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ations by the popes, and died at Rome in 1556, regretted 
by all the learned, whofe friend and protestor he was. He 
wrote with the utmoft elegance in both Italian and Latin. 
His Galateus, feu de Monnn elegantid, is the mod edeemed 
of his works in profe; it was publidied at Hanover in 
1603, cum notis Nat. Chytraei, 8vo. His poems, efpe- 
cially thole of his youth, are very licentious, and, it is 
laid, prevented him from being made a cardinal. 
CA'SA CALAN'DA, a town of Italy, in the kingdom 
of Naples, and country of Molife : twenty-one miles eaft- 
north-ead of Molife. 
CA'SA GRAND, a town of North America, in the 
country of New Mexico, and province of New Navarre. 
Lat. 33. 40. N. Ion. 95. 37. W. Ferro. 
CA'SA MASSl'MA, a town of Italy, in the kingdom 
of Naples, and country of Baii : eleven miles fouth-wed 
of Converfano. 
CA'SI VILIE'RI, a town of Italy, in the kingdom of 
Naples, and country of Lavora : feven miles S.E. of Sora. 
CASAC', or Cazac', a country of Alia, in the domi¬ 
nions of Perlia, on the frontiers of Armenia, governed by 
princes of its own, nominally fubjeCt to Perfia ; about 
five leagues from north to fouth, and rather more from 
ead to wed. The inhabitants are defeended from the 
Colfacks, and are reprefented as a rude and barbarous 
people. Cafac, or Cazac Lore, is the name of the capital. 
CASAL', a town of Italy, and capital of Montferrat, 
fituated on the Po: formerly well fortified, and defended 
by a citadel, which was much admired. It is remarkable 
for a victory obtained by count Harcourt over the Spa¬ 
niards in 1620. The duke of Mantua fold it to the king 
of France in 1641. In the year 1695 it was redored, but 
deprived of its fortifications, having been taken by the 
allies. The king of Sardinia became mader of it in 1706. 
It was taken by the French in 1745, and retaken in March 
1746. It was alfo taken by the French republican army 
in May 1796. It is fifteen miles north-wed of Alexan¬ 
dria, and thirty-four ead-north-ead of Turin. Lat. 45. 
7. N. Ion. 26. 4. E. Ferro. 
CASAL'MAGGIO'RE, a town of Italy, in tlie re¬ 
public of Lucca : fifteen miles wed of Lucca. 
CASA'LE NUO'VO, a town of Italy, in the kingdom 
of Naples, and province of Calabria Citra : fix miles 
north-ead of CalTano. 
CASAL'PO, a town of Italy, in the duchy of Parma : 
nine miles ead-north-ead of Parma. 
CASAN'. See Kasan. 
CASAN'DRA, in ancient geography, an illand placed 
by Pliny in ihePerfian gulf, overagainlt Perfia Propria. 
CASANO'VA, a town of Piedmont, in the lordlhip of 
Vercelli : eight miles wed-north-wed of Vercelli. 
CASANO'VA (Mark Antony), a Latin poet, native 
of Rome, died in 1527, after having gained a reputation 
in the epigrammatic Ipecies of poetry, for which he had 
a natural bent. He took Martial for his model, particu¬ 
larly in his lively and fatiric dyle : he was mader of the 
art of pointing his terminations, which iie exercifed with 
the greated eafe. In the verfes he compofed for the illuf- 
trious characters of ancient Rome, he intended to imitate 
Catullus : but he is far from attaining to that purity and 
delicacy which charm 11s in the Latin poet; and, though 
lie fometimes comes up to him in elegance, yet his diction 
is rather drong than mellow. His poems are to be found 
in the Deliciae Poetarum Italorum. 
CASANUO'VA, a town of Italy, in the kingdom of 
Naples, and province of Capitanata : ten miles north of 
Lucera. 
CA'S AS (Bartholomew de las), bifhop of Chiapa, dif- 
tinguifhed for his humanity and zeal for the converlion of 
the Indians, born at Seville in 1474; and went with his 
father, who (ailed to America with Chriftopher Colum¬ 
bus, in 1593. At his return to Spain he embraced the 
date of an ecclefiadic, and obtained a curacy in the illand 
of Cuba ; but fome time after quitted his cure in order to 
procure liberty for the Indians, whom he faw treated by 
the Spaniards in the mod cruel and barbarous manner, 
which naturally gave them an unconquerableaverfion to 
Chridianity. Bartholomew exerted himfelf with extraor¬ 
dinary zeal for fifty years, in his endeavours to perfuade 
the Spaniards that they ought to treat the Indians with 
equity and mildnefs ; for which he fuffered a number of 
perfecutions from his countrymen. At lad the court, 
moved by his continual remondrances, made laws in fa¬ 
vour of the Indians, and gave orders to the governors to 
fee them executed. He died at Madrid in 1366, aged 92. 
