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aim in a liigli dfgree " for ihe uniform and iindiakcn inte- 

 grity of his conduft ; for his fteady attachment to the in- 

 terell of the commniuty ; for the vaft compafs of his undcr- 

 llaidiniT, which fccmed to have a natural affinity with all 

 j^rand objciSs ; and, likewife, for many noble and beneficial 

 defigns, coiiilantly generating in his mind, and which the 

 multiplicity of his engagements, and the fhortnefs of his life, 

 prevented him from brinpring to maturity." Biog. Brit. 



BRINDONES, in Botany, a name given to the fruit of 

 the mangoullan of the Celebes Iflands, the Garciana 

 Celebica of Liim^up. In the old French Encyclopedic, 

 it is erroneonfly conjeftured to be a fpecies of I^imunium. 



BRINE. This term is ufed technically for a foliition 

 in water of common fait, or any faline liquid in which this 

 fait is predominant. Thus the native fprings of fait water 

 are called 3r/«c-fprings ; the fea water is termed brine. Sec. 



I.each, or Irlch-bririe, is the mother -water left in the pons 

 during tl'.e mnnufafture of fait, after moft nf the pure fall 

 has been obtained by boiling down. It confifls of muriai 

 of foda mixed with the caithy murlats, and oilier impuri- 

 ties of natural brine. 



For every thing relating to tltC manufafture of fait from 

 briiie, fee Muriat of Soda. 



Brise alfo denotes a pickle pregnant with fait, wherein 

 things are ftecped to keep. 



BaiNE-Z-rtcj, the pits wherein the falt-water is retained, 

 and fuffered to (land, to bear the aclion of the fun, whereby 

 it is converted into fait. There arc divers forts of falt-pans, 

 as the wattr-pan, fecond-pan, fun-pan ; the water being 

 transferred orderly from one to another. 



Brine-^;/, in Salt-making, the fait fpring from whence 

 the water to be boiled into fait is taken. There are of thefe 

 fprings in many places ; that at Namptwich, in Chefliire, is 

 alone fufficicnt, according to the account of the people of 

 the place, to yield fait for the whole kingdom ; but it is 

 under the government of certain lords and regulators, who, 

 that the market may not be overllocked, will not fufFer 

 more than a certain quantity of the fait to be made yearly. 

 See Pit. 



BRiNE-yij//. See Salt. 

 Viv.i'Ai-fprings. See Salt and Spring. 

 BRINEK, or Brineti, in /tjlronomy, the bnght flar 

 rn the conlldlation Lyra ; more frequently called Lucida 

 Lfrs. 



"BRINGERS-UP, in a lattalion, are the whole laft rank 

 of men in it, or the hindmoll man in every _/?7i?. 



BRINGING-IN a horfe, in the Manege, is the keeping 

 down his nofe, when he boars, and toffes it up to the wind. 

 A horfe is l/rought-'tn by a ftrong hard branch. 



BRING-TO, in SeamanJlAp, to check, or retard, the 

 velocity, or rate, of failing of a fhip, by arranging the fails 

 in fuch a mar.rier, that they (hall counteraft each other, and 

 thereby prevent her either from advancing a-head, or get- 

 ting ilern-way. In this fituation the fhip is faid to lie-to, or 

 to lie-hv. Bringing-to is generally ufed to detain a (hip in 

 any particular llation, in order to wait the approach of fome 

 other velTcl tha;t may be advancing towards her ; in waiting 

 f.:r a boat from the (hore ; or, until there be fuflRcient deptb 

 ef water to admit the veffcl to fail into a tide-harbour. 

 Brisg-u^, an txprtffion ufed for coming to an anchor. 

 Bring hy the lee, is when by bad ileerage, or otlitrwife, a 

 ^Ip's head moves from llie wind, which (lie brings fncccf- 

 fivcly allern, and then fo far rouod upon that which was 

 formerly the lee fide, that the fails are laid aback. 



BRINJAN, in Geography, a town of Hindollan, in the 

 country of Boglana ; 12 miles N.N.W. of Nalfuk. 



