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fderable eilatcs ; one left him by John WilJman, Efq. of 

 Fiecket in Beikihire, wlio adopted him for his fon after the 

 Roman cuitom, and the other by Francis Barrington Efq. 

 of Tofts, whofe name and arms he aflTnmed by acl of par- 

 liament. On the acceflion of George I., he was chofen 

 member ot parhament for the town of Benvick upon 

 Tweed ; and in 1720, he was advanced by the king to an 

 Irifh peerage u dtr the title of vifcount Barrington of 

 Ardglafs. In confequencc of hisunfortr.nate conneftion with 

 the Harburgh company, as fub-govciror under the prince 

 of Wales, and of a lottery projeftcd for defraying the expence 

 of opening the port and a fiibfcription for this pi'.rpofe com- 

 menced dunnghis abfence,and in oppofition to his opiinonand 

 advice, he underwent, in 1723, the very fevcre and unmerited 

 cenfureof expullion from the houfe of commons, which has been 

 attributed to his lordrtiip's oppofition to tlie reigning minifter, 

 lir RobertWalpole. In 17 25, liepublifned in two volumes 8vo. 

 his " Mifccllanea Sacra, or a new method of confidering fo 

 much of the hiftory of the apoftles, as is contained in fcrip- 

 ture, in an abllraft of their hi(loi-y, an abftraft of that ab- 

 Ilraft, and four critical elTays." This work traces, with ju- 

 dicious difcrimination, the methods taken by the apoilles, 

 and firlt preachers of the goi'pel, for propagating ChrilHa- 

 nity, and explains the feveral gifts of the i'pirit by which 

 they were enabled to difcharge that ofBce. Hence he de- 

 duced an argument for thetruthof theChrillian religion which 

 is faidto have tlaggercd the iiitidelity ef Mr. Anthony Colhns. 

 A fecond edition of this work, with large additions and cor- 

 rections, was publilhed by his fon the prcfjnt bifhop of Dur- 

 ham, in 1770, 3 vole. 8vo. In the interval between its 

 firll publication and tiie death of the author in I734» 

 he reviewed, correfted, and enlarged it ; and introduced 

 fuch improvements, as add new force to his arguments 

 and elucidation to his criticilms. In the fame year, 

 1725, he alfo publiihcd "An Effay on the feveral Dif- 

 penfations of God to Mankind, in the order, which they 

 lie in the bible; or a Ihort fyftem of the religion of 

 Nature and Scripture." He was alfo the author of feveral 

 other trafts, cliiefly on fubjcfts conneftcd with toleratioti in 

 matters of religion, which he ably and zcalonfly defended. 

 He died in i 734, in the 56th year of his age. Lord Barring- 

 ton had three daughters and iix fons, five of whom have 

 been advanced to high ftations in the church, the law, the 

 army, and the navy. His lordfhip was a difciple and friend 

 of Mr. Locke, and adopted his fentimcnts as to the right 

 and advantage of free inquiry, and the value of civil and re- 

 ligious liberty. Asa theological writer, he difcovers a higli 

 fenfe of the value of the facred writings and gieat judgment 

 in interpreting them ; and he contributed in a very eminent 

 degree to the diffufion of a fpirit of hberal criticifm. In his 

 fentiments and difpofition he was diftinguifhed by his catho- 

 licifm and moderation ; and though he was a rational and 

 Heady diffenter, he was an occafional frequenter and commu- 

 nicant of tlie eilabli(hed church. Biog. Brit. 



Barrington, Daines, the fourth fon of lord Barring- 

 ton, was educated for the profeffion of the lav.-, and in 1757 

 was appointed a Welrti judge, and fome time afterwards fe- 

 cond jullice of Chefter. Although he never attained to 

 dillinguiihed eminence at the bar, he evinced his acquaint- 

 ance with the law by a valuable publication, entitled, " Ob- 

 fervations on the Statutes, chiefly the more ancient, from 

 Magna Charta to 21 James I. c. 27 ; with an Appendix 

 being a Propofal for new-modelhng the Statutes," 4to. 

