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narrownefs of the path, the entangling of the thorns, and 
extinction of the light which diredted the former to para- 
dife, will foon mil's their footing, and tumble headlong into 
the great abyfs which is gaping b.eneath to receive them. 
AL'S.IUM, a city of ancient Etruria, occupying, ac¬ 
cording to Cluverius, the Ipot on which Pa/a now (lands. 
We are told by Dionyfius Halicarnaffenfis, that Allium 
was built by the Aborigines, long before the Tyrfenians 
invaded Italy. In this cafe it mult have been founded not 
long after the difperlion in the days of Peleg. Its founder 
is laid to have been one Ala-jus, Ah-fus, or A/ifa ; whom 
home conjecture to have been Alilah, or Elilha, the foil 
of Javan, mentioned iir fcripture. 
AL'SO, adv. In the fame manner; likewife. Alfo is 
fometimes nearly the fame withann?, and only conjoins the 
members of tire fentence.—God do lo to me, and more 
alfo. a Samuel, xiv. 44. 
AL'SOP (Anthony), a divine and poet, was educated at 
Weltminlter-fcliool, and thence elected to Chrilt-church, 
Oxford, where he took tlie degree of M. A. in March, 
1696, and of B. D. in December, 1706. On his coming 
to the univerfity, he was very foon diltinguillied by dean 
Aldrich, and publifhed “ Fabularum yEfopicarum De- 
leflus,” Oxon. 1698, 8vo, witli a poetical dedication to 
lord vifeount Scudamore, and a preface, in which he took 
part againlt Dr. Bentley, in the famous difpute with Mr. 
Boyle. He palled through the ufual offices in his college 
to that of cenfor, with conliderable reputation; and for 
fome years had the principal noblemen and gentlemen be¬ 
longing to the fociety committed to his care. In this em¬ 
ployment he continued till his merit recommended him to 
Bir Jonathan Trelawney, jjjilhop of Winchelfer, who ap¬ 
pointed him his chaplain, and loon after gave him a pre¬ 
bend in his own cathedral, together w ith the reflory of 
Brightwell, in the county of Berks, which afforded him 
ample provifion for a learned retirement, from which he 
could not be drawn by the repeated folicitations of thole 
who thought him qualified for a more public character 
and a higher Itation. In 1717, an aCtion was brought 
againlt him by Mrs. Elifabeth Altrey, of Oxford, for a 
breach of a marriage-contrabt ; and a verdict obtained 
againlt him for 2000I. which probably occafioned him to 
leave the kingdom for fome time. His death, which hap¬ 
pened June to, 1726, was occafioned by his falling into a 
ditch that led to his garden-door. A quarto volume was 
publiffied in 1752, under the title of “ Antourii Alfopi, 
vEdis Clirilti olim Alumni Odarum libri duo.” Four 
Englilh poems of his are in Dodlley’s collection, one in 
Pearch’s, feveral in the early volumes of the Gentleman’s 
Magazine, and fome in “ The Student.” 
Alsop (Vincent), an eminent divine, was educated in 
St. John’s college, in Cambridge, where he took the de¬ 
gree of mailer of arts. He received deacon’s orders from 
a bilhop ; after which he went down into Rutlandfhire, and 
fettled at Oakham, where he became a diffenter, and re¬ 
ceived ordination in the prelbyterian way. He afterwards 
fettled at Wilbee, in the county of Northampton, whence 
iie was ejeCted in 1662, for nonconformity. After this, he 
ventured to preach fometimes at Oakham, and at Wel¬ 
lingborough, where lie lived, and was once fix months in 
prifon for praying by a fick perfon. A book he wrote 
againlt Dr. Sherlock made him well known to the world, 
and induced Mr. Cawton, a very eminent nonconfonnilt 
in Wcltminfier, to recommend him to his congregation 
for his fucceffor. On this he quitted Northarnptonlhire 
and came to London, where he preached conllantly, and 
wrote feveral pieces, which were extremely well received 
by the public. His living in the neighbourhood of the 
court expoled him to many inconveniences ; but thefe 
ended with the reign of Charles II. when Mr, Alfop’s 
ion, who had engaged in treafonable practices, was freely 
pardoned by king James. After this our divine went fre¬ 
quently to court, and is fuppofed to be the perfon who 
drew the prelhyterian’s addrefs to that prince for his ge- 
jiml indulgence. After the revolution, Mr. AH'op gave 
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many public teftimonies of his affection for the govern¬ 
ment. The remainder of his life he fpent in the exercife 
of his miniltry, and was one of the lecturers at Pinner’s 
lull. He lived to be a very old man, and his memory 
will be always preferved by his own learned and elegant 
writings. Of thefe the molt remarkable, befides his fer- 
1110ns, are, 1. AntiJ'ozzo ; in vindication of fome great 
Truths oppofed by Dr. William Sherlock, 8vo, 1675. 
