B TT K 



BoRR in HcrMry, means a broad rinp of iron bejiind 

 M,e nlac mad for^hc hand on the tillu,g fp.ar, «dHch 

 Crt bro. gi>t to the reft when the tilter charges h,s fpear 



to fecure it. i t> „ 



Y,VKK-pump. See BiLDGE and Pump. 

 BuKR-n-.rf, in Botany. See Sparc an .UM. 

 ^lA^fcnS^.S'^^rge and fertile n,ounta,n of 



^ t^Uron^oTthe-Shetland ifland. of Scotland, f.taated 

 on the weftern coaft of the mam land. N. lat. 54 ^^ • ^■ 



^° BURRAMPOOTER, or as it is called by the people 

 of Afam, Burra^poot, a large river of Aha -^J^^'--^'^^ 

 tributary itream of the Ganges, derives its name J,om a 

 sSit'word, Brahma.pooter, .hieh fign.hes th^ b- of 

 Brahma," and became known to us, as a capital uver, 

 in cSquence of the furvey made of it by major Renntll, 

 n I °6 ' He found it to be rather larger than the Ganges^ 

 and h t its courfe previous to its entering Bengal wa, f.om 

 the ealt, although all former accounts rcprefented it as 

 proce 'dig from the north. This noble nver has its fourc. 

 Tthe oppofite fide of the fame mountains that give nfe 

 to the Ganges, and firll takes its courfe eaftward, or 

 direaly oppolte'to that of the Ganges, though the coun; 

 try of Tlnbet, where it s named " banpoo o Zj^l"' 



S"d furre'nt tfigh Thibet it wa(hes the border of the 

 territory of LalTa, and then deviating from an eaft to a 

 foutS courfe, it approaches within 220 miles of ^unan 

 he wefternmofl povince of China. Hence it turns fuddenly 

 to the weft through Afam, where it probably change its 

 name'being there called Burrampoot, and -'--•« Bengalon 

 ^he north-eaft. After its entry into Bengal, it makes a 

 ch^uit round the weftern point of the Garrow mountains; 

 and then, altering its courfe to fouth, it meets the Gange 

 aboi 40 miles from the fea. After the "ve-- Megna has 

 Men into the Burrampooter, it commumca es is name, 

 thouKl a much fmaller river to the other, dunng the reft of 

 ts courfe A fmgular circumftance, lately difcovered, 

 attend th courfes o'f the Ganges and Burrampooter w.t^^ 

 refoea to each other. IfTuing from oppofite fides of the 

 fame Hdge of mountains, they dired their -fp^^'ve courfes 

 towards oppofite quarters, till they are more than 1200 

 miksafunde^r" and afterwards meet in one point near the fea, 

 afir each haVperformed a winding courfe of more t^ ^000 

 mnes The Burrampooter, during a courfe of 400 m 



ftream which is regularly from 4 to 5 ™.les w.Ue ; and 

 whTch, The frefttnefs'of its water excepted, might pafs fovan 

 Trm of the fea. In attempting to convey an adequate idea of 

 h^grandem-of this magnLentobjea, major R^^^^^^^^^^ 



the poetical language of Thomfon, m his Seaions . 



'^ <( . Scarce the mule 



Dares ftretch her wing o'er this enormous mafs 

 Of rufliing water ; to whofe dread expanle. 

 Continuous depth, and wond'rous length of courfe, 



T'irm'altin^tmg'for the fingular breadth of the 

 Mina." 'led to luppofe, "that d.e Ganges once joined 1 

 S the Ifiamuty'i.ow does near F™gy ^^aza^ nd tha 

 their ioint waters fcooped out its prefe it bed. i tie preient 

 • A/?n of thefe two mighty rivers below Luckipour, pro- 

 Ct a bt; of l::^.iirk w^ter.-hardly to be equalled 



BUR 



intheoldhemifphere; and, perhaps, not «",^''^'!, ''" ^^'^ 

 new. It now forms a gulf inter pcrfed ""t""and., foa 

 of which rival, in fize and fertility, our Ifle of Wight. 

