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merit of t!ie Nortlr : four leagues and a quarter vvefr of 
Lille, and two and a half fouth-wefi: of IJazebrouck. 
GOR'GUS, tile fon of Ariftomenes tlie Meirenian. 
He was married, when young, to a virgin, by his father, 
who hud experienced the greateli kiudnelies from her 
humanity, and had been enabled to conquer feveii Cre¬ 
tans, who had attempted his life, &c. Paujanias. 
GORG'WITZ, a town of Germany, in the circle of 
Upper Saxony, and county of Reus : one mile north- 
well of Tchleitz. 
GORGY'TIIION, a fon of Priam, killed by Teucer, 
Homer. 
GOR'HAM, a kingdom of Africa, fituated between 
lat. 10. and -15. N. and Ion. 24.. and 29. E. Greenwich. 
GOR'HAM, a townlhip of the American States, in 
Cumberland county, Maine, on the north-eafl: fide of 
Saco rivsr, fifteen miles from Pepperelborough at tiie 
■ mouth of the river, and one hundred and thirty miles 
north-by-ealt of Bollon. It was incorporated in 1764, 
and contained 2,244 inhabitants. 
GO'RIO (Antony-Francis), a learned antiquary of 
the eighteenth century, born at Florence. Fie pub- 
liihed the following works : 1.' Mufauni Florentinmi, or a 
Delcription of the Cabinet of the Grand-duke, ii vols. 
lolio, Florence, 1731 to 1764, with a great numiier of 
plates. 2. Mufeeum Etrujeum, 3 vols. folio, 1737 & feq. 
3. Miifaum Cortonenje, folio, 1750. 4. Ancient Inlcrip- 
tions in the Towns of Tufeany, 3 vols. folio, iqz-i & feq. 
GO'RION. See Joseph Ben Gorion. j 
■GQ'RITZ, or Gorz, a county of Germany, in the 
circle of Aifliria, bounded to the north, eafl, and Ibutli, 
fay the duchy of Carniola, and on the welt by the Vene¬ 
tian States. This county has been invelted in the houfe 
ot Aullria from the year i486, and, with Gradifca, con¬ 
tributes yearly 41,502 Horins to the maintenance of tlie 
army. 'I'lie chief produce of the county confilts in 
wine and fruit, with Tome corn and lilk ; the horfes and 
oxen are few, but goats numerous. I'he language of 
the country is Sclavonian, and the religion Roman ca¬ 
tholic. In 1751, it was ercCled into an archbilhopric, 
which'was lupprelfed in 1784. The town of Goritz is 
divided into U pper and Lower Town ; the former is an¬ 
cient, fituated on a mountain, and defended by a callle; 
tile latter is fituated on a plain on the river Lifonzo. 
Befides the church, which was heretofore metropolitan, 
it has feven convents, nine chapels, and a college : 
twent)'miles north-north-wefi:of Trieli. Lat. 46. ii.N. 
Ion. 31. 23. E. Ferro. 
GO'RFFZ, or Goritia, a city of Germany, fituated 
in the county of the fame name, on the river Lifonzo; 
fixteen miles fouth-eall of Priuli, and one hundred and 
feventy-iix fouth-fouth-well of Vienna. It was taken 
by the French republicans in 1797, with abundance of 
military ftores and clothing. Lat. 46. 12. N. Ion. 31.20. 
E. Ferro. 
GOR'KAI-I, a country of Afia, between the country 
of Thibet and the province ot Oude. 
GOR'KAH, a town of Afia, in tlie north-eafl part of 
the country fo called, and the capital of that country, 
on the borders of Napaul: thirty-five miles north-weft 
of Catmandu, and two liundred north of Benares. Lat. 
28. 25. N. Ion. 84. 36. E. Greenwich. 
GOR'KEM, /. A fmall kind of cucum.ber.—Take 
the rrorhems, or fmaller cucumbers, &c. Evelyn. 
G^RLiE'US (Abraliam), a celebrated medallift, 
born at Antvverp in 1549. Of his h.iftory nothing is 
known, but that he gave himfelf up entirely to the col¬ 
lecting of ancient medals, feals, rings, and other cu¬ 
rious gems ; and tliat he fixed his refidence at Delft, 
where°he died in 1609. His works are much valued by 
thole addibded to fimilar ftudies. 1 hey are, i. DaElylio- 
theca, feu Anmdorum Sigillonmque e Ferro, Aire, Argento, 
uique Atiro, Promptuarium, Leyd. 4to. 1600, leveral times 
reprinted. 2. Thefaurus Nimifnatum famiUaruni Roman, 
VoL. VIII. No. 537. 
