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ranked with the mufical luminaries of tliiit reign. He was a 

 fcholar of T;illi5, which is difcovcrablc by his works ; but it 

 is not quite fo eafv to Jifcover how it could have been at the 

 recommendation of his mafter, who died 1585, that he was 

 fworn in gentleman extraordinary of the chapel royal, in 15S9, 

 as has been faid. His fervice in D minor, printed in Boyce's 

 coUeiftion, has the true ancient cad of modulation, the fer- 

 rutfo pretiofa upon it, which gives a dignity to its efiefts, 

 for which we can now hardly account. The accents, as 

 ufual with old mailers, are often erroneoufly placed ; but if 

 that impcrfei^lion be removed, or regarded with indulgence, 

 the compofiti;)n mull be allowed, in point of harmony and 

 modulation, to be admirable. And there are fome grand 

 cffefts produced by paufes and long notes without changing 

 or infringing the original meafure, that afforded us very pleai- 

 ing fenfations. Elway Bevin was, indeed, a man of genius ; 

 and it is to be lamented that more of his conipofitions hai'C 

 not been preferved. Befides his appointment in the chapel 

 royal, he was organifl of Brillol cathedral, and the mailer of 

 Dr. Child. But notwithftanding his abilities and great age, 

 lie was difmilTed from all his employments, in 1636, on being 

 difcovered to adhere to the Romifli communion. 



In 163 1, he publilhed a work replete with harmonica! eru- 

 dition, entitled " A Briefe and fhort inftruclion of the art of 

 muficke, to teach how to make difcant of all proportions that 

 arc in ufe : very necefTary for all fuch as are defirous to at- 

 taine to knowledge in tlie art ; and may by praftice, if they 

 can fing, foone be able to compofe three, foure and five parts : 

 and alfo to compofe all forts of canons that are ufuall, by 

 , thefe directions of two or three parts in one, upon a plain- 

 fong," by Elway Bevin. thin 410. of 52 pages. 



This work, however ufelefs it may be deemed now, mull 

 have beenof fingular fervice to young Undents in times when 

 canons were regard:;d as the greatell efforts of human iritcl- 

 left, and the folution of thefe enigmas was equally difficult 

 with that of the mo'l abllrufe and complicated problems in 

 Euclid. Micheli P>.omano publiflied a fimilar work at 

 Venice, 1615, and Valentini another at Rome, 1655. See 

 MicHEi.i, and Valentini. 



BEVIO, in Geography, a fmall village of Swifferland, 

 feated near the Julian Alps, upon the Little Rliine, in the 

 high road leading to Coire. Bevio and Valmorara form one 

 community, governed by 1 1 magillrates ; though the num- 

 ber of voters, who appoint thefe magillrates, fcarcely exceeds 

 40. The chief is called " Miuillrale," and is confirmed 

 every year, for which each voter receives a florin. About 

 one-third of the merchandize from Como to Coire palTcs by 

 Bevio ; the greater part is fent by Splugen. 



BEIIMTERSHEIM, a town of Germany, in the circle 

 of the Upper Rhine, and biihopric of Worms, 6 miles fouth 

 of Worms. 



BEURATH, a town of Bohemia, in the county of 

 Ghitz. 



BEURERIA, and Beurreria, in Botany. See Calv- 



CANTHUS, andEHRETlA. 



BEURRE, in Geography, a town of France, in the de- 

 partment of the Doubs, and cliiif place of a canton in the di- 

 ftrift of Befan^on, 2 miles fouth of Befan^on. 

 / "BEURRY, a town of France, in the department of the 



Meufe, and chief place of a canton in the dillrift of Bar le 

 Due, I J league well of Barlc-Duc. 



BEURS, William, in Biography, a painter, was born at 

 Dort in 1656, anddifeovering a natural genius for drawing 

 and dcfigning, he was placed, at the age of 18, under the 

 inftruftion of William Drillenburg. He painted in the (lyle 

 and manner of his mafter, almoil equalling him in the freedom 

 of bis hand, and the clearnefsof his colouring, and furpaHiut; 

 him in tl;e corrednefs of hia defign. Addidting himfclf to 



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a diffolute life, lie obtained neither the reputation nor the 

 wealth which his talents, diligently exercifed, might have 

 enabled him to acquire. He painted portraits, iandfcapes, 

 and flowers. Pilkington. 



