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his campaigns in Hungary, and prcfented to the emperor 
in 1665; but not printed till after his death, and then 
incorreflly. This work is the firft on the fubjeft com- 
pofed after the great change which the ufe of artillery 
had brought into the art of war. It is divided into three 
books: 1. Of the art-military in general; 2. Of war with 
the Turks; 3. A narrative of the campaign of 1664. 
Though concife, it is accounted a very valuable (ketch 
of the fubjeft on which it treats. Montecuculi died at 
Lintz, in 1681, aged feventy-two. Mod. Univ. Hijl. 
Elogi Tin Haiti. 
MONTEFRI'N. See Montfrin, p. 735. 
MONTEFRI'O, a town of Spain, in the province of 
Grenada : twelve miles north-north-eaft of Loja. 
MONTE'GAS, or Montei'go, a town of Portugal, 
in the province of Beira: fixteen miles fouth-weft of 
Guardia. 
MONTE'GIO, a town of the Ligurian republic : twelve 
miles north of Genoa. 
MONTE'GO, a river of the ifland of Jamaica, which 
runs into Montego bay; which is a bay on the north coaft 
of the ifland. Lat. 18. 30. N. Ion. 77. 52. W. 
MONTE'GO BA'Y, a flourifliing and opulent fea-port 
town, in the ifland of Jamaica, fituated on the north fide 
of the ifland ; it confifts of 225 houfes, thirty-three of 
which are capital (tores or warehoufes, and contains 
about 600 white inhabitants. The number of top-fail 
vefl’els which clear annually at this port, is dated by Mr. 
Edwards to be about 150, of which feventy are capital 
(hips ; but this account includes part of thofe which enter 
at Kingdom Montego bay was made a free port in 1758. 
In 1795, it was almolt dedroyed by an earthquake'; the 
damage amounting to 200,000k Lat. 18. 31. N. Ion. 
78. 20. W. 
MONTE'GO KE'Y, afmall ifland in the bay of Hon¬ 
duras, near the coad of Mexico. Lat. 17. 50. N. Ion. 
88. 48. W. 
MONTEJA'N, a town of France, in the department of 
the Mayne and Loire : ten miles fouth-wefl of Angers. 
MONTEJICA'R, a town of Spain, in the province of 
Grenada: twelve miles north-wed of Guadix. 
MONTE'JO, a town of France, in the department of 
Marengo : four miles fouth-fouth-ead of Verrua, and 
twelve ead-fouth-ead of Chivafi'o. 
MONTE'ITH, a diftriCf of Scotland, in the fouth part 
of the county of Perth. 
MON'TEL pe GE'LAT, a town of France, in the 
department of the Puy de Dome : eighteen miles fouth- 
£outh-wed of Montaigu. 
MONTELIE'R, a town of France, in the department 
of the Drome : ten miles ead of Valence. 
MONTELIMA'RT, a town of France, and principal 
place of a diftriCt, in the department of the Drome, on the 
Robiou.- Here are fome manufactures of wool, iilk, and 
leather. The inhabitants of Montelimart are faid to have 
been the fird in France who embraced the doctrines of 
the reformation. It is ten pods and a half north of 
Avignon, and feventy-feven and a quarter fouth-fouth- 
ead of Paris. Lat. 44. 33. N. Ion. 4. 49. E. 
MONTEL'LA, a town of Naples, in Principato Citra : 
twelve miles wed of Conza. 
MONTELLIE'R, a town of France, in the department 
of the Drome: fix miles fouth of Romans, and fix fouth 
of Valence. 
MONTELO'N, a town of France, in the department 
of the Saone and Loire: three miles wed of Autun. 
