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He ftudied in his native city, and then went to Amfter- 
dam in order to improve himfelf in the Hebrew language, 
and in the knowledge of the Jewilh ritual, from conver- 
fatiori with the learned rabbis. In 1649 he obtained the 
chair of Hebrew and Jewilh antiquities at Utrecht, which 
he held tiil his death with great reputation. He once re¬ 
laxed from his labours in a tour to the catholic Nether¬ 
lands, France, and England, in which countries he formed 
connections with the learned. He died in 1699. Leuf- 
den was a difcerning critic, and taught with great per- 
fpicuity. He was much attached to the opinions of the 
Buxtorfs, and adopted their method. He gave correct 
editions of the works of Bochart and Lightfoot, and of 
Poole’s Synoplis. His own writings were numerous and 
valuable. The principal are, i. Onomafticcn Sacrum, 
8vo. 1665 and 1684. a. Clavis Hebraica & Philologica 
Vet. Tett. 4to. 1683. 3. Clavis Graeca Novi Teft. cum 
annotat. 8vo. 1672. 4. Compendium Biblicum Vet. Tett. 
8vo. 1673 ; feveral times reprinted. 5, Compendium 
Graecum Novi Teil. The belt edition is that of London, 
lamo. 1688. 6. Philologus Hebrasus. 7. Philologus He- 
braso-mixtns. 8. Philologus Hebrao-Grsecus. 9. Phi¬ 
lological Notes upon Jonas, Joel, and Hofea, two vols. 
8vo. He alfo afiiited in various editions of the Old and 
New Teftament in the original languages, and in oriental 
verlions. Moreri. 
LEU'TENBERG, or Leuchtenberg, a town of Ger¬ 
many, in the county of Schwartzburg-Rudolftadt, on the 
•Sorbitz. Near it are mines of lilver and copper. It is 
eight miles fouth-eaft of Saalfeld, and twelve fouth-fouth- 
eaft of Rudolftadt. Lat. 50. 28. N. Ion. 11. 35. E. 
LEU'TERSDORF, a town of Germany, in the county 
of Kenneberg : fix miles fouth-eaft of Meinungen. 
LEUTFI, a town of France, in the department of the 
Lower Meufe : two miles fouth of Stockem. 
LEU'THEN, a town of Silefia, in the principality of 
Breflau. In 1757, the Auftrians were defeated near this 
place by the Pruftians. It is ten miles weft of Breflau. 
LEUT'KIRCH, a town of Bavaria, near the Efchach, 
on a heath to which it gives name; free and imperial, till, 
in 1802, it was given among the indemnities to the elec¬ 
tor (now called king) of Bavaria. In it is a Lutheran 
and a Roman-catholic church, together with a nunnery 
of Francifcans; but the greateft part of the magiftracy 
are Lutherans. Its immediate dependence on the empire 
may be traced with certainty, at leaft from the time of 
king Rudolph ; and the emperors Charles IV. and Wen- 
cellaus promifed to prelerve it in the fame. Its aHeffment 
to the matricula of the empire and circle Was, in the year 
1683, reduced from 40 to 14 florins; but, in 1728, raifed 
to 21 : to the chamber of Wetzlar it paid 33 rix-dollars 
69]- kruitzers. Leutkirch is twelve miles north of liny, 
and twenty-eight fouth of Ulm. Lat. 47. 53. N. Ion. 10. 
o. E. 
LEUT'MERITZ. See Leitmeritz, p. 464. 
LEUT'MISCHL, or Li'tomysl, a town of Bohemia, 
in the circle of Chrudim, erected into a bilhopric in the 
year 1344; but, the town being ruined by the Huflites, 
the bilhopric was fupprefled. In 1758, this town was 
taken by the Pruftians, with fome magazines belonging 
to the Auftrians. It is twenty-two miles eaft of Chru¬ 
dim, and feventy-fix eaft of Prague. Lat. 49. 47. N. 
Ion. 16. 5. E. 
LEU'TSCH, a town of the duchy of Carniola : eight 
miles fouth-fouth-eaft of Hydria. 
LEU'TSCH, or Loc'ze, a town of Hungary. In 1601, 
this town was lacked by the Heyducks. It was taken by 
Bethlem Gabor, by George Rokotzy, by count Tekeli, 
and by Francis Rakotzy. In 1494, a treaty was con¬ 
cluded here between the kings of Hungary and Poland. 