He wrote feveral works pregnant with humanity and vir¬ 
tue. The principal of them are, 1. An Account of the 
Definition of the Indies. 2. Treatifes in favour of the 
Indies, againd Dr. Sepulveda, who wrote a book to juf- 
tify the inhuman barbarities committed by the Spaniards. 
3. A very curious, and now fcarce, work in Latin, on this 
quedion, “ Whether kings or princes can, confidently 
with confidence, or in virtue of any right or title, alien¬ 
ate their fubjedts, and place them under the dominion of 
another fovereign ?” 
CASA'SA, or Caca'^a, a fea-port town of Africa, in 
the kingdom of Fez, at the mouth of a large river in the 
Mediterranean: eighteen miles fouth of Melilla. Lat. 
35. 8. N. Ion. 14. 55. E. Ferro. 
CASA'TI (Paul), a learned Jefuit, born at Placentia 
in 1617, entered early among the Jefuits; and, after hav¬ 
ing taught mathematics and divinity at Rome, was lent 
into Sweden to queen Chridina, whom he prevailed on to 
embrace the catholic religion. He wrote, 1. Vacuum 
Profcriptum. 2. Terra Machinis Mota. 3. Mechani- 
corum, libri odto. 4. De Igne Dilfertationes ; which is 
much edeemed. 3. De Angelis Difputatio Theolog. 6, 
Hydrodaticte Dilfertationes. 7. Opticte Difputationes. It 
is remarkable that he wrote this treatife on Optics at 
eighty-eight years of age, and after he was blind. He 
alio wrote feveral books in Italian. 
CASAU'BON (Ifaac), a learned critic, born at Gene¬ 
va in 1359. The fird part of his education he received 
from his father, and at nine years of age could fpeak and 
write Latin. In 1578, he was fent to profecute his du- 
diesat Geneva. He learned Greek of Francis Portusthe 
Cretan; and was chofen profelfor in Portus’s room in 
1382, when he had but jud attained the age of twenty- 
three. In 1583, he publidied his notes on Diogenes Laer¬ 
tius, and dedicated them to his father. In 1384, he print¬ 
ed his lectures upon Theocritus, which he dedicated to 
Henry Stephens, the celebrated printer, whole daughter 
he married. In 1587, his commentary on Strabo waspub- 
lidied at Geneva: his edition of the New Tedament alfo 
appeared this year; and in 1388, were printed his notes 
upon Dionyfius Halicarnalfenlis. In 15S9, he publidied 
his notes on Polyaenus’s Stratagemata, and on Dictear- 
chtis : and, in 1390, his edition of Aridotle, in Greek 
and Latin. He publidied an edit ion of Pliny’s Letters, with 
Ihort notes, and the ancient Latin Panegyrics, in 1391 ; 
Theophradus’s Characters, in 1392; Apuleius’s Apo¬ 
logy, in 1594; and his Commentary on Suetonius, in 
1393. After continuing fourteen years profelfor of the 
Greek tongue at Geneva, he went, in 1596, to be profelfor 
of Greek and Latin at Montpelier, with a conliderable fa- 
lary. Going to Lyons in 1598, M. de Vicq, to whom Ca- 
fatibon had been recommended, took him into his lioufe, 
and carried him to Paris; where he was prefented to 
Henry IV. who offered him a profelfor’s chair at Paris. 
Cafaubon remained for fome time in fui penfe which courfe 
to take, but at lad went back to Montpelier. Not long 
after, he received a letter from the king, dated Jan. 3, 
1399, inviting him to Paris to be profelfor of belles-lettres. 
The king gave him a favourable reception ; but, from tile 
jealoufy of fome of the other profelfors, and his being 
a protedant, he received much trouble and vexation, and 
loll the profelforlhip of which he had a promife. He was 
appointed one of the judges on the protedant fide, at the 
conference held at Fontainebleau, bet ween du Perron bi- 
Ihop of Evreux, and Philip du Plellis Mornay. Having 
returned 
