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CA'MERON (John), one of the moft famous divines 
among the Proteflants of France in the 17th century, was 
bom at Glafgow in Scotland, where he taught the Greek 
tongue ; and, having read leisures upon that language for 
about a year, travelled, and became proielfor at the ur.i- 
verlities of Bourdeaux, Sedan, and Saumur. He publifli- 
cd : 1. Theological LetRures ; 2. Icon Johannis Camero- 
nis; and fome mifcellaneous pieces. He died in 1625, 
aged fixty. 
CAMERO'NIANS, a feft in Scotland, who feparated 
frotii the Prelbyterians in 1666, and continued to hold their 
religious ailemblies in the fields. They took their deno¬ 
mination from Richard Cameron, a famous field-preacher," 
who refilling to accept the indulgence to tender confcien- 
ces, granted by Charles 11 . as Rich an acceptance feemed an 
acknowledgment of the king’s fupremacy, and that he had 
before a right to filence them, made a defection from Iris 
brethren, and even headed a rebellion, in which he was 
killed. His followers were never entirely reduced till the 
revolution, when they voluntarily fubmirted to king Wil¬ 
liam. 
CAMERO'NIANS, or Cam'eronites, a party of 
Calvinifts in France, who afferted that tlie will of man is 
only determined by the practical judgment of the mind; 
that the caufe of men’s doing good or evil, proceeds from 
the knowledge which God infuTes into them ; and that 
God does not move the will phyfically, but only morally, 
in virtue of its dependence on the judgment of the mind. 
They had their name from John Cameron above-mention¬ 
ed, who broached his doftrine of grace and free-will at 
Bourdeaux, while minifler and profellbr there. The Ca- 
meronians are a fort of mitigated Calvinifts, and approach 
to the opinion of the Armenians. They are alfo called 
Univcrfalijls, as holding the univerfality of Chrifi’s death ; 
and fometimes Amyraldi/ls. 
CAMEROT'TA, a town of Italy, in the kingdom of 
Naples, and Principato Citra: nine miles fouth-weft of 
Policaftro. 
CA'MES, a town of the illand of Cuba, forty miles 
well of Bayamo. 
CAMES.yi a name given to the fmall flender rods of 
call-lead, of which the glaziers make their turned lead. 
CAMIL'LA, queen of the Volfci, was daughter of 
Metablus and Cafmilla. She was educated in the woods, 
inured to the labours of hunting, and fed upon the milk 
of mares. Her father dedicated her, when young, to the 
fervice of Diana. When fhe was declared queen, Ihe 
marched to aitift Turnus again!! ^Tineas, where Ihe ligna- 
lized herfelf by the numbers that perifhed by her hand. 
She was fo fwift, that (lie was fabled to run, or rather fly, 
over a field of corn without bending the blades, and make 
her way over the lea without wetting her feet. She died 
by a wound (lie received from Aruns. Virgil. 
CAMIL'LI, and Camil'la, the prielts inftituted by 
Romulus for the fervice of the gods. 
CAMIL'LUS (L. Furius), a celebrated Roman, called 
a fecond Romulus, from his fervices to his country. He 
was baniflied by the people for diftributing, contrary to 
his vow, the fpoils he had obtained at Veii. During his ex¬ 
ile, Rome was befieged by the Gauls under Brennus. In 
the midft of their misfortunes, the befieged Romans elect¬ 
ed him dictator, and lie forgot their ingratitude,and march¬ 
ed to the relief of his country, which he delivered, after 
It had been for fome time in the polfellion of the enemy. 
Fie died in the 80th year of his age, B. C. 365, after lie 
bad been five times didfator, once cenfor, three times in¬ 
terrex, twice a military tribune, and obtained four tri¬ 
umphs. Fie conquered the Hernici, Volfci, Latini, and 
Etrurians, and dilfuaded his countrymen from their inten¬ 
tions of leaving Rome to relide at Veii. When he be¬ 
fieged Falifci, he rejedled with proper indignation the of¬ 
fers of a fchoolmafter, who had betrayed into his hands 
the fons of the moft worthy citizens. Livy. — Camillus was 
alfo a name of the god Mercury. 
CAMIL'LUS, one of the military townlhips of New 
C A M 655 
York, in the American Hates. It is fitnated weft of Salt 
Lake, and about eighteen miles fouth-weft of Port Brew- 
ington. 