It lias been feveral times deftroyed by fire. It is fourteen 
miles weft of Szeben, and thirty-four north of Caffovia. 
LEUTZ BURG, a town cf Swilferland, in the canton 
of Berne : fix miles fouth of Bragg. 
LEW 
LEUT'ZENDORF, a town of Bavaria, in the terri¬ 
tory of Rcthenburg : three miles weft of Rothenburg. 
ToLEV'Y, v. a. [lever, Fr.J To raife ; to bring toge¬ 
ther : applied to men.—He refolved to finiflt the conqueft 
of Ireland, and to that end levied a mighty army. Davies 
on Ireland. —To raife ; applied to war. This fenfe, though 
Milton’s, feems improper : 
They lived in hatred, enmity, and ftrife, 
Among themfelves, and levy cruel wars. Milton. 
To raife ; applied to money.— Levy a tribute unto the 
Lord of the men of war. Numbers. —In (tend of a fliip, he 
fnould levy upon his county fuch a lum cf money. Cla¬ 
rendon. 
LEV'Y, f. The act of railing money or men.—They 
have already contributed all their fuperfluous hands, and 
every new levy they make muft be at the expenfe of their 
farms and commerce. Addi/on's State of the War. —War 
railed : 
Treafon has done his worft : nor fteel, nor poifon, 
Malice dorneftic, foreign levy, nothing 
Can touch him further ! Shakefpeare's Macbeth. 
LEV'YING, f. The nfl of railing by a levy. 
LEU'ZE, a town of France, in the department of Ge- 
mappe, fituated on a brook near the Dender. The armies 
of the allies under the command of the prince of Wal- 
deck, after the departure of William III. to England, 
quitting Leuze to encamp at Chambron, their rear-guard 
was attacked by the duke of Luxemburg; but after a few 
hours’ engagement, the French were obliged to retire, 
with the lofs of eight or nine hundred men killed and 
wounded; this aftion took place on the 19th of Septem¬ 
ber 1691: eight miles eaft of Tonrnay, and fourteen 
north-weft of Mons. 
LEW, a village in Oxfordlhire, north of Bampton. 
LEW (North), a village in Devonfliire, fouth-welt of 
Hatherleigh. 
LEWAL'DE, a town of Pruffia, in the province of 
Oberland : twelve miles north-north-weft of Soldau. 
LEWAR'DE, a town of France, in the department of 
the North : three miles eaft of Douay, and fix weft-north- 
weft of Bouchain. 
LEWAR'DEN, a city of Holland, and capital of Frief- 
land, fituated in the quarter called Oojltrgoo. It was only 
a fmall town in the year 1190, when it was firft furrounded 
with a wall. It is now large, rich, and populous, and 
fortified with good ramparts, defended by a l?rge ditch, 
full of water; feveral baftions, and other works. All the 
ftreets are ftraight, large, and handfome, and divided by 
many canals which interfeft each other, and communicate 
with all parts of the province and the lea, by means of 
which the inhabitants carry on confiderable trade with 
Holland, Bremen, Embden, Hamburg, See. The town- 
houfe is a handfome building, erefted in the year 1715. 
In the year 1559, Paul IV. erefted it into a bilhopric, 
fubjetl to the archbilhop of Utrecht. It is twenty-eight 
miles weft of Groningen. Lat. 53. 12. N. Ion. 5. 43. E. 
LEW'CKOCE, a town of Poland, in Podolia: forty- 
four miles north-nort'h-eaft of Kaminiec. 
LEW'COMBE, a village in Dorletlhire, norfh-weft of 
Everlhot. 
LEWD, adj. [ltepede, Sax.] Wicked; bad; difto- 
lute.-—If fome be admitted into the miniftry, either void 
of learning, or lewd in life, are all the reft to be con¬ 
demned ? Whitgifte. —Before, they did opprefs the people 
only by colour of a lewd cultom; they did afterwards ufe 
the lame oppreflions by warrant. Davies.— Lultful; libidi¬ 
nous : 
Then lewd Anchemolus he laid in duft, 
Who ftain’d his ftep-dame’s bed with impious luft. Dryd. 
Lay; not clerical.; from leod, people .— It is fometimes 
grots ; ignorant. Objclete. —For lewyd men tins book I writ, 
j Qijliop Grojlkead. 
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