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Cmiobii Weftmoranicnfis." He is commended by Lclaiid 

 and Bale, and cited with lefpeft hy Stow in his Suney of 

 London and Weilminrcr. Biog. Biit. 



Beaver Creek, in Gcop-aphy, a creek of North America, 

 which runs into lake Erie, at the call end, about 7 miles 

 S. E. from Fort Erie. 



Beaver Creek, Big, falls into the Allegany river, after 

 having received feveral branches from the north-call, about 

 28 miles N. W. from Pittlbarg. It rifes in the fouth, luns 

 north about 6 miles, thence 12 more north-eaft to the Salt 

 Lick town ; then by the Mahoning town and Salt Springs, 

 34 miles fouth-callcrly to the Ki(li-ku(h town, from which 

 to its month are 22 miles fouthcrly. Its whole courfe is 

 about 74 miles. 



Beaver. Dam, a to'.vnfliip in Pennfylvania, on the well 

 fide of Sufquchannah river, 



Beaver. Eeiter, in Zoology. See Glutton. 



Beaver IJland, in Geography, an ifland in the lake Michi- 

 gan. N. lat. 45° 26'. W. long. 85° 2c'. 



Beaver Indians, nations of North America, fituate north 

 of Slave lake, in N. lat. about 63^, and W. long, about 

 120°. 



Beaver Kill, is a foutli-eaft arm of the Popachton branch 

 of the Delaware. Its month is i-jl miles call from the 

 Cook Houfe, and 24! N. W. from Kufhichtun Falls. 



Beavhr Lctke, a lake of North Am.erica, forming a part of 

 the Saflvafhawin liver, in N. l-.t. 54^ 40'. W. long. 102° 50'. 

 To the north of it at a little diftancc is the fource of Churchill 

 river ; to the fouth is Cn'.r.berland-houfe ; and rot far from 

 it are a number of houfes belonging to the Hudfon's bay 

 CoThpany. 



Beaver River, a river of North America, which rifes in 

 a lake called Beaver lake and the adjoining hills, in about 

 N. lat. 54° 40'. W. long. 111° 15', and difcharges itfelf 

 into la Cros lake, in N. lat. ^^° 15'. and W. long. 108° 30'. 



Beaver-rat, in Zoology. See Mus Coypus. 



Beaver ^;'n, the fur or fkin of an amphibious animal 

 called the cn/hr, or beaver, fometimes found in France, Ger- 

 many, and Poland, but moil abundantly in the province of 

 Canada in North America, and the uninhabited wilds of Si- 

 beria. The ficin of the beaver ha:; hair of two kinds : the 

 lower hairs immediately next to the ikin are (hort, impli- 

 cated together, and as fine as down ; the upper grow more 

 fparingly , and are thicker and longer. The latter Is of little 

 value ; but the flix or down is wrought into hats, flockings, 

 and caps. 



" The beaver's fli.ic 



Gives kindliell warmth to weak enervate limbs, 

 When the pale blood flow rifes through the veins." 



Dyer's Fleece. 



The merchants diflinguifh three kind' of callor, though 

 all equally the ficins of the lame animal ; thefe are ne-zu cajlor, 

 dry cajlor, znUi fat cajlor. The neiv cajlor, called alfo ivintcr 

 cjflor, and Mijcovite cajlcr, bccaufe ordinarily referved to 

 fend into Mufcovy, is that taken in the winter huntings. 

 This is the bell, and mod eileemed for rich furs, as having 

 loil none of its hair by moulting. In the year 1 794 the im- 

 portation of beaver Ikins into the port of St. Petersburg 

 amounted to th.c value of 332,350 rubles ; a circumftanee, 

 which, as Mr. 'i'ooke obferves, ought to be a matter of con- 

 cern to every true Ruffian, as it naturally Jlrikes us with fur- 

 prile, that a country fo richly (locked with wild animals of 

 tvery kind (hould be dependent on foreign induftry in this 

 clafs of its necefiaries. Dry cajlor, or lean Cijior, is the re- 

 falt of the fummer huntings, when- the bead is moulted, 

 and ha.- loll part of its hair ; this bei:'g much inferior to the 

 former, is little ufcd in furs, but moiilv in hats. F.il cajlor, 



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ufually called old-ccal, or co-?x-lenvtr, is that wiiich has con- 

 tradtcd a certain fat, unfluous humour, Ly fweat txhakd 

 from the bodies of the favages, who have wcrn it fcr fr nc 

 time ; this, though better than the diy, is ytt only ufcd 

 for hats. 



