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l3ie American States, in Maftachufetts, eredled into a 
111 ire, in 1662. It is in many parts mountainous and 
hilly, and extends acrofs the'ftate from north to fouth ; 
bounded north by the States of New-Hampfhire and 
Vermont, fouth by the State of Connecticut, eaft by 
Worcefter county, and weft by Berklhire. It contains, 
by the cenfus of 1796, fixty tow.nfhips, 9181 houfes,. 
9617 families, and 59,681 inhabitants. Its principal 
towns lie on both fides of Connecticut river, which in. 
terfeCts it from north to fouth. Thefe are Springfield, 
Weft-Springfield, Northampton, Hadley, Hatfield, Deer¬ 
field, and Norlhfield. It is generally, of a fertile foil, 
and produces all the necelfaries of life, and fome of its 
luxuries, in great plenty. 
HAMP'SHIRE, a county of the American States, in 
Virginia, bounded north and north-weft by the Patow- 
mack river, which divides it from the State of Mary¬ 
land. It is about fixty miles long and'fifty broad, and 
contains 7346 inhabitants. It is well watered by the 
Patowmack, and its fouth branch. Iron ore'and coals 
have been difcovered on the banks of this river. Chief 
town, Romney. 
HAMP'SHIRE, (New.) See New Hampshire. 
HAMP'STEAD, a populous and elegant village in 
the county of Middlefex, lituated on the declivity of a 
fine hill, four miles from London. On the fummit of 
this hill is a heath, adorned with many fpacious man- 
fions that might be termed palaces, and affording anex- 
tenfive profped: over the metropolis, and into the conn, 
ties around. It has the advantage of a chalybeate 
lpring of confiderable efficacy.. From the analyfis of 
this water recently made by J. Blifs, member of the 
royal college of London,- it was found to contain, in 
every wine gallon, ji-grain of oxyd of iron, and io*i 
cubic inches of carbonic acid gas, together with fome 
Email portions of muriat of magnefia, fulphat of lime, 
muriat of foda, and filex. 
HAMP'STEAD, a town of the American States, in 
Rockingham county, New-Hampfhire, about thirty- 
miles wefterly of Portfmourh. It was incorporated in 
1749, and contained 768 inhabitants in 1790. 
HAMP'STEAD, a town of the American States, on 
Long Ifland, New-York, nine miles eafterly of Jamaica, 
and twenty-three miles eaftward of New-York city. 
HAMP'STEAD, a town of the American States, in 
Georgia, about four miles from Savannah, and about a 
mile from a village called Highgate, the inhabitants of 
which are gardeners, and fupply the town with vegeta¬ 
bles in great plenty. 
HAMP'TON, a populous and elegant village nearly 
adjoining to Kingfton, in the county of Middlefex, near 
which is the royal palace called Hampton-Court . 
Hampton-Court is a royal palace, fitiiated on the 
north bank of the Thames, two miles from Kingfton. 
It was magnificently built with brick by cardinal Wol- 
fey, who Jet up two hundred and eighty filk beds for 
ftrangers only, and richly ftored it with gold and filver 
.plate ; but it. railed fo much envy againft him, that, to 
fcreen himfelf from its eftedfts, he gave it to Henry VIII. 
who, in return, fuffered him to live in his palace at 
Richmond. Henry greatly enlarged it, and it had then 
five fpacious courts adorned with buildings, which in 
that age were greatly admired. Of the ancient fplen- 
dour of this palace we have few remains. - T he apart¬ 
ments ftill Handing, having been originally 11 fed .merely 
as domeftic offices, can convey no idea of the times in 
which they were built. The principal part of the old 
palace was taken down in 1690.; and the prelent ftruc- 
ture was.raifed by king William, under the direction of 
fir Chriftopher Wren. The- grand facade toward the 
garden extends three hundred and thirty feet, and that 
toward the Thames three hundred and twenty-eight. 
The portico and colonnade, of duplicated pillars of the 
Ionic order, at the grand entrance, and indeed t lie gene- 
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ral dcfign of thefe elevations, are in a fuperior (tile of 
magnificence. 
