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Chaftity; exemption from vehement defirej 
The filver ftream her virgin co'ldhefs, keeps, 
For ever murmurs, and for ever weeps. Pope. 
COLD'STRE AM, a town of Scotland, in the county 
of Berwick, on the north fide of the Tweed, with a fine 
bridge over that river: eleven miles fouth-weft of Ber¬ 
wick, and' 332 and a half north of London. 
COLD'WATER, a lake of North America. Lat. 54. 
56. N. Ion. in. W. Greenwich. 
COLE, f [capl, Sax.] A general name for all forts of 
cabbage. 
COLE (William), the fon of a clergyman, born at Ad- 
derbury in Oxfordfhire, about 1626. After he had been 
well inftrublecl in the claflics, lie was entered, in 1642, of 
Merton college in Oxford. In 1650 he took a degree in 
arts; after which he left the univerfity, and retired to 
Putney near London, where he lived feveral years, and 
became the mod: famous botanift of his time. In 1656 he 
publifhed the Art of Simpling; or, an Introduction to 
the Knowledge of gathering Plants ; with which was alfo 
printed Perfpicill 11 m Micrbcofmologicum; or, a Profpec- 
tive for the Diicovery of the leffer World, wherein Man 
is a Compendium, &c. And, in 1657, he publifhed Adam 
in Eden ; or, Nature’s Paradife ; wherein is contained the 
hiftory of plants, herb's, and flowers, with their feveral 
original names, Upon the reftoration of Charles II. he 
was made fecretary to Duppa, bifliop of Winchefter, in 
whole fervice he died, in 1662. 
COLE-FISH, or Coal-fish See Gadus carbonarius. 
CO'LEBRGOK, a town uf the American States, in the 
northern part of New Hampfhire, in Grafton county, on 
the eaft bank of Connecticut river, qppofite the Great 
Monadnock : 126 miles north-weft by north from Portf- 
inouth. 
CO'LEBROOK, a townfhip of the American States, on 
the north line of Connecticut, in Litchfield county, thirty 
miles north-weft of Hartford city. It was fettled in 1756. 
Here are conliderable iron works, and feveral mills, on 
Still river. In digging a cellar in this town, at the clofe 
of the year 179^, belonging to Mr. John Hulburt, the 
workmen, at the depth of about ten feet, found three 
large tufks and two thigh bones of an animal, the latter 
of which meafured each about four feet four inches in 
length, and twelve inches and a halt in circumference. 
When firlt difcovered they were entire ; but as foon as 
they were expofed to the air they mouldered to duft. This 
adds another to the many fails, which prove that a race 
of enormous animals, now extinit, once inhabited the 
American continent. 
CO'LEBROOK DALE, a valley of England, fituated 
on the banks of the river Severn, in the eaftern part of 
Shropfliire, celebrated for its extenfive iron works. In 
forming a canal to the river Severn, for the purpofe of 
conveying the manufactured goods, a fpring of native tar 
was difcovered, which at firlt yielded a large quantity, 
fiome fay feventy or eighty gallons a day ; but the quan¬ 
tity is now very much diminifhed. I11 1779, a tuidge of 
call-iron was thrown over the Severn in this place; a de- 
fcription of which may be feen under Bridge, vol. iii. 
P- 393 . 
CO'LEFORD, a fmall town in Gloncefterflme, on the 
borders of Monmouth (hire. It has a market on Fridays, 
and two annual fairs, viz. June 20, for wool; and Decem¬ 
ber 5, for cheefe. In its neighbourhood are very exten¬ 
five iron works. It is diftant* from London 127 mil'es, 
Monmouth fix, and Rofs ten. 
COLENE'TO, a liver of Italy, in the kingdom of Na¬ 
ples, which runs into the gulf of Tarento, four miles eaft 
of Roffhno. 
COLEOP'TERA, or BeetleT he name of Lin¬ 
naeus’s firft order of infebls. See Entomology. 
