MAS 
MAS 
Charles lord Baltimore, the then proprietary, and con. 
tinued in his hands, and thofe of his fuccefTors, till the 
late revolution 5 when, though a minor, the proprietary’s 
property in the lands were confifcated, and the govern¬ 
ment alfumed by the freemen of the province, who framed 
the prefent conftitution. Maryland was the lalt to (ign 
the articles of confederation, publiflied by congrefs after 
the declaration of independence. On the 1 ft of March, 
1781, they figned thefe articles ; and they were thus finally 
ratified. By the cenfus of the year 1810, the number of 
inhabitants in Maryland was found to be 380,546. 
MARYLAND POI'NT, a point in the itate of Mary¬ 
land, on the Potomak : forty-five miles fouth-fouth-welt 
of Annapolis. 
MARYLAND POI'NT, a village near Stratford in 
Eflex ; where lord Henniker has a feat, called Stratford 
Houfe, with extenfive gardens, though the houfe i tie if 
makes no figure. In this parifh are twelve acres of marfh- 
land, called Ox-Leas, appropriated for ever for the bind¬ 
ing out four apprentices, viz. three of this parifh and one 
of Eaft-Ham parifh. 
MA'RYPORT, a market-town in the county of Cum¬ 
berland, is fituated fix miles diftant from Workington, 
and 309 from London, on the banks of the river Ellen, 
which divides it into two parts. It was firft called Mary- 
port in honour of the lady of the late Humphrey Sen- 
houfe, efq. whofe family have long been proprietors of 
the manor ; the fmall hamlet from which the town arofe 
was named Ellen or Elenefoot, from its fituation. This 
town, like many on the weltern coaft of Cumberland, de¬ 
rives its origin and confequence .from the coal-trade; 
about the middle of the lad century, the beach was occu¬ 
pied by only one houfe, called Valencia, and about half a 
fcore miferable huts, that ferved to rtielter a few fiftiermen ; 
but,, fo great has been the increafe of population and 
building, that in the year 1801 the houfes amounted to 
540, and the number of inhabitants was 2932. The ftreets 
are wide, and the houfes neatly built. Wooden piers, 
with quays, have been erected on each fide of the river, 
for the conveniency of flapping. There are now belong¬ 
ing to the port between feventy and eighty veflels, from 
30 to 250 tons burthen. They are chiefly employed 
in the exportation of coal to Ireland; and in the import¬ 
ing of timber, flax, and iron, from the Baltic. An ex¬ 
tenfive cotton-manufaCdory has been eftablifhed here, 
which furniflies employment for nearly five hundred peo¬ 
ple. A weekly market is held on Fridays. A chapel 
was erefted in the year 1760, and confecrated in 1763, 
by bifhop Lyttelton. 
On an eminence, called the Mote-hill, at the fouth end 
of the town, is an artificial mount, the bale of which is 
one hundred yards in circumference. It is prote&ed by 
a deep ditch, which almolt furrounds it. On the north 
fide of the Ellen, near Maryport, are the remains of a 
confiderable Roman ftation, generally called Ellenbo- 
rough; though the village of that name hands on the op- 
pofite fide of the river at fome difiance. This ftation, in 
the opinion of Horfley and Warburton, was the Vfroji.- 
dum of the Notitia ; Camden fuppofed it to be the Volan- 
tium\ and other writers have ftyled it Olenacum. The fort 
is on a high bank, overhanging the fea, and command¬ 
ing an extenfive profpeft of the Scottifh coaft. The area 
is a fquare, with four entrances, and defended by a dou¬ 
ble ditch and rampart. The numerous veftiges of anti¬ 
quity and variety of infcriptions found at this ftation are 
fuppofed not to be equalled by thofe difcovered at any 
other in Britain. The principal, of thefe remains is a 
Roman altar,, about five feet high, of curious workman- 
ihip, and ornamented on every fide with fculptures and 
infcriptions. At Nether-hall, feat of the Senhoufe fa¬ 
mily, the relics found as above are chiefly preferved. 
This manlion was formerly called Alneburgh-hall, and 
ELlenborough-hali. Hutchinfon's Cumberland, Beauties of 
England, vol, iii. 
Vo x,. XIV, No. 987.. 