Its chief ufc is in the compofition of hats, furs, S:c. Ec- 

 fidts this, in 1669, an attempt was made to employ it in 

 other merchandizes ; accordingly, a manufactory was fettled 

 in the Fauxbourg S. Antoine near Paris, where they made 

 cloths, flannels, ilockings, &c. of cajlor, with a mixture of 

 wool. The manufadlure flourifhed for a while, but foon de- 

 cayed, it being found by experience that the ilufTs lofl their 

 dye when wet, and that when dry again they were hailh and 

 ftiff as felts. 



After the hair is cut off the lldn to be ufed in hats, the 

 pelt or ri<!n itfelf is ufcd in vari )us works, viz. for the cover- 

 ing of mails and trunks, in flippers, &c. 



Beaver is chiefly imported by the Hudfon's-bay company, 

 from the northern parts of America, where the animal 

 abounds. Beaver fliins are alfj procured in confiderable 

 abundance on the wellern eoafts of North America. See 

 Fur. 



Beaver's Tcivn, in Geography, lies bewteen Margaret's 

 creek, an upper N. Vv''. branch of Mu&ingum river, and the 

 north branch of that river; at the head of which north branch 

 there is only a mile's portage to Cayahoga river. Beavcr'i 

 town is diftant about 85 miles N. W. from Pittfburg. 



BEAUFET. See Buffet. 



BEAUFORT, Henry, in Biography, cardinal and bi- 

 fliop of Winchefter, was the natural fon,. legitimated by par- 

 liament, of John of Gaunt, by Catherine Swineford, who 

 afterwards became hi.s third wife. Having been educated at 

 Oxford and Aix la Chapelle, he was advanced, at an early 

 period of his life, to high ilations both in the church and 

 the ftate. In 1397 he became bi.Tiop of Lincoln, in 1599 

 chancellor of the univerfity of Oxford, and dean of Wells, 

 in 1404 lord high chancellor of England, and in 1405 bifliop 

 of Winchefter. During the reigns of his brother, Heuiy IV. 

 and of his nephew, Henry V. he does not feem to have pof- 

 feffed much political importance : but he lived in great fplen- 

 dour, and acquired immenfe wealth, fo that he was able to 

 lend Heni-y V. 20,ocol. to aid his expedition into France, 

 and thus to divert him from his defign of attacking the re- 

 venues of the church. Upon the death of Henry V. he was 

 appointed one of the guardians of his fon Henry VI. during 

 his minority ; and in 1424 he was again made lord chancellor 

 of England. In 1425, the difTcnfions that fubfiftcd betweeu 

 him and the protestor, Humphry duke of Glouceiler, roll- 

 to fueh a height, that Beaufort thought it necefiary to ap- 

 peal to his nephew, the duke of Bedford, then regent of 

 France, and to requell his prefence for bringing about au 

 accommodation. Upon the arrival of the regent an aflcmbly 

 of the nobility was convened at St. Alhan's ; but their in- 

 terpofition proving incffcilual, the decifion of the conteft 

 was referred to tlie parliament held at Lcicefter in 1426. 

 The duke of Glouceiler produced fix aiticles of accufatiou 

 againft the bilhop, of which he was acquitted ; and the difpu- 

 tants being enjoined to cultivate mutual friendlliip, departed 

 with outward appearances of perfecl amity. The regent, 

 however, in order to gratify his brother, the protedor, took 

 away the great fe?.l fr^m the biOiop. In 1428 the duke of 

 Bedford retmned to France, and was accoinpanied by Beau- 

 fort to Calais, where he was invefted with the dignity of 

 cardinal, with the title of St. Eufebius, conferred upon him 

 by pope Martin V. He was alfo honoured by the fame pope 

 with the charuclcr of legate ; but on his return to England, 

 he was forbidden the cxercifc of it by royal proclamation. 

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