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and thence in full fiipplies, of thefe or any of the otlicr 

 larger fort, every three or four weeks, till the end of April, 

 for the main crops ; continuing planting them till the end of 

 May, to have fuccefllons as long in the feafon as pofliblc. 

 Thefe fliould conftantly be planted in open expofures, in 

 rows a yard afunder, or three feet and a half for the large 

 Windfor fort ; four or five inches afunder in each row, and 

 three deep. 



They fucceed in any common foil, but where the land is 

 manured for them it is the bell. 



The general method of planting them is by the dibble, or 

 in drills ; for early planting in dry ground, a (hallow drill 

 may be firtl made, then planting the beans in a row along 

 the bottom, allowing from two to four or five inches dif- 

 tance in the row, according to the fize or growth of 

 the different varieties, and from one and a half to three 

 inches deep in the fmall and large beans ; and when the 

 plants are come up about three inches high, they fhould 

 be earthed up on each fide of the row with a drawing hoe, 

 keeping them clear from weeds by occafional hoeing in dry 

 weather ; and after having advanced nearly to full growth, 

 and in bloom, it is proper to top the plants in general, 

 which throws all the nourifhment to the embryo pods, and 

 greatly promotes their fetting, and forwards their growth ; 

 and in the latter crops prevents their being fo much an- 

 noyed with the fmall black fly. 



As the ufe of garden beans is very confiderable for fome 

 length of time, a pretty large portion of kitchen-garden 

 ground (hould be allowed for the different crops each year, 

 in order to have a proper fuccefiion. They fucceed well, as 

 has been feen, in any common foil, but the beil where manure 

 is employed, and in free open fituations, where they are not 

 injured by the (hade or droppings of trees, felcdting the 

 dried and warmefl places for the early crops, and the ftrong- 

 eil moill ground for the late ones. 



In gathering the crops, avoid pulling up the items, efpe- 

 cially when the land is moift. 



The plants of the vetch kind are, for the raoft part, intro- 

 duced for the purpofe of variety and ornament in their 

 climbing growth and the curious appearance of the flowers. 



VICINAGE, and Vicinitum, a neighbourhood. See 

 Venuk. 



Vicinage, Covimon per Caufc de. See Common'. 



VICIOLA, in Geography, a river of Naples, which runs 

 into the Trontino, at Teramo. 



VrCIOSAS, a duller of fmall iflands, near the coaft of 

 Honduras. N. lat. 15^ 12'. VV. long. 83° 4'. 



VICIS et Fcnellir Mundandis, in Law, a writ lying 

 againd a mayor, bailiff, &c. for not taking care that the 

 llreets be well cleanfed. 



VICISSITUDE, VicissiTUDO, the fucceeding of one 

 ihing after another. As, the viciffitude of feafons, for- 

 tune, &c. 



VICK, in Genvraphy, a town of Sweden, in Well Goth- 

 land ; 37 miles N. of llddcvalla. 



VICKERYVANDY, a town of Hindooflan, in the 

 Carnatic ; 18 miles W.N.W. of Pondichtrry. 



VICO, Enea, in Biography, a native of Parma in the 

 r6th century, was one of the firll perfons who illuilrated 

 the medallic fcience. By profeffion he was an engraver of 

 copper ; and at his death in Ferrara, among other remains, 

 he left copper-plates of all the coins in Europe, with their 

 weight, (landard, and value. See Italian School of En- 

 graving. 



Vico, in Geography, a town of Naples, in Principato 

 Citra, the fee of a billujp, fuffragan of Sorento ; near the 

 fca. Its fituation is delightful, on the brow of a hill. 



Vol. XX XV 11. 



backed by an ampliithcatre of mountains. The llrata of 

 thefe eminences i[itlinc contraryways to one centrical point, 

 as if there had originally exilled a iimilar mafs in tlie centre, 

 torn afunder and fwallov/ed up by one of ihofe Ihocks 

 which mull have often overturned this unliable country. 

 Charles II. and Joan I. railed Vico out of obfcutity, on 

 account of the charms of its fituation. In 1694, it was al- 

 moil deflroyed by an earthquake ; 3 miles E.N.E. of So- 

 rento — Alfo, a town of Naples, in Capitanata ; 10 miles 

 W. of Viede. — Alfo, a town of Corfica, in which is the 

 cathedral of the bilhop of Sagona ; 30 miles S. of Calvi. 

 N. lat. 43° 3'. E. long. 8^ 56' — Alfo, a village of Dalma- 

 tia, near the river Norln, in a marfhy fpot, where the an- 

 cient Narona once dood. The inhabitants, who go often 

 to cut reeds in the marfh, fay that the vediges of that large 

 city may dill be feen under water. It mud have been ex- 

 tended over the plain a great way, and undoubtedly above 

 three miles in length, at the foot of the hills. The ancient 

 roads are now under water, and the prefent paffage over a 

 very deep and craggy hill, on which, probably before the 

 Roman times, the fortifications were erefted. Along the 

 path are to be feen traces of ancient infcriptions on the rock. 

 A poor hamlet now occupies the fpot where temples and 

 palaces of the conquering Romans once dood ; and grand 

 vediges dill remain of baths, aquedudls, walls, and nob'-' 

 edifices ; even the wretciied cottages of the Morlack inha- 

 bitants are all built cf fine ancient hewn flone ; j miles 

 N.W. of Citluc. 



Vico di Pantano, a town of Naples, in Lavora ; 12 miles 

 S.W. of Capua. 



VICOMAGISTER, among the Romans, an officer 

 whole bulinefs it was to take care of the llreets, that no- 

 thing might obdrudt, or render them any wife incommo- 

 dious. 



VICONTIEL. See VtcouNi-iEL. 



VICOVARO, in Geography, a town of the Popedom, in 

 the Sabina, on the Teveroni ; zo miles E.N.E. of Rome. 



VICOUNT, ViCE-coMES, in our Law-Books, fignifies 

 the fame with fheriif; between which two words there fecms 

 to be no other difference, but that the one came from our 

 conquerors, the Normans ; and the other from our anceftors, 

 the Saxons. 



VicouNT, or Vifcount, is alfo ufed for a degree of no- 

 bility, next below a count or earl, and above a baron. 



Camden obferves, that this is an ancient name or office, 

 but a new one of dignity never heard of among us till 

 Henrv Vlth's days, who, in his eighteenth year, created, 

 in parliament, John lord Beaumont, lucouut Beaumont: but 

 it is much more ancient in other countries. 



Du-Cange, indeed, will have the dignity to have had its 

 fird rife in England ; but it is much more probable it was 

 fird brought over hither by the Normans. 



Tiie privileges of a vifcount arc, that he may have a coter 

 of affny held under his cup when he drinks, and may have a 

 travers in his own houfe. And a vifcountefs may have her 

 gown borne up by a man, out of the j^refence of her fu- 

 pcriors ; and, in their prefence, by a woman. 



VICOUNTIELS, VicoNTiELs, riwomitalia, m our 

 Law-BooLs, denote things belonging to tlie fherift ; parti- 

 cularly certain farms, for which the (heriff pays a rent to 

 the king, and makes wh.it profits he cin of lliem. 



Vicoi'NTiEL, ll^rils, are fuch as are triable in the county 

 or (lieriff's court, and which arc not returned to any fupe- 

 rior court, till finally executed by him. Of which kind are 

 divers Writs of nuifance, the writ of ADMEASUREMENT of 

 Paflurr, &c. which f<"e. 



VirouNTiEL or yiconliel Jurifdiaion, is that jiirifdiflion 

 X belonging 



