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and eaft by Zuric, on the fouth by Schwcitz, and on the 

 weft by Lucerne ; only about ten miles long, and nearly as 

 much in breadth. The padures here are excellent, and it 

 produces alfo a fufficicncy of grain, with plenty of fruit, 

 and fome wint. On one fide of the Zug lake, the country 

 is covered with chefnut-trees, which form a very profitable 

 branch of trade, by the fale of the nuts to the neighbouring 

 countries. This diftria, on the extinftion of the counts of 

 Lenzburg, devolved to thofe -of Kyburg, which latter alfo 

 failing, it came to the counts of Habfburg, and in them to 

 the houfe of Auftria, towards which it always manifefted an 

 inviolable attachment; but in the year 135 1, the town of 

 Zug being befieged by the Helvetian confederacy, and not 

 only negleded by the archduke, but even recommended by 

 him to furrender, it followed his advice, and was admitted 

 into the confederacy, to which its territory had previoufly 

 acceded. The generofity of the conquerors rivalled the 

 courage of the vanquifhed ; for, in confequence of their 

 fubmiffion, the canton of Zug was refcued from the yoke 

 of a foreign mafter, obtained liberty and independence, and 

 was admitted into the Helvetian confederacy upon equal 

 terms. This canton is the feventh in rank, and among the 

 JefTer ones the fifth ; befides which, it is in a particular 

 manner connefted with Lucerne, Uri, Schweitz, and Un- 

 derwralden, commonly called the five territorial confederates. 

 The government of this little canton is exceedingly compli- 

 cated ; and the inhabitants of the town have fomewhat more 

 influence, and enjoy a greater Ihare in the adminiftration of 

 affairs, than thofe of the capital burghs in the five other 

 democratical cantons. The fupreme power refides in the 

 inhabitants of Zug, Bar, Egeri, and Meutzingen, who 

 afTemble yearly to enaft laws, and choofe their magillrates. 

 The landamman, reciprocally elefted from each of the four 

 diftrifts, continues three years in office when taken from 

 Zug, and but two years when chofen from each of the 

 three other diftridls. The general adminiftration of affairs 

 is entrufted to the council of regency, compofed of fotty 

 members, of whom thirteen are fupplied by the diftrift of 

 Zug, and twenty-feven felcfted equally from the three re- 

 maining communities. This council, as well as the lan- 

 damman, refides always in the capital. Zug was the only 

 one of the fmall cantons which did not fend its contingent 

 -to the army, but made a ftiew of refiftance to the impofition 

 of the new conftitution. On the 29th of April, Zug was 

 invefted by French troops, furrendered on the 30th, and on 

 the ift of May accepted the new conftitution. The people 

 of this canton are reckoned the moft reftlefs of Switzerland-: 

 their general aflemblies are often tempeftuous, though 

 feldom attended with blood fhed. 



Zug, a town of Switzerland, and capital of the above 

 defcribed canton, is beautifully fituated at the north-eaft 

 extremity of a lake, in a fertile valley, abounding with corn, 

 pafture, and wood. It contains two churches, a convent, 

 a town-houfe, arfenal, corn-magazine, a college, hofpital, 

 &c. The titular faint of this place is Ofwald, king of 

 Northumberland in the feventh century, w^io was defeated 

 and flain in 624 by Peuda, king of the Mercians. In the 

 church is his llatue, with this infcription : " Sanftus Of- 

 waldus Rex Anglisc Patronus hujus Ecclefiae." This king 

 was much renowned for his chaftity, piety, and power of 

 working miracles; 15 miles S. of Zurich. N. lat. 47° 6'. 

 E. long. 8° 16'. 



Zug, a lake of Switzerland, eight miles long, and two 

 wide, abounding in fifh. It receives its name from the town 

 on its cosft. 



ZUGANA, in /indent Geography, a town in the interior 

 ^f Arabia Felix. Ptol. 