BRINJAUN, or Brinjam, a town in the peninfula of 



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India, in the Travancore countr)-, on the coaft of Wals' 

 bar; :^ miles W. of Travancore. N. lat. 3° ig'. E. lonff. 

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BRINING of Grain, in Buraf Economy, the praflicc of 

 immerfing it in fome fort of liquor or pickle, with the in- 

 tention of preventing the fmut, or other difeafes. Steeps, 

 or pickles for this ufe, are prepared in various ways, and 

 with very different forts of materials ; but chiefly by dif- 

 folving faline fubdances in water, urine, or fome other flnid, 

 till they are very ftrongly impregnated with them. The 

 grain, after having remained in thefe (leepsa fufiicieni length 

 of time, as fix, eight, or ten hours, or more, according to 

 circumlUiiccs, and the light part that fwims on the furface 

 removed, is taken out and dried by proper draining, and the 

 fifting of a little lime in a fine powdery (late over it. The 

 fowing (hould be performed as foon as pofTible after this has 

 been done, as the grain is liable to be foon injured by its 

 being delayed. How far the ufe of ftecps or brining grai:i 

 may be advantageous, or whether fuch pratliccs have any 

 other utility than that of hallening the vegftation of the 

 feed after it is committed to the earth, has not yet beeir 

 well alcertaineJ by experiment. See Steep. 



Brining of Hay, the praftice of blending fait with hay 

 in the operation of Racking, in order to preferve it more 

 cffeftiially, and render it more palatable to animals. It is 

 chiefly had rtcourfe to when hay has been much injured by 

 rain in making. The pra£lice is faid to prevail in Ame- 

 rica. 



BRINKE, in Geography, a town of Germany, in the 

 circle of Weftphalia, and biihopric of Ofnabruck ; 16 miles 

 S.E. of Ofnabruck. 



BRINN. See Brunn-. 



BRINON !es Allemands, a town of France, in the 

 department of the Nicvre, and chief place of a canton, in 

 the dillrifl of Clamecy ; lomiles S. of Clamecy. The town 

 contains 314, and the canton 9959 inhabitants ; the territory 

 includes 1424 kiliometres, and 26 communes. 



Bkinon f Archeveque, a town of France, in the depart- 

 ment of the Yonne, and chief place of a canton, in the dif- 

 triA of loigny ; 4 leagues N. of Auxerre. The town con- 

 tains 2372, and the canton 12395 inhabitants : the territory 

 comprehends 257^ kiliometres, and 11 communes. 



BRINS, a town of Bohemia, in the circle of Boleflaw ; 

 5 miles S. S. E. of Gabl. 

 BRIOCA. See Briuega. 



BRIOLLAY, a town of France, in the department of 

 the Maine and Loire, and chief place of a canton, in the 

 dillricl of Sagre. The place contains 849, and the canton 

 6143 inhabitants; the territory includes 142^ kiliometres, 

 and S communes. 



BRION, a town of Fi-ance, in the department of the 

 Two Sevres, and diftricl of Thouars ; li league from 

 Thouars — Alfo, a town of France, in the department of 

 the Lozere, and diftricl of Marvejols ; 3 leagues W. S. W. 

 of St. Chely. 



Brion ijland, one of the Magdalen iflands, in the gulf 

 of St. Lawrence, 5 or 6 leagues VV. from the Bird iflands. 

 N. lat. 47° 50'. W. long. 60° 47'. 



BRIONNE, a town of France, in the dcpartmerit of 

 tlie Eure, and chief place of a canton, in the dillrift of 

 Beniay, feated on the Rille, 3^ leagues N. N. E.of Bcmay. 

 N. ht. 49° 51'. E. long. 0° 51'. 



BRIONNl, a fmall illandin the gulf of Venice, near the 

 coall of Illria. N. lat. 4J° :o'. E. long. 13"^ 51'. 

 BRIONY, in Botany. See Bryonia. 

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

 partment of ilie Ain j 10 miles S. of Bcllcy. 



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