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ther of univerfid nature and of all the inferior gocTs, Le- 
chemi, the bounteous giver of all good, is alfo reprefented 
to be the mother of Kama ; and one of her appellations is 
Maya, or Ada-maya , as noticed under Lechemi. 
MAYA'CA,/ in botany. See Syena. 
MAYACA'RI, a river of Guiana, which runs into 
the Atlantic in lat. 2. 11. N. Ion. 51. 46. W. 
MAYAGUA'NA, one of the Bahama iflands, twenty- 
four miles in length. Lat. 22. 32. to 22. 44. N. Ion. 72.15. 
to 72. 30. E. 
MAYAIIOU'N, a town of Birmah, on the Itawaddy: 
this town formerly belonged to Pegu, and was called 
Loonzay, or Lundfey ; but changed its name with its new 
mailers. It is a large town, and contains many temples 
and convents. Here are alfofome large granaries belong¬ 
ing to the king, filled with rice, of which the environs 
produce great quantities. It is 120 miles north-north- 
welt of Rangoon. 
MAYAL'S, a town of Spain, in Catalonia 1 fixteen 
miles fouth of Lerida. 
MAYAM'BA, a town of Africa, and capital of a pro¬ 
vince of the fame name, in the kingdom of Loango, near 
the Atlantic Ocean. Within its territory, which extends 
far eaftward, is a fait lake, above fifteen miles in compafs, 
■which empties itfelf by fome rivulets into the fea, about 
half a league north of Cape Negro. The town ftretches 
along the coafi ; but lies fo low, that the inhabitants are 
frequently under a neceffity of removing to fome of the 
neighbouring high lands, to avoid being overflowed. 
The river Banna, which runs near the town, is faltilh, and 
has at its mouth a good filhery foroylters. By means of 
this river, logwood is brought to the port in canoes from 
the province of Sette, where it abounds ; the river ex¬ 
tends 150 miles within-land. The foil of Mayamba is dry 
and fandy, and produces little or no grain, but furnilhes 
plenty of bananas and palm-trees ; and of the latter a wine 
is made ; and alfo roots of maxondo, which they ufe in- 
ftead of bread. The lakes and rivers fnpply abundance 
of filli, on which the inhabitants chiefly fubfift. The 
oylters are opened and ftnoked, and are thus prelerved in 
an eatable Hate for feveral months. The people are very 
rude and favage : they have plenty of game; and hunt 
with their country-dogs, about whofe necks they are 
obliged to hang wooden clappers, in order to follow them 
by the noife, they not being able to bark. The govern¬ 
ment of this province is commonly given to a counfeilor 
of Hate, called manihomba, or homma, who is alfo prince of 
Loangiri, and gives no other account to the king of Lo¬ 
ango but of the logwood, which pays ten per cent. In 
other cafes he is in a great meafure abfolute, and a tyrant 
over the people. Here was formerly a great commerce for 
elephants’ teeth, which brought in a confiderable income, 
but is now dwindled to little or nothing. Lat. 3.20. S. 
Ion. 13.4. E. 
MAYANG', a river of China, in Hou-quang, which 
runs into the Yuen near Tching-ki. 
MAYANG', a town of China, of the third rank, in 
Hou-quang, on the river Mayang : fifteen miles north of 
Hoang. 
MAYAPIL', a town of Mexico, in New Bifcay : fe- 
venty-five miles fouth-fouth-caft of Parral. 
MAYAPA'RA, or Point Palmi'ras, a cape of Hin- 
dooltan, on the coait of Catrack, in the bay of Bengal ; 
anciently called Promantorium Calingon. Lat. 20.43. N. 
Ion. 87. 3. E. 
MAYAPOU'R, a town of Bengal: eight miles fouth- 
weft of Palamore. 
MAYAPOU'R, a town of Bengal: twelve milesfouth- 
vvelt of Calcutta. 
MAYAR', a town of Perfia, in the province of Irak, 
containing about 300 houfes, and a caravanfera : twenty- 
four miles Ibuth of Ifpahan. 
MAYASQUER', a town of South America, in the au¬ 
dience of Quito : feventy miles north of Quito. 
, MAY'BOLE, or Min'neeoil, a town of Scotland, in 
MAY 
the county of Ayr, with manufactures of woollen and cot¬ 
ton. In 1791, there were living in thisparifh ten perfons 
whofe ages together amounted to upwards of 900 years. 