CAMIN'HA, a town of Portugal, in the province of 
Entre Dtiero e Minho, lituated at the mouth of the Min-- 
ho, defended by a fort and garrifon. It contains about 
1300 inhabitants, has one parilh church, two holpitals, and 
two convents. Eleven miles north-north-weft of Viana, 
Lat. 41.50. N. Ion. 10. o. FI. Ferro. 
CAMINIT'ZA, a town of European Turkey, in the 
Morea, fituated on a fmall gulf at the mouth of a river 
of the fame name, anciently called Olenus, and the river 
Mela : twenty-four miles north-eaft of Chiarenza. 
CAM PRO, a town on the illand of Rhodes, eighteen 
miles fouth-weft of Rhodes. 
CAMI'RO, and Ci.y'tia, in fabulous hillory, two 
daughters of Pandarus of Crete. When their parents 
were dead, they were left to the care’of Venus : who, 
with the other goddeft’es, brought them up with tender- 
nefs, and afked Jupiter to grant them kind In (bands. Ju¬ 
piter, to punilh upon them the crime of their father, who 
was acceftary to the impiety of Tantalus, ordered the har¬ 
pies to carry them away and deliver them to the furies. 
Homer. 
CAMI'RUS, and Cami'ra, a town of Rhodes, which 
receives its name from Carnirus, a foil of Hercules and 
Jole. Homer, II. ii. v. 163. 
CA'MIS, or Kamis, in the Japatiefc theology, deified- 
fouls of ancient heroes, who are luppofed Hill to interelL 
themfelves in the welfare of the people over whom they 
anciently commanded. The camis anfwer to the heroes 
in the ancient Greek and Roman theology. The principal 
one is Tenjio Dai Sin, the common father of Japan, to 
whom are paid devotions and pilgrimages extraordinary. 
CAMISA'DO,y. \_camifa, Ital. a ftiirt ; camifium, low 
Lat.] An attack made by foldiers in the dark; on which 
occation they put their fhirts outward, to be leen by each 
other.—They had appointed the fame night, whofe dark- 
nefs would have encreafed the fear, to have given a cami- 
Jado upon the Englifti. Hayward. 
CAMISA'NO, a town of Italy, in the Viccntin, be¬ 
longing to the ftate of Venice: (even miles fouth-eaft of 
Vicenza. 
CAMISAR'DS, a name given by the French to the 
Calvinifts of the Cevennes, who formed a league, and. 
took up arms in their own defence, in 1688. 
CA'MISATED,ai//. [from carnifa, Ital. a ftiirt.] Drefi’- 
ed with the fhirt outward. 
CAM'LET. .See Camelot. 
CAM'MA, a country of Africa, in the fouthern part 
of the kingdom of Benin. 
CAM'MA, a river of Africa, which divides the king¬ 
dom of Benin from Loango, and runs into the Atlantic. 
Lat. 1. 40.S. Ion. 11.40. E. Greenwich. 
CAM'MARUM,/. in botany. See Aconitum. 
CAM'MIN, a town of Germany, in Pruffian Pomera¬ 
nia, fituated near the mouth of the Oder, on a part culled 
the Lake of Bcdcn, about three miles from the Baltic, once 
the lee of a biftiop, fupprefted by the peace of Weftpha- 
Jia, and united to the dominions of Prufiia. It is thirty- 
five miles north of Stettin. Lat. 33. 36. N. Ion. 32. 34. 
E. Ferro. 
CAM'MOCK,/! in botany. See Ononis. 
CAMMOO', a town of Japan, in the province of Oomi.. 
C AMOCLA'DIA,/ in botany. See Comocladia. 
CAMOE'NE, a name given to the Mules, from the 
fweetnefs and melody of their longs, a cantu aviceno , or, 
according to Varro, from carmen 
CAMO'FINS (Lewis), a celebrated Portuguefc poet, 
called the Virgil of Portugal, from his much-admired po¬ 
em the Lufiadas, or conqueft of the Indies by the Pottu- 
guefe, was born of a good family at Lifbon in 1527. He 
ftudied in the univerlity of Coimbra, and gave proofs of 
his genius for poetry v\ tide lie was-very young. However, 
not being born to a fortune, he was obliged to quit books. 
