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upon the fuppofition that flieis the Jinner there mentioned. 
Our reformers, however, upon a more ftrid inquiry, find¬ 
ing it doubtful whether this woman, mentioned in the 
Gofpel, was really Mary Magdalene, thought it prudent 
to difcontinue the fellival. 
MA'RY, the mother of Mark. She had a houfe in 
Jerulalem, whither it was thought the apoltles retired af¬ 
ter theafcenlion of our Lord, and where they received the 
Holy Gholt. This houle was on Mount Sion. Epipha- 
llius lays, itefeaped the deftruffion of Jerufalem by Titus, 
and was changed into a very famous church, which con¬ 
tinued feveral ages. After the imprilonment of St Peter, 
the faithful were affembled in this houfe at prayer; when 
Peter, delivered by the miniftry of an angel, knocked at 
the door of the houfe. ABs xii. 5, 12. 
MATY, Queen of England. See that article, vol. vi. 
p. 646, 694. 
MA'KY, Queen of Scotland. See the article Eng¬ 
land, vol. vi. p. 649—657. and Scotland. 
MA'RY de MEDICIS. See the article France, vol. vii. 
p. 718-726. 
MA'RY (St.), in geography, an ifland in the Indian 
fea, feparated from the ealt coaft of Madagalcar by a ftrait 
about three leagues wide. The ifland is about fifteen 
leagues long, and from two to three wide, amidlt rocks, 
on which is found fome beafltiful white coral ; on the ealt 
coalt is found ambergris, ufed by the inhabitants in their 
facrifices to the memory of their anceltors. The interior 
abounds with gentle hills, innumerable brooks, and fprings 
of f re 111 water. The inhabitants, who pretend t:- bt-the 
defendants of Abraham, call the ifland No/Ji Ibrahim. 
The foil is fertile, and produces rice, lugar-cancs, legumes 
of different kinds, pine-apples, tobacco, &c. The air is 
infalubrious ; and rain frequently occurs, and fometimes 
continues, without intermiffion, for a fortnight. Lat. 16. 
40. S. Ion. 50 >50. E. 
MA'RY (St.), an ifland in theEaftern Indian Sea, near 
the north- welt coaft of the ifland of Borneo. Lat. 6. 30. N-. 
ion. 114. 30. E. 
MA'RY (St.), one of the Azores Iflands. Lat. 37. N. 
Ion. 25. 6, W. 
MA'RY (St.), a county of North America, in the ftate 
of Maryland, between the Potomack and Patuxent rivers ; 
thirty-nine miles long, and fifteen broad; with 13,700 
inhabitants, including 6400 flaves. 
MA'RY (St.), a feaport-town of the ftate of Maryland, 
on the Potomack, near the mouth : forty-five miles fouth 
of Annapolis. Lat. 38.15. N. Ion. 76. 32. W. 
MA'RY (St.), a river of the ftate of Georgia, which 
runs into the fea in lat. 30; 56. N. Ion. 81. 38. W. 
MA'RY (St.), a feaport-town of the ftate of Georgia, 
at the mouth of the river fo called. Lat. 30. 56. N. Ion. 
81.41.W. 
MA'RY (St.), a river which forms part of the fouthern 
boundary line of the Upper American States ; and in part 
divides Georgia from Ealt Florida. It riles in the great 
Qkafonoka or Ekaufanoga fwamp, which extends louth 
into Ealt Florida. It is thought to be that which is called 
May-river, difeovered by John Ribalt in 1562. Between 
this and Naffau-river lies the low even coaft of Amelia- 
ifland. The harbours of both rivers are fpacious, but St. 
Mary’s is the fafeft ; it has nine feet of water at low fpring* 
tides, runs a courle of 150 miles, enters the ocean between 
the points of Amelia and Talbert’s iflands, in lat. 30.44. N. 
Ion. 81.40.W. and is navigable for veffels of conliderable 
'burden for ninety miles. Its banks afford irnmenfe quan¬ 
tities of fine timber, fuited to the Welt-India market. 
MA'RY (St.), one of the Shiant Iflands, among the 
Weftern Iflands, near the fouth-eaft coaft of Lewis, in 
Scotland, about feven miles in circumference : twenty- 
two miles fouth of Stornaway. 
MA'RY (St.), the largeft of the Scilly Iflands, con¬ 
taining as many houfes and inhabitants as all the reft. 
Its greateft length is two miles and a half, middlemolt 
breadth almoft one and a half, and may be reckoned be- 
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twixt nine and ten miles in circumference. The hills are 
rocky, riling in fome places to a-great height,and abound 
in mineral ores. The valleys are fertile, and the fields, 
like thofe of Cornwall, are inclofed with (tone hedges. 