HAMP'TON. See Mxnchinhampton. 
HAMP'TON, a townfhip of the American States, in 
Windham county, Connecticut, three miles north-ea-ft 
of Windham; of which it was formerly a parifli, but 
lately incorporated. 
HAMP'TON (Eaft), a townlhip of the American 
States, in Hampfltire county, Maftachufetts; contain¬ 
ing 457 inhabitants, and lituated 105 miles weft of Bof- 
ton. It was incorporated in 1785. 
HAMP'TON (Eaft), lituated on the eaft end of Long- 
Hland, indie American States; and is a half ftiire town, 
of Suffolk county. It has 3260 inhabitants ; and in it is 
Clinton academy, which in 1795 had ninety-two (Indents. 
HAMP'TON, a townfhip of the American States, oa 
the fea-coaft of New-Hampfttire, on the eaftern fide of 
Rockingham county, called Winicimet by the Indians. 
It was fettled under Maftachufetts, and incorporated in 
1638. It contained 862 inhabitants in 1790. It is four¬ 
teen miles fouth-by-weft of Portfmouth, and eight fouth- 
eaft of Exeter. In 1791, a canal was cut through the 
marfties to this town, which opens an inland navigation, 
from Hampton through Salilbury into Merrimack river, 
tor about eight miles; loaded boat.s may pafs through 
it with enfe and fafety. 
HAMP'TON FALLS, a fmall town taken from the 
above town, lying on the road which leads from Exe¬ 
ter to Newbury-Port, fix miles fouth-eafterly of the for¬ 
mer, and eight northerly of the latter. It contained 645 
inhabitants in 1790. It was incorporated in 1712. 
HAMP'TON, a townfhip of the American States, in 
the northern part of Walhington county, New-York, 
having Skeenfborough on the weft. It has 463 inhabi¬ 
tants, of whom 107 are electors. 
HAMP'TON, a,town of'the American States, and 
the capital of Elizabeth county, in Virginia, alfo a port 
of entry and poll-town, lituated at the head of a bay 
which runs up north from the mouth of. James river, 
called Hampton Road, five miles north-weft of Point Com¬ 
fort. It contains an epifcopal church, a court-houfe, 
and gaol. The' value of its exports of grain, lumber, 
ftaves, 6 cc. amounted to 41,997 dollars in one year, end¬ 
ing September 30, 1794. This town was anciently call¬ 
ed Kecoughton by the Indians. It is eighteen miles north 
of Norfolk, twenty-two fouth c eaft of York-Town, ninety- 
three eaft-fouth-eaft of Richmond, and 205 weft-by-fouth 
of Philadelphia. 
HAMRA'CHI, a town of Perfia, in the province of 
Segeftan : ninety-three leagues fouth-eaft of Zareng. 
HAM'SOCA, yi in old records, the liberty of a man’s 
houfe. 
HAM'STRING, f. The tendon ofthe ham.—O11 the 
hinder fide it is guarded with the two kamjlrings. Wifcman. 
To HAM'STRING, v. a. preter. and part. pall, liam- 
Jlrnng. To lame by cutting the tendon of the ham : 
Hamjlring'd behind, unhappy Gyges dy’d ; 
Then Phalaris is added to his fide. Drydcri. 
HAM'STRINGING, f. The aft of cutting the ten¬ 
don of the ham. 
HAM'UEL, [Hebrew.] A man’s name. 
HA'MUL, [Hebrew.] A man’s name., 
HAM'ULFi E, a delcendant of Uamul., 
HA'MUS,yi [Latin] A hook; a lurgeon’s inrtru-. 
ment for extracting a dead child from the womb ; a kind 
of bandage. Phillips. 
HAMLi.'TAL, [Heb. the Ihadow of heat. ] The name 
of a woman. 
. HAM'ZAH, furnamed At I-Iadi, and principaifoun. 
der of the Drufes in Syria, propagated his doctrines at 
Cairo, in Egypt, towards the commencement of die 
eleventh century of the Chriftian era. . He a ft tuned the 
charaCter«of high-prieft and prophet of the religion of 
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