MON'TEM, [Lat. a mount.] The name of a ceremony, 
or proceflion, performed triennially by the boys of Eton 
School, of which we omitted to give an account, under 
that word, in our feventh volume. Every third year, on 
Whit-Tuelday, the Montem at Eton is celebrated. It 
confids of a proceflion to a fmall tumulus on the fouth- 
ern fide of the Bath road, which has given the name of 
Salt-Hill to the fpot, now better known by the fplendid 
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inn3 that are edablKhed there. The chiefsobjecf of this 
celebration, however, is to colletd money Tor fall (accord¬ 
ing to the language of the day) from ail perfons who af- 
femble to fee the (how;- nor does it fail to be exacted 
from travellers on the road, and even at the private re- 
fidences within a certain (but no inconfiderable) range 
of the fpot. The fcholars who colletd the money are 
called falt-learers: thefe are arrayed in fancy-drefies, and 
are attended by others called Jcouts, of a limilar but lefs 
(howy appearance. Tickets are given to fuch perfons as 
have paid their contributions, to fecure them from any 
further demand. This ceremony is always very numer- 
oufly attended by Etonians; and has frequently been 
honoured by the prefence of his majedy and the different 
branches of the royal family. The fum collected oh the 
occafion has fometimes exceeded Oool. and is giveli to 
the fenior fcholar, who is called captain of the fchool. 
This proceflion appears to be coeval with the foundation ; 
and it is the opinion of Mr. Lyfons, whofe indudry in 
collecting, as well as judgment in deciding on matters 
of this character, are beyond all challenge, that it was 
a ceremonial of the boy-bifliop. (See Lord of Misrule, 
vol. xiii. p. 664.) Mr. Kakewill, however, in his Hidory 
of Windfor, obferves, and with fome propriety, “ Why 
may not this cudom be fuppofed to have originated in a 
proceflion to perform an annual mafs at the altar of (ome 
faint, to whom a fmall chapel might have been dedicated 
on the mount called Salt Hill ? a ceremony very common 
in catholic countries ; as fuch an altar is a frequent ap¬ 
pendage to their towns and populous villages. As for 
the felling of fait, it may be confidered as a natu ral accom¬ 
paniment, when its emblematical character, as to its ufe 
in the ceremonies of the Roman-catholic church, is con¬ 
templated.” 
Till the time of Dr. Barnard, the montem was every 
two years, and on the fird or fecond Tuefday in February. 
It confided of (omething of a military array. The boys 
of the inferior forms marched in a long file of two and 
two, with white poles in their hands ; while the fixth 
and fifth form boys w-alked on the flanks as officers, 
and habited in all the variety of drefs which Monmouth- 
dreet could furnifli, each of them having a boy of the 
interior forms fmartly drefled attending upon him as a 
footman. The fecond boy in the fchool led the pro¬ 
ceflion in a military drefs, with a truncheon in his hand, 
and bore for the day the title oPMarlhal; then followed 
the Captain, fupported by his Chaplain, the head fcholar 
of the fifth form, drefled in a fuit of black, with a large 
bufliy wig, and a broad beaver decorated with a twilled 
filk hatband and role, the falhipnable diftinCtion of the 
dignified clergy of that day. It was his ofiice to read 
certain Latin prayers on the mount at Salt Hill. The third 
boy of the fchool brought up the rear as Lieutenant. 
One of the higher claffes, whofe qualification was his 
activity, was chofen Enfign, and carried the colours, 
which were emblazoned with the college arms, and the 
motto Pro More et Monte. This flag, before the pro¬ 
ceflion left the college, he flourifhed in the fchool-yard 
with great dexterity. The fame ceremony was repeated 
after prayers on the mount. The whole regiment dined 
in the inns at Salt-Hill, and then returned to the college ; 
and its difmiflion in the fchool-yard was announced by 
the univerfal drawing of (words. Thofe who bore the 
title of commiflloned officers were exclufively on the 
foundation, and carried (pontoons; the red were con¬ 
fidered as ferjeants and corporals ; and a mod curious 
aflemblage of figures it exhibited. The two principal 
falt-bearers confided of an oppidan and a colleger: the 
former was generally fome nobleman, whofe figure and 
perfonal connexions might advance the interefts of the 
collection. They were drefled like running footmen, 
and carried, ea'ch of them, a filk bag to receive the con¬ 
tributions, in which was a lmall quantity of frit. During 
Dr. Barnard’s mafterlhip, the ceremony was made tri- 
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