It is eighteen miles fouth of Ayr, and forty-one north of 
St ran rawer. 
MAYBA'CA, a river of Guiana, which runs into the 
Atlantic in lat. 6. 40. N. Ion. 58. 26. W. 
MAYCAWIN'f, a river of Guiana, which runs into 
the Atlantic in lat. 6. 35. N. Ion. 58. 26. YV. 
MAY'COCK BA'Y, a bay on the weft coaft of Bar- 
badoes : three miles north of Speight’s Town. 
MAYDOO'H, a town of Birmah: forty-two miles 
fouth-weft of Monchaboo. 
MAY'EM, a town of Hindooftan, in Baglana : twenty 
miles north of Bafieen. 
MAY'F.N, a town of France, in the department of the 
Rhine and Mofelle : fifteen miles weft of Coblentz, and 
forty-three north-eaft of Treves. Lat. 50.26. N. Ion. 7. 
8. E. 
MAYEN’s I'SLAND, an ifland lying fouth-weft of 
Spitzbergen ; formerly retorted to for the whales which, 
frequented its coaft; but now forfaken, as thefe fifties have 
removed farther north. A very high mountain, called 
Beeren-bergen, or Bear-mountain, extends quite acrofs the 
ifland, and may he feen from the fea at the diftance of 
thirty miles. This ifland has many good bays; and the 
land abounding with deer, and the coaft with fifli, render 
it habitable; but the floats of ice, towards the eaft efpe- 
cially, make it inacceffible in fpring. Lat. 71.1a .N. 
M AYEN'CE. See Mentz. 
MA'YENFELD. See Meyenfeld. 
MAYEN'NE, one of the nine departments of the north- 
weft region of France, formerly Lower Maine, is bounded 
on the north by the departments of the Channel and the 
Orne, on the eaft by the department of the Sarthe, on the 
fouth by the department of the Mayne and Loire, and on 
the weft by that of the Ilie and Vilaine. Its length is 
about twenty-two French leagues, and breadth fixteen ; 
its extent is 5452^ chiliometres, or about 266 fquare 
leagues, and the number of its inhabitants is computed 
at 332,253. Laval is the capital. A great proportion of 
this department-is hilly, and covered with forelts; it has 
many fandy traCIs, and few cultivated plains. The bor¬ 
ders of the rivers Sarthe and Mayenne yield fome grain, 
fruits, and paftures in abundance. Here are alfo mines of 
iron, quarries of marble and Hone, mineral fprings, &c. 
MAYEN'NE, a town of France, in the above depart¬ 
ment, near the river Mayenne, defended by a caftle on a 
rock. The number of inhabitants is about 7575. It is 
four ports north of Laval, and thirty and three quarters 
welt-fouth-weft of Paris. Lat.48.14. N. lon.o. 32.W. 
MAYEN'NE, a river of France, which rifes near Li- 
nieres in the department of the Charente, palfes by Ars- 
brieres, Mayenne, Laval, Chateau Gontier, See. and, join¬ 
ing the Sarte, about three miles north from Angers, forms 
the Mayne, which joins the Loire about four miles below. 
MAYEPE'A,y. in botany. See Ceranthus. 
MA'YER (Simon), an eminent German mathematician 
and aftronomer, was born at Guntzen-haufen, in the inar- 
graviate of Anfpach, in 1570. In his youth he was fond 
of mufic, and excelled in it fo much, that lie gained the 
favour ot the margrave-, and by his order was admitted 
among the Undents at Heilbronn in 1582. That he might 
improve liiml’elf in altronomy, for which lie poffefled a 
natural turn, and of which lie liad.learned the principles 
by his own exertion, the margrave furniihed him with 
money to fttsdy under Tycho Brahe, whom he a flirted 
fome time in his obiervations. He then went to Italy, 
where he (pent three ye r , refiding either at Padu n or at 
Venice, for the purport: or applying to medicine. On his 
return he was honoured with the title of Mathematician 
to the Elector of Brandenburgh, and employed himfelf in 
competing calendars. Mayer difputes with Galileo the 
honour of having firft obferved the fatellites of Jupiter. 
The account ot this-important difeovery is related by 
3 Weidler, 
