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relating to the forms and extent of th.eir refpective 
powers. \^^hiIe tliis controverfy was exifting, the de¬ 
gree of doctor of divinity was conferred vij on Mr. Gib- 
fon by the archbifltop, in 1702; and in llie following 
year he was prefen ed to ilie reftory of Lambeth, and 
made precentor and refidentiary of the cathedral church 
of Chicheder. Soon afterwards he was appointed maf- 
ter of the hofpital of St. Mary, with licence to retain 
his }irecentorlhip, refidentiaryfhip, and the rectory of 
Lambeth. In 1710 he was promoted to the arciidea- 
conry of Surrey the duties of which he difeharged 
with uncommon diligence. In 1713, Dr. Gibfon pub- 
liflied his famous Codex Jun's Ecdeftaftici Anglicani \ or, 
The Statutes, Conflitution, Canons, Rubrics, and Ar¬ 
ticles, of the Church of Knglaud, methodically digeded 
under their proper Heads, dc . in folio. Upoti the deatJi 
of archbifliop Tenifon in 1715, and the trantlation of 
Dr. Wake to Canterbury from the fee of Lincoln, Dr. 
Gibfon, in confequence of the recommendation of the 
tsew ’metropolitan, was nominated his I'uccedbr, and con. 
fecrated towards the beginning of the following year. 
In 1721 he was appointed dean of the royal chapel, and 
in 1723, upon the death of bifhop Robinfon, vvas tranf- 
lated from Lincoln to tlie fee of London. Lor this im¬ 
portant dtiiation in the church, Dr. Gibfon’s abilities 
and benevolent demeanour peculiarly qualified him. 
So fenfiblc were the minidry, at this time, of his talents 
and diligeiice, tliat for feveral years, and more cfpeci- 
ally during the long declining date of health of arch- 
bidiop Wake, almoft every thing relating to the affairs 
of the church was, in a great meafure, confided to the 
care of the bifhop of London. Soon after his tranfla. 
t'on to this bifhopric, he procured an endowment from 
the crown for a regular courfe of fermons on Sundays, 
to be preached in the royal chapel at Whitehall, by 
twelve clerguTien of the univeiTuies of Oxford and 
Cambridge, felettcd in equal numbers from each uni- 
vcrlity, and appointed by the bidiop of London for the 
time being. He wrote and printed feveral padoral let¬ 
ters, addreded to the clergy and laity, intended to op- 
pofe tJie growth of infidelity and enthufiafm; as well as 
vilitation charges, occafional fermons, and fmall traefs 
againd the prevailing vices of the age. Thefe have 
been often reprinted in England, and alfo in Ireland, by 
the particular recommendation of archbifliop Synge ; 
and we are informed that, in the decline of his life, bi- 
fliop Gibfon received more latisfaflion from the repeated 
calls tor thefe practical pieces, than from the honours 
conferred on him by his larger works. He died at Bath 
in 1748, when about feventy-nine years of age, with 
true Chridian fortitude, and in perfeil tranquillity of 
mmd. Mr. Whidon has recorded the following extra¬ 
ordinary indance of his generofity ; that he freely gave 
two thoufand five hundred pounds, which were left him 
by Dr. Crow, one of his chaplains, to Dr. Crow’s own 
relations, who w'ere in indigent circiunftances. Befides 
the works which we have enumerated, his lordfhip 
printed a colledtion of Difeourfes publidied by Mr. Ad- 
difon, and others of the laity, againd atheifm and infi¬ 
delity, and in defence of the Chridian religion; which 
he introduced with a well-written preface, exhibiting a 
conclle view of the fentiments of Mr. Boyle, Mr. Locke, 
and fir Ifaac Newton, concerning Chridianity. He alio 
made a collection of the bed pieces that were written 
againd popery during the reign of James II. and piib- 
lidied them with a preface in 1738, in 3 vols. folio. 
GIB'STAFF,y. A long daft' to gage water, or to 
fhove forth a vellel into the deep. A weapon iifed for¬ 
merly to fight beails upon the ftage. 