2. Melius Inquirendum ; in anfwer to Dr. Goodman's Com- 
paffionate Inquiry, Svo, 1679. 3. The-Mifchief of Im- 
politions; in anfwer to Dr. Stillingfteet’s Mifchief of Se¬ 
paration, 16S0. 4. A Faithful Reproof to a Falfe Re¬ 
port, with reference to the Differences among the United 
Minilters in London, 8vo. 
AL'STON-MOOR, Cumberland, is feated on a hill, 
upon the borders of Northumberland, at the bottom of 
which runs the river Tyne, v\ ith a (tone bridge over it. The 
country round is extremely mountainous, but romantic and 
pleafant. The parilh is but of fmall extent; but, by rea- 
fon of the lead mines, is uncommonly populous. It is a 
market town, 320 miles dilfant from London. The leafes 
of the land were originally let by indentures from Henry 
Hilton, of Hilton, in the county palatine of Durham, Elq. 
then lord of the manor; they bear date in the year 161: ; 
but did not commence or hold till 1621, and from thence 
for a thoufand years then to come. They are held under 
a yearly rent fiipulated in each refpective leafe, and at the 
end of every twenty-one years pay a gralfam or fine. Th? 
lands are how held under the commiliioners and governors 
of Greenwich holpital: the royalty being a forfeited eliate 
from the earl of Denventwater, who was lord of the manor. 
The rents and fines are paid according to the old 1 cafes, 
at St. Martin’s annually, at the capital melfuage called 
Lowbycon, where the commiflioners by their Reward hold 
a court twice a year to call over the tenants, which is 
done by the bailiff; and the fteward at fuch times enrolls 
new tenants, fixes conltables, market-viewers, &c. &c. 
The lead mines are let by the commiliioners on leafes for 
twenty-one years, at 1.5th duty, by which, upon an ave¬ 
rage each year, one with another, they receive not lefs 
than io,oool. net profit, which is paid to the receivers 
by their agent difpofing or generally fmelting the ore; the 
receivers have twelve-pence per pound for collecting the 
money. The governor and company at London, generally 
called the quaker’s company, for fmelting down lead with 
pit-coal and lea-coal, are the chief mine-adventurers. The 
town has a plentiful market on Saturday; and fairs the 
firlt Thurfday in May and firlt Tlnirfday in October. 
ALSTO'NIA, f. [from Charles Allton, M. D. Pro. 
felfor of Materia Medica and Botany, at Edinburgh.J in 
botany, a genus of the polyandria ntonogynia clafs. The 
generic characters of which are—Calyx ; perianthium in¬ 
ferior, imbricate; feales ovate, veryobtufe, concave; tlie 
inner ones gradually larger, forming as it were a quadri¬ 
partite or quinque-partite calyx. Corolla: one-pctalled, 
lhorter titan the calyx ; tube Ihort; border fpreading, di¬ 
vided into eight or ten parts : divisions equal, in a double 
row, alternately interior and exterior: obovate, obtufe, 
quite entire. Stamina: filaments very many, inferted into 
the tube very ffiort, imbricate, very I'mooth ; the outer ones 
longer, linear, attenuated at tlie tip : antherae orbiculatc, 
furrowed. Piftillum : germ fuperior, ovate, fmall; ftyle 
Ample, length of the corolla, filiform, oreCt; ftignta capi- 
tate-obovate.— EJjential CharaSer. Corolla, one-petalled, 
eight or ten-cleft; clefts alternated. 
There is only one ipecies, which is called Alftonia 
theaeformis. This Ihrub w as found by Mutis, in South 
America. It is very fmooth, and has the air of the bohea 
tea, in the leaves, flowers, &c. The dried leaves cliewed 
give a greenilh colour to the faliva, and have the tafte of 
the Chinele tea. 
ALSTROEME'RI A, f [from Baron Alltroemer, of 
Sweden ; who, in his travels through Europe, lent many 
plants to Linnaeus. J In botany, a genus of the hexandria 
tnonogynia clals, ranking in tlie natural order of lilia or 
5. C liliac r. 