CQ'LERAINE, a town of Ireland, in the county of 
Londonderry, fituated on the river Bann, about three 
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miles from the fea, with a valuable falmon fifliery: this 
town, before the building of Londonderry, gave name to 
the county called the county ol Coleraine : twenty five 
miles, eaft-nort'h-eaft of Londonderry, and twenty-nine 
north-north-weft of Antrim. Lat. 55. 8. N. ion. 6. 29. W. 
Greenwich. 
COTERATNE, a town of the American States, on the 
north bank of St. Mary’s-river, Camden county, Georgiy, 
about fifty miles from its mouth. On the 29th of June, 
1796, a treaty of peace was made at this place between 
tlie prefident of the United States, on the one part, and 
the king’s chiefs and warriors of the Creek nation of In¬ 
dians, on the other. By this treaty, the line between the 
white people and the Indians, was eitabliflied to run “ from 
the Currahee mountain to the head or fourceof the main 
fouth branch of the Oconee river, called, by the white 
people, Appalatohee, and by the Indians, Tulapoeka, and 
down the middle of the fame.” Liberty was alio given 
by the Indians to the prefident of the United States, to 
“ eftablifh a trading or military poft on the fouth fide of 
Alatamaha, about one mile from Beard’s bluff, or any 
where from thence down the river, on the lands of.the 
Indians and the Indians agreed to “ annex to laid poft 
a trail of land of five miles fquare;” and, in return for 
this and other tokens of friendfhip on the part of the In¬ 
dians, thelUnited States ftipulated to give them goods to 
the value of 6000 dollars, and to furnifli them with two 
blackfmiths with tools. 
CO'LERAINE, a townfhip of the American States, in 
Hampfhire county, Maffachufetts, which contains 1417 
inhabitants. 
COLEROO'N, a river of Hindooftan, forming thelargeft 
and moll northern branch of the Deita. 
COLES (Elifha), author of a well-known'and long-va¬ 
lued Dictionary, was born in Northampionfhire about 
1640; and, in 1658, was entered of Magdalen college in 
Oxford. He left it without taking a degree; and, going 
to London, taught Latin to young people, and Englilh to 
foreigners, about 1663. Afterwards he became one of the 
ufhers of merchant-taylors’ fchool; but, being there guilty 
of a very great fault, which is not any where exprefsly 
mentioned, he was forced to withdraw into Ireland, whence 
he never returned. He was a critical proficient in the 
Engliflt and Latin tongues, did much good in his pro- 
feflion, and wrote feveral ufcful and neceffliry books for 
the inftruClion of youth. 
CO'LESEED,/. Cabbage feed.—Where land is rank, 
it is not good to fow wheal after a fallow; but colefeed or 
barley, and then wheat. Mortimer. See Brassica. 
CO'LESHILL, a fmall market-town in Warwickfliire, 
beautifully fituated on an eminence, at the bottom of 
which, on the north fide, runs the river Cole, whence it 
takes its name. It confifts of one long ftreet, running 
north and fouth, with a fmall one branching out eaftward 
about the middle of the town, and ieading to the church¬ 
yard, vVhich is the fummit of the eminence, and com¬ 
mands a pleafing view of the country around. The 
churdh, which is an old ftrudure, dedicated to St. Peter, 
and to which there is a handlome tower and a beautiful 
fpire, forms a confpicuous objebl to the neighbourhood. 
On the north fide of the church-yard is a free grammar- 
fchool of ancient foundation, with /alary and privileges, 
worth about fifty pounds a-ye’ar. This town is a great 
thoroughfare, diftant from Coventry twelve miles,-fifteen 
from Lichfield, ten from Tamworth, the fame from Bir¬ 
mingham and Atherftonb', and thirteen from Nuneaton ; 
and lies 011 the great road from London (from whence it 
is diftant 104 miles) to Liverpool and Ireland, and alfo 
on the road to Cheltef. The market'is on Wednefdays; 
and here are three fairs annually, on Shrove-Monday, 
the 6th of May, and on the Wedneftiay following Old 
Michaelmas-day. 
CO'LET (John), a learned Engliflt divine, born in 
London in 1466, was the eldeft fon of fir Henry Colet, 
twice 