GID'DILY, adv, 'With the head feeming to turn 
round, Incondantly; unfteadily: 
To roam 
Giddily, and be every where but at home. 
Such treedom doth a banilhment become, Donne, 
G I D 
Carelefsly ; lieedlefsly ; negligently : 
The parts that fortune hath bedovv’d upon liev, 
fell her, I hold as giddily as fortune. Sknhcjpeizye, 
_ GID'DINFiSS, y 1 he ftate ot being giddy or verti¬ 
ginous ; the fenfation which we have when every thing 
fcenis to turn loiinci.—IV'Iegriins and ^tddin^s are rather 
w hen we rife after long fitting, than while w e fit. Bacon. 
Vain diovv and noife intoxicate tlie brain, 
Begin with giddinefs, and end in pain. Yoimg. 
Incondancy; undeadinefs ; mutability; changeable- 
nefs.—1 liere be that delight in giddinejs, and count it a 
bondage to fix a belief. Quick rotation ; inabi¬ 
lity to keep its place.—The indignation of Heaven roll¬ 
ing and turning us, till at length Inch a giddinejs feized 
upon government, tliat it fell into the very dregs 01 fee- 
Varies. Scuth. —F'rolic ; wanionnefs of life ; 
Thou, like a contrite penitent, 
Charitably warn’d of thy fins, do’ft repent 
Thefe vanities and giddinejis. Donne. 
GID'DRI, a town of European Turkey, in tlie pro¬ 
vince of Albania : eight miles north of Aleliio. 
GID'DY, adj. Sax. Johnfon fuppofes this 
word to come from gad, to wander, to be in motion • 
gad, gid, giddy.^ Vertiginous; having in the iiead, a 
whirl, or fenfation of circular motion ; fuch as happens 
by ilifeafe or drunkennefs : 
'I'hem rev’ling thus the Tentyrites invade. 
By giddy heads and Ihigg’ring legs betray’d. Tate. 
Rotatory ; whirling ; running round with celerity : 
As Ixon fix’d, tlie wretcli lhall feel 
The giddy motion of the whirling mill. Pope. 
Incondant; mutable; undeady ; changeful.—It may 
be gnats and flies have their imagination more iiuitable 
and giddy, as fmall birds likewife have. Bacon. 
The giddy vulgar, as their fancies guide, 
'With noife fay nothing, and in parts divide. Dryden. 
That which caufes giddinefs : 
The frequent errors of a pathlefs wood, 
The giddy precipice, and dang’rous flood. Prior. 
The fylphs through mydic mazes guide their way, 
Through all the giddy circle they purfue. Pope. 
Heedlefs ; thoughtlefs ; uncautioiis; wild.—How inex- 
cuieable arc thofe giddy creatures, who, in the lame 
hour, leap from a parent’s window to a hulband’s bed. 
Clarijfa. 
Too giddy foolidi hours are gone, 
And in fantalhc meal’ures danc’d away. Rowe. 
Tottering ; unfixed : 
Upon the giddy footing of the hatches, 
Methoiight that Glo’lter diimbled. Shakefpcarc. 
Intoxicated; elated to thoughtlelfnefs ; overcome by 
any overpowering inticement.—-Art thou not giddy with 
the fafliion too, that thou had Ihifted out of thy tale 
into telling me of the fadiion. Shakejpeare. 
Like one of two contending in a prize. 
That thinks he hath done well in people’s eyes ; 
Hearing applaufe and univerlal diout. 
Giddy in Ipirit, gazing dill in doubt; 
Whether thofe peals of praife be his or no. Shakejpeare. 
To GID'DY, V. n. To turn quick. Oijokte. 
A fodaine north-winii fetcht. 
With an extreme fea, quite about againe, 
Our whole endeavours; and our courfe condrain 
To giddie round. Chapman. 
GIDDYBRA'INED, adj. Carelefs ; thoughtlefs.— 
Turn him out again, you unnecelTary, ufelefs, giddy- 
brain'd, afs! Otway. 
GIDDY. 