G O R CD7 
r6o8, folio, 3. Paralipomena Numfmatum. Ilis large and 
valuable colleblion was fold to tile prince of VV'ales. 
GOR'LITZ, a town of Lufatia, fituated on the river 
Ncifle, the fecond in rank of Upper Lufatia, but the 
firft tor fize, population, and riches. It contains tlircc 
churciies within the w'alls, and three wiihout. The 
principal trade is.brewing; witli manufaflures of wool¬ 
len and linen cloth : fifty miles weft of Drefden, and 
fixty-eight north of Prague. 
GORLIT'ZEN AL'BEN, a mountain of Germany, 
in the duchy of-Garinthia: fix miles north of VVillach. 
GOR'MAND,y. [^gourmand, Fr.] A greedy eater, 
a ravenous luxurious feeder.— Many are made gormands 
and gluttons by cuftom, that, were not fo by'^nature. 
Locke. 
To GOR'MANDIZE, v.n. [from gormand.'\ To eat 
greedily ; to feed ravenoully : 
Thou not gorina 7 id{ze. 
As thou haft done with,me. Shakefpeare. 
GOR'MANDIZER, /. A vo raejous eater. 
GOR'MAZ, or. St. Este .'an oe Gormaz, a town 
of Spain, in Old Caftile, on the Duero ; two leagues 
below Borgo d’Of'ma. 
GOR'MES, a town of Germany, in the archduchy of 
Aullria: five miles eaft-north-eaft of Ehrnfprunn. 
GOROCHOVE'TZ, a town of RiiOia, in tlie govern¬ 
ment of Vladimir, on the Kliazma: fev'cnty-two miles 
eaft of Vladimir. Lat. 56. 10. N. ion. 60. 20. E. Ferro. 
GORCDITS'CHK, a town of Ruflia, in the govern¬ 
ment of Penza, thirty-two miles caft-f'outh-eaft of Penza. 
Lat. 53. 20. N. Ion. 64. 20. E, Ferro. 
GORODITS'CHE, a town of Ruffia, in the govern¬ 
ment of Kiev : 112 miles louth-caft of Kiev. Lat. 49. 
N. Ion. 50i 40. E. Ferro. 
GORODITS'CFIE, a town of Rullia, in the govern¬ 
ment of Tobolfk: twenty miles eaft-l'outh-eaft of Enifudfk. 
GOROD NIA, a town of Rulfia, in the government 
of Tver, on the Volga: twenty miles eaft of Tver. 
GORODNIT'ZSK, a town of Rullia, in the govern¬ 
ment of Tchernigov, on the Snov : thirty-two miles 
north-north eaft of Tchernigov. 
GORODOK', a town oPRuffia, in the government of 
Poletlk: fifty-lix miles eaft of Poletlk. Lat. 55. 36. N. 
Ion. 47.40. E. Ferro. 
GO'RON, a town of France, in the department of 
the Mayenne, and chief place of a canton, in the diftridt 
of Ernee: two leagues and three quarters north-eaft of 
Ernee, and three north-weft of Mayenne. 
GORONTA'LE, or Goronta'no, a town on the 
eaftern coaft of the illand of Celebes. 
GOR'NEY, or Gur'ney, [of Gournay, a town in 
Normandy.] A furname. 
GOR'RAN (Nicholas de), a learned French domini- 
can monk in the thirteenth century, native of the pro¬ 
vince of Maine, He principally relided at Paris, where 
h.c taught theology for fome time with grefit reputation. 
He was a celebrated preacher, and compofed a vaft num¬ 
ber of works, among which were Commentaries upon 
almoft tile whole xif the Bible. Excepting, hotvever, 
A Commentary on the Four Evangelifts, firft publilhed 
at Cologne in 1537, folio, and fome Sermons, printed at 
Paris in 1509 and 1523, they ftill i-emain in manufeript. 
He died about the year 1295- 
GORSE,/. [50PJ’, Sax.] Furze; a thick prickly 
llirub that bears yellow blolioms in winter. See Ulex. 
GORS'KIUS (James), a learned Polilh catholic di¬ 
vine, born in tl.e province ot Maftbvia. He was edu¬ 
cated in the univerfity of Cracow, where he dillin- 
guilhed himfelf by Ids proficiency in theology, the lan¬ 
guages, and civil and canon law. He filled the chair of 
profclibr of law with great reputation, and is fpoken of 
as one of the moll illultrious ornaments of that feminary 
of learning. Beiidcs his poll of profclfor, he was pre- 
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