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MA'RYSBURGH, a townfhip of Upper Canada, in 
Prince Edward county, fituated at the eaftern end of the 
peninfula which forms the bay of Quinto, and lies open 
to Lake Ontario on the fouth. 
MA'RYSVILLE,a poll town ofNorth America,inKnox 
county,Teneflee: 361 miles weft-fouth-weft o( Wafhington. 
MA'RYTOWN, a town of Scotland, in the county of 
Angus: five miles eaft-fouth eaft of Brechin. 
MA'RYVILLE, the county-town of Blount county, 
in the (fate of Tenelfee. 
MAR'ZA, a town of Sicily, in the valley of Noto, 
with a bay, where they manufafture fait : eight miles 
fouth-fouth-eaft of Noto. 
MAR'ZA, a town of Africa, in the defert of Zanhaga, 
inhabited by Moors, who trade with Europeans for gum, 
of which there are three forefts near. 
MAR'ZA E L BIR', a town of Arabia: ten miles weft 
of ilali. 
MAR'ZA ERAN', a town of Arabia: twelve miles 
fouth of Sockia. 
MAR'ZA I'BRAHIM, a town of Arabia : five miles 
fouth of Serrain. 
MAR'ZA KOU'F, a town of Arabia: thirty-five miles 
fouth of Mecca. 
MAR'ZA SU'SA, a town of Africa, in the kingdom 
of Barca: fix miles north of Curen. 
MARZA'GLIA, a town of Italy, in the department 
of the Panaro : four miles weft of Modena. 
MARZA'NO (St.), a town of Naples, in the province 
of Otranto: twelve miles fouth of Tarento. 
MARZIL'LA, a town of Spain, in the kingdom of 
Navarre : thirty miles fouth of Pamplona. 
MARZO'AN, a mountain of Egypt, near the coaft of 
the Red Sea: fifteen miles fouth of Cofeir. 
MAS (Louis Du), natural fon to Jean-Louis de Mont¬ 
calm, feigneur de Candiac, and a widow of rank of Ro- 
vergue, was born at Niftnes in 1676. His firft attention 
was beftovved on jurifprudence; but afterwards he was- 
altogether occupied with mathematics, philofophy, and 
the ttudy of the languages. We are indebted to his in- 
duftry for the Typographical Bureau. This invention, 
prefents the tedious parts of education, namely, reading, 
writing, and the elements of languages, to the youthful 
mind as a delightful entertainment ; and many people in 
France, both in the capital and in the provinces, adopted 
it with fuccefs. After he had conceived the idea of this 
invention, he made the firft trial of it on the young Can¬ 
diac, who was remarkable for his underftanding in his 
earlieft years. Du Mas conducted his pupil to Paris and 
the principal cities in France, where he was univerfally 
admired. This prodigy was carried oft' in the feventh 
year of his age; and his lofs had nearly deprived Du Mas- 
of his reafon. He afterwards retired within two leagues- 
of Paris, and died in the year 174+, aged 68, He was. 
a philofopher both in genius and character. His w-orks. 
are, 1.. L'Art de tranfpofer toutes fortes de Mulique fans, 
etre oblige de connoitre, ni le temps, ni le mode; Parts,. 
4to. 1711. This work is extremely curious, but ot no. 
advantage to the Itudy of mufic. 2. Bibliotheque des- 
Enfans, 4to. Paris, 1733. In this treatile he has placed, 
in a clear point of view, the fyltem and economy of his 
Typographical Bureau. 3. Memoires de l’Ecofte fous le. 
regne de Marie Stuart, tranfiated from the Englilh. This 
tranllation was found in manufcript in the library of the 
marquis d’Aubais, with whom Du Mas had lived in the 
molt intimate habits of friendship. 
MAS d’AGENOI'S (Le), a town of France, in the. 
department of the Lot and Garonne, on the Garonne:, 
five miles north-weft of Tonneins, and fix eaft-fouth-eaft 
of Marmande. 
MAS d’AZI'L (Le), a town of France, in the depart¬ 
ment of the Arriege; fortified by the Proteltants, but) 
fince difmantled : twenty-five miles weft of Mirepoix,., 
and eighteen north-north- weft of Tarafcon. 
6.B. 
MASS 
