98. C H A 
CHAPEL'LE (Claude Emanuel Lullier,) a celebrated 
French poet, born m 1621. He was the natural fon of 
Francis Lullier,.a man of'conliderable rank and fortune, 
who gave him a liberal education. He had the great 
Galfendus for his matter in philoi'ophy; but he diftin- 
guiAied himfeif chiefly by his fine turn for poetry. There 
was an uncommon eai'e in all he wrote; and he was ex¬ 
cellent in compofing with double rhymes. We are obliged 
'to him for that ingenious work in verfe and profe, called 
Voyage de Bachuumont. Many of the firming parts in 
Moliere’s comedies it is but reasonable to aferibe to him ; 
for Moliere confulted him upon all occafions, and paid 
the higheft deference to his tafte and judgment. He died 
in 1686, and his works were reprinted with additions at 
Amiterdam, in 1708. 
CHAPEL'LE AGNON (La), a town of France, in the 
•department of the Puy de Dome: nve miles north of 
Ambert. 
CHAPEL'LE d’ANGILLON (La), a town of France, 
in the department of the Cher, and chief place of a can¬ 
ton, in the diftridt of Aubigny: lixteen miles north of 
Bo urges. 
CHAPEL'LE AUBRY (La), a town of Fiance, in 
the department of the Mayne and Loire, and chief place 
of a canton, in the diftridt of St. Florent-le-Vieil : eight 
miles fouth of St. Florent. 
CHAPEL'LE BA USE (La), a town of Fi ance, in the 
department of the Lower Loire, and chief place of a can¬ 
ton, in the diltridt of Cliflon: nine miles north-eaft of 
N antes. 
CHAJPEL'LE la ERBRF/E, a town of France, in the 
department <Jf the Ille and Vilaine, and chief place of a 
canton, in the dillridt of Vitre : oue league and a half 
eaft of Vitre. 
CHAPEL'LE sur. ERDRE (La), a town of France, 
in the department of the Lower Loire, and chief place 
of a canton, in the diltridf of Nantes: five miles north 
of Nantes. 
CHAPEL'LE la MOCHE (La), a town of France, 
in the department of the Mayenne, and chief place of a 
canton, in the dillridt of Vilaine: four leagues and a 
half north-well of Vilaine. 
CHAPEL'LE sur OREUSE (La), a town of France, 
in the department of the Yonne: two leagues, fouth of 
Sens. 
CHAPEL'LE de QU INCH AY (La), a town of France, 
in the department of the Saone and Loire, and chief place 
of a canton, in the diltridt of Macon : two leagues iouth 
of Macon. 
CHAPEL'LE la RE 1 NE (La), a town of France, in 
the department of the Seine and Marne, and chief place 
of a canton, in the diltridt of Nemours : five miles north- 
well of Nemours. 
CHAPEL'LE Sr. LAURENT (La), a town of France, 
in the department of the Two Sevres, and chief place of 
a canton, in the dillridt of Chatillon : eleven mills north- 
well of Purtenay. 
CHAPEL'LE Sr. MESMIN (La), a town of Fiance, 
in the department of the Loiret, and chief place cf a 
canton, in the diltridt of Orleans: three miles weft of 
Orleans 
CHAPEL'LE TAILLIFERET, a town of France, in 
the department of the Creufe: one league and a half 
fouth of Gueret. 
CHAPEL'LE la THIREUIL, a town of Fiance, in 
the department cf the Two Sevres, and chief place of a 
canton, in the diltridt of Partenay: four leagues and a 
half weft-Couth-welt of Partenay. 
CHAPEL LE en VERCORS (La), a town of France, 
in the department of the Drome, and chief place of a 
canton, in the diltridt cf Die: thirteen miles north of 
Die. 
CPI A'PELRY,/ [capellania, Lat.] Is the fame thing to 
a chapel, as a panlh to a church; being theprecindt and 
mits of the judfdiction thereof. 
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CHA'PERON,/. [Fr.] A hood or bonnet, anciently 
worn by the knights of the garter, as part of the habit of 
that noble order: but in heraldry it is a little elcutcheon 
fixed on the forehead of the horles that draw a hearfe at 
a funeral. 