 1 766. This work, which pafled through five editions, has 

 been refpeftfuUy quoted by many hiilorians and conftitu- 

 tional antiquaries. In 1773, he pubhfhed " Orofius," with 



Alfred's Saxon verfion, and an Englifli tranflation and notes of 

 his own, which underwent a fevere animadverfion from fome 

 of our critics. His " Trafts on the Probability of reaching 

 the North Pole," 1775, 410. were oceafioned by the voyage 

 of captain Phipps (now lord Mulgrave) towards the north 

 pole in 1773. His ether writings may be found in the 

 Tranfaclions of the lloyal and Antiquarian Societies, of 

 which he was an affidnous member, and of the latter vice- 

 prcfident. In feveral of thefe the author manifefts fomc 

 tendency towards fingularity and paradox ; neverthclefs they 

 indicate both diligence and extent of refearch, and evince 

 h'.& talents as a naturalift and antiquarian. Many of his 

 trafts were collefted by himfelf in a 410. volume, entitled 

 " MifcellaneousTrafts on various fubjedts," t'f^i. His expe- 

 riments and obfervations on the finging of birds" (fee Song 

 OF Birds in this Dictionary), and his " EfTay on tlie 

 Language of Birds" are amongil the molt curious and inge- 

 nious of his papers. In private life he was a man of worth 

 and integrity, unambitious, and devoted to ftudy and litera- 

 ry converfation. He refigned his office of juftice of Chef- 

 ter in 1785, and from that time to his death, March 14, 

 iSoo, lived in retirement in the Inner Temple. Gen. Biog. 



Barrington, in Geography, a towndiip in Queen's 

 county Nova Scotia, on the fouth fide of tlie bay of Fundi, 

 fettled by Quakers from the ifland of Nantucket. 



Barrington, a towndiip in Strafford county, New 

 Hampfhire, about 22 miles N. W. from Portfmouth, incor- 

 porated in 7722, containing 2470 inhabitants. Allum is 

 found in this town(hip, and the firft ridge of the " Froft- 

 hills," one of the 3 interior fummits of Aganftnticus, is con- 

 tinued through it. Itsfituation is very healthy, and favour- 

 able to longevity. 



Barrington, a townfliip in Brittol county, Rhode 

 ifland, on the fouth weftern fide of the N. W. branch of 

 Warren river, about 2\ miles N. W. of W"arren, and about 

 7 S. E. from Fox point, in the town of Providence. It 

 contains 683 inhabitants, including 12 flaves. 



Barrington, Great, is the lecond townfhip in rank in 

 Berkfhire countv in the MaiTachufetts. It contains 1373 

 inhabitants, and lies 140 miles W. from Bofton. 



Barrington, Cape, is the fouth-caft point of lord Eg- 

 mont's ifland, or New Gueinfey, the largell of the Qiieen 

 Charlotte's iflands. It is feparated by a narrow channel 

 from cape Probv, on lord Howe's Ifland or New Jerfey. 



BARRINGTONIA, in Botany, a. beautiful tropxal 

 tree named by Forfter from the Hon. Daines Barrington. 

 Liu.g. Schreb. 1150. Forft. gen. 38. L. fupp. 50. Thur.b. 

 nov. gen. 47. Gsrtn. t. loi. Mammed: {-pec. Edit, prior. 

 Commcrfona. Sonnerat Nov. Guin. 8. ButorJca Runipli. 

 Clafs, Monadelph'ta Polya:idria. Polyandria Mono^\ma, Foril. 

 and Thunb. Nat. Order. Nefperidcie. — Myrl'i, JufF. 



Gen. Char. CuL Perianth two leaved, fuperior ; leaflets 

 roundifn, concave, coriaccons, permanent. Cor. Petals four, 

 equal, ovate, fpreading, coriaceous, larger than the calyx ; 

 nectary conic, tubular, coating thebafeof the ftyle, toothed 

 at the tip ; teeth feveral, unequal. S:am. FJaments very 

 many, monadelphoua, (or conjoined from the ver\' bafe into 

 a cylinder feated on tile receptacle), capillary, longer than 

 the corolla ; anthers fmall, roundiih. Fifi. Germ inferior, 

 turbinate ; ftyle filiform, length of the ftaincns ; ftigma 

 fimple. Per. Drupe large, ovate, conic-quadrangular, 

 crowned by the calyx. Seed, nut long, o\-ate, outwardly 

 wrinkled-fibrofc, ibur-celled ; kernels ovate, wrinkled. 



EIT. Gen. Char. Cai. fiir.ple, two-leaved, fuperior, per- 

 manent ; fruit a dry four-cornered drupe, inclofing a nut one 

 to four-celled. 



Species, 