The higheft land yields a profpedt of England in a clear 
day, and Ihips going out and returning at the mouth of 
the Channel. Here is nlfo morals-ground, in two parts of 
this ifland, called the Upper and Lower Moors, which fup- 
ply the cattle with water in dry leafons ; in the upper part 
of thefe, is a pretty large and deep lake. This ifland is 
defended by a ftrong gsrrifon, fituated cun the welt part of 
it, overlooking the town and ifthmus, and commanding 
the country that way, and to the fea about the batteries, of 
which there are feveral ftrong ones, mounted with fixty- 
four pieces of cannon, fome of them eighteen pounders. 
It alfo contains a company of foldiers, a mailer-gunner, 
and fix other gunners ; a Itore-houfe, with arms tor arm¬ 
ing three hundred iflanders, who are obliged to affift the 
military forces at the approach of an enemy ; a guard- 
houfe, barracks, bridge, and itrong gates ; and upon the 
fummitof a hill, above a regular afeent, going from Hugh- 
town, the capital, ftandsStar Caftle, with ramparts, and a 
ditch about it. Lat. 49.57. N. Ion. 6. 17. W, 
MA'RY (St.), or Bates Island,* (mall ifland in the 
German Sea, near the ealt coait of England, and county 
of Northumberland : fix miles north north-weft ofTyne- 
mouth. Lat. 55.6.'N. lon.i.u W. 
MARY’s B VY, a bay on the louth coaft of Newfound¬ 
land. Lat. 57. N. Ion. 54.20 W.—A bay of the Atlantic, 
on the coaft of Africa. Lat. 13.12.8.-—A bay on the weft 
coaft of Nova Scotia, ealt of the Bay of Fundy. 
MARY’s CA'PE, the molt fouthern promontory of 
Brafil—The point of land which forms the north fide of 
the mouth of La Plata river in Paraguay, or La Plata in 
South America. Lat. 35. 14. S. Ion. 55. 32. W.—The 
louth-ealt headland at the mouth of Placentia Bay, New¬ 
foundland . 
MARY’s FA'LLS, a cataraft in St. Mary’s River, be¬ 
tween Lake Superior and Lake Huron. The Falls of St. 
Mary do not defeend perpendicularly as thole of Niagara 
and St. Anthony do, but confill of a rapid, which con¬ 
tinues near three quarters of a mile, over which canoes, 
well piloted, might pafs. At the bottom of thefe falls, 
nature has formed a molt commodious ftation for catching 
the fifli, which are to be found there in irnmenfe quantities. 
Perfons Handing on the rocks that lie adjacent to it, may 
take, with dipping-nets, about the months of September 
and October, enough filh, of feveral fpecies, to fupply, 
when properly cured, thoufandsof inhabitants throughout 
the year. 
MARY GERA'NE’s HOU'SE, a name given to Dun- 
more-head, in the parifti of Dunqueen, county of Kerry, 
and province of Munlter, in Ireland. It is the rnoft weft¬ 
ern point of all Europe, and called by the Irith Ty Vorney 
Geerone. It is a point as much celebrated by themasjohn- 
of-Groat’s Houfe by the Scots, which is the utmolt extre¬ 
mity of North Britain. 
MARY GREY', a mountain of Ireland, in the county 
of Tyrone : ten miles fouth-fouth-eaft of Strabane. 
MARY’s IN'LET (St ), a bay on the coaft of Georgia, 
at the mouth of the river St. Mary. Lat. 30. 56. N. Ion. 
81.40 W. 
MARY’s I'SLANDS (St.), a duller of fmall iflands, in 
the Gulf of St. Laurence, near the fouth coaft of Labrador. 
Lat. 5 'q. 20. N. Ion. 60. W 
MARY’s KE'Y (St.), a fmall ifland in the Gulf of 
Mexico, near the coalt of Florida. Lat. 30. 11.N. Ion. 
89. 12. W. 
MARY’s KE'YS (St.), rocks on the fouth coaft of 
Newfoundland. Lat. 46. 47. N. Ion. 53. 55. W. 
MARY’s RIVER (St.), a river ot Nova Scotia, which 
runs into the lea in lat. 45. 5. N. Ion. 61. W. 
MARY’s RIV'ER (St.), a branch of the river Miami, 
which runs into Lake Erie. 
MARY’s RIV'ER, or Straits (St.), a river of Ame- 
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