week preceding. 

 This was formerly the grenlcft mart in England; but its 

 bufinefs declining, owing to the circulation of commerce 

 throughout the country, its confequcnce is very much 

 diminflhed. Beauties of England and Wales, vol. ii. 



BARO, or Baron, Peter, in Bhgraphy, a profcffor of 

 divinity in the univerfity of Cambridge, was l.orn at Ellampes 

 in France, and educated for the law at Bourges; but driv;a 

 from his country to Englandbythe perfecution of the Protelt- 

 ants in the reign of queen Elizabeth. By the recommenda- 

 tion of lord Burleigh, he was eleCled profeflorat Cambridge iu 

 the year 1574. He was attacked by the rigid Calvinifts 011 

 account of the reputed laxnefs of his fentlineats concerning 

 the doctrines of predeilination and juftification; and a com- 

 plaint was preferred againll him as an encourager of the 

 fpread of Pelagianifm in the univerfity, to arehbilhop Whit- 

 gift in 1595, which produced the Lambeth Articles, that 

 were made ufe of to filence him. But as he continued to 



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employs about 100 men. The people, who are in number 

 about 2610, are generally healthy; and many iriilances of 

 longevity occur. Many of the farmers are occafioually fea- 



men, aiid many mariners and mailers of vefTels, who fail , , . ^ , ^ . , • , , ^ 



from other ports, are furnilhed by this town. N. lat. preach his former doaiines, he was cited before the vice- 



chancellor, and feveral articles were exhibited againft him. 



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BARNSTEAD, a townfliip of America, in Strafford 

 county, New Hampfliire, containing 807 inhabitants; 32 

 miles N.W. of Portfmouth, and 16 E. by S. from Canter- 

 bury on Connetticut river. 



BARNSTORF, or Berndorf, a town of Germany, in 

 the circle of Weftphalia, and county of Diepholz, 8 miles 

 north of Diepholz. 



BARNTRUP, a town of Germany, in the circle of 

 Wellphalia, and county of Lippe, 4 miles N. E. of Blom- 



berg. 



BARNWELL, a village fituated about half a mile 

 north-eall of Cambridge, in England, was formerly of great 

 confequence from its ancient priory, which, at the diffo- 

 lution," was valued at 35 il. 15s. 4d. The village has fuf- 

 ftred very much by fire. Barnwell has a fair kept in its 

 neighbourhood, commencing annually on Midfummer- 

 day, and continuing a fortnight. This fair derives its 

 orio-in from a cuftom of the children in the neighbourhood 

 aflembling on Midl'ummer-eve at Barn's-well. A number of 

 pedlars reforted to the fpot, and expofed their merchandize 

 for fale, fo early as the reign of Henry I. : the articles brought 

 beino- moilly potter)', the ftftival obtained the appellation of 

 " Pet 'Fdir. It appears, however, to have alTumed its legal 

 form in the reign of Henry III. by whom it is faid to have 

 been chartered ai:d granted to the prior)'. The fair is Hill 

 proclaimed on Midfummer-eve, and the field in which it is 

 held is called Midfummer Green. But Barnwell is moil 

 famous for the great afTcmblage of merchandize annually 

 held in a large meadow, called Slifbrul^e Fair; the origin 

 of which Dr. Stukcly was induced to afcribe to his hero 

 Caraufius: it is however evident that king John granted the 

 whole for the ufe and maintenance of an hofpital for lepers 

 who had an ar.cient chapel here ; and the chaplain claimed the 

 dues, till Hen. VIII. in coiifideration of 1 000 marks paid 

 by the corporation of Cambridge, gave them the grant of 

 the fair, which was confirmed by Elizabeth. The field in 

 which it is held is about half a mile fqi;are, having the rivers 

 Cam and Stiure on its northern and eaftern fides. The 



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againll 

 The proceedings againll him, however, N.ere prevented by 

 the interference of the chancellor lord Burleigh, and he was 

 recommended by his learning and charafter to the protec- 

 tion of the arehbilhop Whitgift. At length wearied by the 

 perfecution of his enemies, he retired from the univerfity to 

 London, where he died three or four years afterwards. A 

 colledion of his theological works in Latin was publilhed 

 at London in 1579, fol. ; as were alfo fome detached pieces 

 in that language, and fome fermons, &c. in Englifh. Biog. 

 Brit. 



BAROACH, Broach, or Baruh, the ancient Bary- 

 gaza, in Geography, a town ef Hindoftan, in the country of 

 Guzerat, lying in the route from Sural to Amedabad, and 

 feated on the great river Nerbuddah, about 25 miles from its 

 mouth. Baroach has been, in different ages, a port common 

 both to Nehrwaleh, the capital of Guzerat, and Tagara, 

 fuppofed to be the modern Dowlatabad. The former was 

 eight journies, the latter ten, from Baroach. It is fituated 

 about 217 Britilh miles north from the Plithana of Arrian, 

 or the modern Pultanah ; and all kinds of mercantile goods 

 throughout the Deccan were anciently brought to Tagara, 

 and from thence conveyed on carts to Baroach or Bai-ygaza 

 acrofs the Balla-Gaut mountains. Baroach is famous for its 

 manufaiflure of very fine bafts and other cottons; and the 

 water of the river Nerbuddah is faid to have a peculiar pro- 

 perty for bleaching of cloth to a perfcci whitenefs. Agates 

 are likewife an article of trade in this place ; which are 

 brought from the mountains near Bran.pour, and are moftly 

 dilpofed of at Cambaya. The fortrefs of Baroach is large 

 and fquare, Handing upon a hill, which is the only eminence 

 for many miles, and miglit be made very flrong. The 

 Dutch faclorv was ellablifhed here in 161 7, but is in a low 

 Hate. N. lat.' 21° 45'. E. long. 72=58'. 



BAROCCIO, Frederick, in Biography, an eminent 

 painter of hillory and portrait, was born at Urbino in 1528, 

 and inftrutled in the principles of painting by Battifta Vene- 

 tiaiio, and in thole of perlpeflive by his uncle Bartolomeo 

 Genga. Having a\ailed himfelf of thcfe infliuftions till his 



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