CHAP'FALN, ad]. Having the mouth ftirunk : 
A chapfaln beaver loofely hanging by 
The cloven helm. Dryden . 
CHA'PITER, f. [chapitrati, Fr.] The upper part or 
capital of a pillar.—He overlaid their chapiters and their 
fillets with gold. Exodus. 
CHAPITERS^ f. [ capitula, Lat. chapitres, Fr. i. e. 
chapters of a book.] In our common law, import a fum- 
mary of fuch matters as are to be enquired of, or pre- 
fented before, juftices in eyre, juftices of affife, or of the 
peace, in their fdfions. Britton, c. 3. ufes the word in 
tliis fignification : and chapiters are now commonly call¬ 
ed articles, and delivered by the mouth of the jultice in 
his charge to the inqueft; whereas, in ancient times, (as 
appears by Bradton and Britton,) they were, after an ex¬ 
hortation given by the jultices for the good o'ofervation 
of the laws and the king’s peace, firft read in open court, 
and then delivered in writing to the grand inqueft for 
their better obfervance ; and the grand jury were to an- 
fwer upon their oaths ,to all the chapiters thus delivered 
tfiem, and not put the judges to long and learned charges, 
to little purpole, for want of remembering the lame, as 
they do now, when they think their duty well enough 
performed if they only pfefent thole few of many mif- 
demeanors which are brought before them by way of 
irididtment. It were to.be wilhed that this order of de¬ 
livering written articles to grand juries were ftilL ob- 
ferved, whereby crimes would be -more effectually punch¬ 
ed. In lbme inferior courts, as the court leet, &c. it is 
ufual at this day for ftewards of thole courts to deliver 
their charges in writing to the juries lworn to enquire of 
offences. Horne, in his Mirror 01 Juftices, exprefi'es what 
thole chapiters were wont to contain. Lib. 3.0 des Arti¬ 
cles tit Eyre. And an example of them may be found in 
the hook of affiles. F. 138. 
CHAP'LAIN,/. [ccpellanus, Lat.] One who performs 
divine fervice in a chapel; but it is commonly under- 
Itood of clergymen who have appointments under the 
king, or other noble perfon, to infirudt him and his fa¬ 
mily, and fay divine fervice in his houfe, where there is 
ufually a private chapel for that purpofe The king, 
queen, prince, princefs, &c. may retain as many chap¬ 
lains as they pleafe; and the king’s chaplains may hold 
any fuch number of benefices of the king's gift, as the 
king fhali think fit to beftosv upon them. An archbi- 
fhop may retain eight chaplains ; a duke or a bifhop, fix ; 
marquis or earl, five; vifeount, four; baron, knight of 
the garter, or lord chancellor, three; a duchefs, mar- 
chionefs, counters, baronefs, (being widows,) the trea- 
furer and comptroller of the king’s houfe, the king’s fe- 
cretary, dean of the chapel, almoner, and mailer of the 
rolls, each of them two; the chief jultice of the king’s- 
bench, and warden of the cinque ports, one ; all which 
chaplains may purchafe a licence or difpenfation, and 
take two benefices with cure ol fouis. S/at. 21 Hen. VIII. 
c. 13. But both the livings mult have cure ot fouis j 
and the ftacute exji^sly excepts deaneries', archdeacon¬ 
ries, chancellorIhlpsV tredfurerfhips, chanterlhips, pre¬ 
bends, and finecurc rectories. A difpenfation in this cafe 
can only be granted to hold one benefice more, except 
to clerks who are of the privy council, who may hold 
three by difpenfation. By the canon law, no perion can 
hold a lecond incompatible benefice, without a dilpenla- 
tion : and in that cafe, if the firft is under eight pounds 
per annum in the king’s book, it is fo far-void, that the 
patron may prefent another clerk, or the b'tihop may de¬ 
prive ; but, till deprivation, no advantage can be taken 
by lapfe. But, independent of the llatute, a clergyman, 
by dilpenlations, may hold any number of benefices, if 
