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INTERIM, a term borrowed from the Latin", fignifying^ 

 tkihe mean time. It w-as fird brought into popular ufe by 

 Charles V. in IJ48, in order to compofe the difturbances of 

 Germany. 



The interim of that prince was a kind of ordinance, or 

 regulation, to be obferved in the empire with regard to the 

 articles of religion then controverted, till fuch time as they 

 ihould be determined by a council ; and therefore was called 

 interini. 



When it was laid before the diet, the archbifliop of 

 Mentz, prtfident of the eledloral college, thanked the em- 

 peror for his unwearied endeavours to reftore peace to the 

 church, and in tiie name of the diet, fignified their approba- 

 tion of the fyllem of doctrine which he. had prepared, toge- 

 ther with their refolution of conforming to it in every particu- 

 lar. Although the whole diet was amazed at a declaration fo 

 unprecedented and unconftitutional, as well as at the prefump- 

 tioii of the archbifliop, in pretending to deliver the fenfe of 

 tiie diet,- on a point which had not been the fubjeft of con- 

 fultation or debate.; none had the courage to contradict what 

 he had faid. The emperor held the archbifhop's declaration 

 to be a full conllitutional ratification of the interim, and pre- 

 pared to enforce the obfervance of it, as a decree of the em- 

 pire. 



It was faid to have been drawn up by two Catholics and a 

 P.roteffant ; but as it retained moft of the doctrines and cere- 

 monies of the Romanill's, though expreffed for the moft part 

 in the fofteft words, or in fcriptural phrafes, or in terms of 

 iludied ambiguity, excepting that of marriage, which was 

 allowed to priells, and communion, which was adminiftered 

 to the laity under both kinds, moft of the Proteftants re- 

 jefted it. Thofe who admitted it were nick-named Interi- 

 mifts, or Adiaphnrifts. Indeed the interim equally dif- 

 soifted. the generality of both parties, the Proteftants and 

 Catholics. 



Befides this, there were two other interims made : the one 

 called the interim of Leipfic, the other by the divines of 

 I'ranconia, who, refufing to accept the two former, made 

 another for themfelves, 



INTERIOR. See Internal. 



Interiok Figuri:, Angle of. See Angle. 



Interior Polygon. Sec Polygon. 



Interior Talus. See Talus. 



INTERLACKEN, i-n Geography, a town of Switzer- 

 lar.d, and capital of a confiderable bailiwick, in the canton of 

 Berne : deriving its name from an abbey, filuated between 

 the lakes of Brientz and Thun, and fecularizcd in the year 

 1528; 32 miles S.E. of Berne. 



INT£RLINEATION,fomething inferted between two 

 lines. See Deed. 



INTERLOCUTORY Decree. In a fuit in equity, 

 if any nutter of faft be (Irongly controverted, the faft is 

 iifuaily direftcd to be tried at the bar of the court of king's 

 bench, or at the aflizcs upon a feigned itfue. If a queftion 

 of mere law arifes in the courfe of a caufe, it is the praiSice 

 of the court of clianccry to refer it to the opinion of the 

 judges of the court of king's bench, upon a cafe ftatcd for 

 that purpofe. 



In fuch cafes interlocutory decrees or orders are made. 

 See Decrees. 



Interlocutory Judgments are fuch as are given in the 

 middle of a caufe, upon fome plea, proceeding on default, 

 which is only intermediate, and does not finally determine 

 or complete the fuit. But the interlocutory judgments moft 

 ufually fpoken of, are thofe incomplete judgments, whereby 

 the right of the plaintiff is cftabhflied, but the quantum oi 

 damages fuftained by him is not afcertaiaed, wliicii is the 



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province of a jury. In fuch a eafe, a writ of iriquir)' iiTues 

 to the flieriff, who fummons a jury, enquires of the damages, 

 and returns to the court the inquifition fo takenj where- 

 upon the plaintiff's attorney taxes cofts, and figns final judg- 

 ment. See Judgment. 



Interlocutory Order, that which decides not the caufe, 

 but only fettles fome intervening matter relating to the 

 caufe. 



As, where an order is made in chancery for the plahitifF 

 to have an injunftion to quit poffeffion till the hearing of 

 the caufe ; this order, not being final, is called interlo- 

 cutory. 



INTERLOPERS are properly thofe, who, v.ithout due 

 authority, hinder the trade of a company, or corporation 

 lawfullv eftablilTied, by dealing in the fame war. 



INTERLOPING, the intercepting or difturbing the 

 traffic of a company ; or the taking up a new trade, or the 

 employment, to the prejudice of thofe who were brought up 

 in it. 



INTERLUCATION, in Hujbandry, the thinning of a 

 wood, or letting in light between, by lopping or cutting 

 away boughs. 



INTERLUDE, an entertainment exhibited on the thea- 

 tre between the afts of a play, to amufe the fpe<ftators while 

 the aftors take breath, and fhift- their drefs ; or to give time 

 for changing the fcertes and decorations. 



In the ancient tragedy, the chorus fung the interludes, to 

 fhew the intervals between the afis. 



Interludes, among us, ufually confift of fongs, dances, 

 feats of activity, concerts of mullc, &c. 



Ariftotle and Horace give it for a rule, that the interludes 

 fhould confift of fongs built on the principal parts of the 

 drama ; but fince the chorus has been laid down, dancers, 

 buffoons, &c. ordinai'ilv furnifti the interludes. 



INTERMEDIATE, is ufually underftood of the fpacc 

 of time elapfed from any certain point to any .other. 



In Chem'ylry, thofe fubllances are called intermediate, by 

 means of which, other fubftances, incapable of uniting to- 

 gether of themfelves, may be united. 



INTERMEWING, in Falconry, is a hawk's mewing, 

 from the lirft change of her coat till fhe turn white. 



INTERMEZZO. Ital. In-tekmede, Fr., a piece of 

 mufic, a dance, or a fliorl dramatic fcene, generally between 

 two perform.ers of different fexes, exhibited between the 

 acls of a ferious opera, to vary the entertainment, and' 

 to reheve and enliven the audience, that may be too mucli 

 oppreffed and difpirited by tragic fcenes of great intereil. 



The ancient Ramans had fatires performed between the 

 afts of their regular comedies ; and thefe were afterwards 

 e.xhibited as farces at the end of pious pieces. 



Tragicomedies had a very early admiflion on the ftage at- 

 Bologna during the 17th century : as Andromeda, Tragico- 

 media, fet by Girobmo Giacobbi, maeftro di cappella of 

 San Petronio, and founder of the Academy de' Filomafi, in 

 that city, was performed in 1610 ; and Amor vuol Gioventa, 

 fchirzo dramatico, at Viterbo, 1659. Mufica di Giamba- 

 tifta Mariani, 1659. But the only real burlettas which we 

 have met wiih are Girello, Drama Burlefca, fet by the 

 famous Piftocchi, 1672, which was reprefented at Venice 

 by little figures of wax : I dos Diogeno, dramma burlefca 

 per mufica, and Agripina in Baja, Schirzo drammatico per 

 mnfjca, were both performed at Ferrai-a, 1687. 



There are intermezzi, fays Rouffeau, that are true comic or 

 burlefquc dramas, which detach the audience from tlie inte- 

 reft of the principal piece, without tafte or reafon. As the 

 dance in Italy is never analogous to the drama, they are 

 obliged to admit it on the ftage as an intermezzo ; " but this- 