BEUS, in Aiic'tait Geography, a river of Macedonia, men- 

 tioned by Livy and Steph. F^yz., near which was a town 

 called B'u»i, Bene, according to tlic latter. 



BEUTHEN, or NiEDER Beuthen, in Geography, a 

 town of Germany, in the circle of Upper Saxony, and prin- 

 cipality of Carolath, on the Oder, containing two churches ; 

 3 miles S.W. of Ziegenbruek. 



Beuthen, Kicdcr, a town of Silefia on the Oder, in the 

 duchy of Glogau. It has fullered much by war and fire; 

 dillant 13 miles W.N.W. from Ober Glogau, N, lat. ji"* 

 42'. E. long. 15° 51'. 



Beuthen, Ober, a town of Silclia, formerly belonging to 

 the principality of Jagerndorf, but fince to the principality 

 of Opptln. It had anciently a produftivc mine of filver ; 

 diftant 40 miles E.S.E. from Oppeln. N. lat. 50° 16'. E. 

 long. 18° 53'. 



BEUTSCHEN, a town of Poland, in the palatinate of 

 Pofen, 44 miles vi'eft of Pofen. 



BEUVRON, a town of France, in the department of the 

 Calvados, and chief place of a canton in the diftricl of Pont 

 I'Eveque, 12 miles fouth of Caen. — Alfo, a river of France, 

 which runs into the Loire, 2 leagues below Blois. 



BEUVRY, a town of France, in tlie department of the 

 Straits of Calais, and chief place of a canton in the diflrift of 

 Bethune, half a league call of Bethune. 



BEVY, among Sportfmen, is ufed to fignify a brood of 

 quails. Thus alfo we fay, a covey of partridges, a tilde of 

 phcafants, and a pack of groufe. Bevy is fometimes ufed 

 among forellers to exprefs a herd of deer, though it is much 

 lefs frequently ufed in this fenfe than in the former. 



BEUZEVILLE, in Geography, a town of France, in the 

 department of the Eure, and chief phce of a canton in the 

 dillricl of Pont-Audemer ; z\ leagues well of Pont-Au- 

 dtmer. It contains 2457 ptrfons, and the population of the 

 canton amounts to 12,254. Its territory includes 1925 kill- 

 omctres and 20 communes. 



BEWCASTLE, a pariHi and village of Cumberland, 

 England, is rendered interelling to the topographer and an- 

 tiquary from the Roaian relics that have been difcovered 

 within its limits, and from the fingular obelilk in the church- 

 yard. This paiilh is fuppofed to have included the Roman 

 ilation where part of the Legio-Secunda Augulla was gar- 

 rifoned to guard the workmen employed in erefting the 

 famous Roman wall that feparated England from Scotland. 

 Many vefliges of ancient buildings are yet remaining ; and 

 numerous Roman coins, and fome iiifcribed ftones, have been 

 found here. The obeliflf, which has furniflitd a theme for 

 much differtation, contains various fculptured ornaments, 

 with a Roman infcription, and fome figures in baflTo-relievo. 

 The churcli, with the callle, arc included wltliin an intreneh- 

 ment. The latter, now in ruins, appears to have been of a 

 fquanfh form, and was battered down by the parliament's 

 forces in 1641. In this parilh are two fehools fupported by 

 lublcription, whofe mailers have about ten pounds each per 

 annum, with the privilege of a whittle gate. This was a pecu- 

 liar cuftom, formerly very common in Cumberland, and the 

 neighbouring counties, and now prevails in fome villages. It 

 is a privilege given to the mailer of applying to his pupils' pa- 

 rents m rotation, for provifions. Several thoufand Iheep and 

 black cattle are fed on the hills and wafte parifh. Hutchinfon's 

 Hiflory of Cumberland. 



BEWDLEY, a market and borough town of Worcefter- 

 fhire in Engln.i:d, is plcalantly fituatcd on the banksof theriver 

 Severn, whofe navigable ftreamhasgivenprofperity to theplace. 



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