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ZUGAR, a town of Africa Propria, between the rivers 

 Bagradas and Triton. 



ZUGAR I, in Geography, a town of Naples, in Calabria 

 Ultra ; 6 miles N. of Nicotera. 



ZUGLIANO, a town of Italy, in Friuli ; 4 miles S. 

 of Udina. 



ZUHREE, a diftria of the province of Balouchiftsn, 

 or Ballagiilan, which is confidered by fome as a province 

 diftintt from Mekran or Mecran, and by others as the 

 northern divifion of it. However this be, Balouchiftan is 

 a confufed mafs of tremendous mountains, aff^ording pafturf 

 neverthelefs for numerous flocks of ftieep and herds ot 

 cattle, and producing great quantities of wheat. The ter- 

 ritories of its chief comprehend all the countries that lie 

 between 20° 30' and 30° N. lat., and from 65° to 69° E. 

 long. ; and Balouchiftan is divided into the two mountainous 

 provinces of Ihalawnam and Sarawan, the low country of 

 Cutch Gandava to the eaft, and the provinces of Zuhree 

 and Anund Dajal, to which may be added the fmall diftrifts 

 of Shat and Muftung, lying north of K^lat. Zuhree, 

 though it is entirely fubjeft to the khan of Kelat, pays very 

 little to him, as its revenues are enjoyed by Zadip Bukft, of 

 the Zuhree tribe of Balouches. The chief town is Zuhree, 

 which contains from one to two thoufand houfes. The fe- 

 cond town, nearly as large, is Dadur ; befides which, there 

 are many populous villages ; and upon the whole, this is 

 fpoken of as the moft civilized part of Balouchiftan, the 

 capital of which is Kelat. 



ZUIA, a river of Spain, which runs into the Guadiana, 

 a little above Medellin. 



ZUICK, a town of Pruflia, in Natangen ; 8 miles 

 N.W. of Lick. 



ZUILA. SeeZuEELA. 



ZUINGLE, or ZwiNGLE, Ulric, in Biography, the 

 Swifs Reformer, was born January i, 1484, at the village of 

 Wildhaufen, in the county of Tockenburg ; and havintj 

 difcovered in his youth a ftudious difpofition, was intended 

 by his father for the church. Accordingly he was fent for 

 education firft to Bafil, and then to Berne, where attempts 

 were made to fix him in the convent of the Dominicans ; 

 but in order to prevent their taking effeft, his father re- 

 moved him to the univerfity of Vienna, which was then in 

 high reputation. Returning from thence to Bafil, he was 

 chofen claflical tutor in his l8th year, where he made very 

 confiderable advances in knowledge, and particularly in 

 that of the profefiion to which he was deftined, whilft he 

 taught others ; availing himfelf of the leftures of Thomas 

 Wyttembach, who, without renouncing the fyftem of the 

 fchools, allowed his pupils to think freely for themfelvesl 

 After a refidence of about four years at Bafil, Zuingle 

 took the degree of M.A., and being chofen paftor of 

 Glarus, was ordained by the biftiop of Conftance. Having 

 commenced a courfe of liberal inquiry, he indefatigably 

 purfued it, critically examining the New Teftament as the 

 direftory of his faith, and confulting a variety of writers 

 who had incurred the cenfure of the church of Rome. 

 The confequence of this mode of ftudy was a difcovery of 

 the deviation of the ecclcfiaftical fyftem, generally adopted 

 and eftabliflied, from that of Chriltianity, both in dodrine 

 and pradice. But he was flow in publifliing the theologi- 

 cal fentiments which he had imbibed, and for ten years 

 purfued a courfe of pradlical inftruftion at Glarus, which 

 fecured to him the refpeft and affeftion of his parifhioners, 

 fo that the bigotted clergy could not fucceed in their at- 

 tempts to do him injury. From Glarus he removed to the 

 celebrated abbey ot Emfidlin, where he accepted the office 

 of preacher, and where he had an opportunity of aftociating 



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