 The water at ordinary times .s hardly brackiilwt the ex- 

 tremitie. of thefe ..lands ; and, i.. the ran.y f« "';';'• J^ 

 (or at leaft the furf.ce of it) is perfeaiy f..lh to t'^^^ '«»"« 

 of many leagues from the fl.ore. F.,ran account ol the bore 

 inthcMegna, feeBoRE. I^^nnell's Memoir 



BURRAS./,V, an inftrument ufed by goU.ii... hs, con- 

 fifting of a copper box with a fpovit, having teeth hke a law , 

 fometimes alfo ufed by furgeons for the apphcat.on of Cer- 

 tain folid medicines by infpcrhon. 



BURREL:/?,., in Entomology. See Wr.ngle-tail. 

 BUR REN, in Ceo^mphy, a barony .n the northern part 

 oflhecouuty of Clare, Ireland. It is ve.-y mom.ta.i.ous, 

 and Com well's forces which were fent to harrals the mhab • 

 tants for refufing to pay '^°"t"butions comp u.ned hat 

 ,t had neither wood, water, nor ea.th, 'V«^'^ '"" , " ""f; 

 d,own, or bury a man. Such, however, .s the ^;- '™- « 

 of the pafturage, interfperfed a.nong the --o^ks /hat tjife 

 feemingly harden hills fupport a great number of cattle, and 

 verv large flocks of fliecp. r 



BURRISAKANE, a port town of the cojnty ot 



Tipperary, Ireland,. 79 I"fl^ '^•''« ^"W- f™"^ P"*^''"' , 



BURRISHOOLE, a v.Uage and parjO. of the co.mty 

 of Mayo, Ireland, fituated near the mouth of a Imall nver 

 of the fame name, which falls into Newport or Ck'^v M, 

 about two m.les north of the town of Newport. It «as 

 once of fufhcient importance to give name to the ba.'ony it 

 I in ; and even to the bay alfo. There ft.U remains ome 

 part of a monafterv founded here by -je "f ^^^^ ^^^'^l^^ 

 Bourke or Burgho of the branch called M'Wilham Oughte . 

 The barony is very mountainous, and ent.iely dell.tute 

 of wood, bfit the foil in the valhcs, which is -% --/ 

 loam, is pretty good for tillage, m which it is alm..ft cxcla 

 S employed^ The barony include, the large ifiand ot 

 AchiU, and a great number of other .Hands. 



BURROCK, a fmall wear or dam, where wheels are 



laid in a river for the taking of fiih. Dnppn's 



BURROS-IN-OSSORY, a poft town of the Qtieen s 



county, Ireland, near the confines of Tipperary, 5J Iriltl 



mile^ S.W. of Dublin. . , ,„ r 



BURROSILEAGH, a poil town of the county ot 



Tipuerary, Ireland, 77 Infli miks S.W. from Dubhn. 



BURROUGH. See Borough. 



BuRRouGH, Edward, \v. Biography, one "f '^'^^ ,^"''^J^ 

 preachers among the (Ti.akers, was born "f P^",^"' I ^^^j,? 'f 

 ing to the eitabUfted church, at or near Kendal, in ^^e.t- 

 „.frland, about the year 1634. I" ear y W«; \^ J^ j ; 

 tinguinied by his pi^ty and virtue, as well as b/ th« "^'-■'J- 

 nefs of his ,-elolut.on, an^ the coui'teoufnefs of h s ten.per 

 Anxious for the purity of religious worlhip, he adopted m 

 his twelfth year, that of the Preftyterians, becaufe he con- 

 ceived It to be moll conformable to the fcnptures. At the 

 age of 17, he attended the preaching of George Fox; and 

 though at firft he confided in his own ability to lefu e th^ 

 doarines which were taught by this zealous P'-oP^gf "J °f 

 the tenets and praakes of the Quakers, he was profelytcd 

 by conferences with Inm, and became an ardent part.lan. of 

 this fec-t This feeond change of his rel.g.ous opinions 

 incenfed his parent, to fuch a degree, that they turned h.m 

 out of door; ; and to this hardlhip he fubm.tted without 

 repining. A the age of 20, he accompanied his intimate 

 f fend, Francis Howgill, to London, where he emb.-aeed 

 every opportunity that offe.ed itklf, o addreffing affemb hes 

 of people; and fuch were his natural eloquence and the fer- 

 vour of his zeal, that he fucceeded ,n gaming profelytes. 

 His fuccefs, however, excited the interference of the mag.U 



