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Hiftoricis Grsecis et Latinis, by John Albert Fabricius, 
publilhed at Hamburg in 1769. The other works of 
Nogarola are, 7. Scholia ad Themiftii Paraphrafim in 
Ariftotelis Librum Tertinm de Anima; Venice, 1570, with 
a Latin tranflation of that w'ork. 8. Difputatio funer 
Reginse Britannorum Divortio, 4to. 9. Oratio pro Vin- 
centinis ad Maximilianum. Gen. Biog. 
NOGARUO'LA, a town of Italy, in the Veronefe: 
nineteen miles fouth-fouth-eaft of Verona. 
NO'GAT, a river of Pruffia, which branches off from 
the Vilhila about fix miles below Gniewie, paffes by Ma- 
rienburg, &c. and runs into the Frifch Haff fix miles 
north of Elbing. 
NO'GAT, an ifland at the mouth of theViftula, bound¬ 
ed on the north by the Old Viilula, on the eaft by the 
Frifch Haff, on the fouth-eaft by the Nogat, and on the 
weft by theViftula; about thirty miles in length from 
north to fouth, and from five to fifteen broad. It is well 
watered and fertile. 
NOGA'TA, a town of Japan, in the ifland of Ximo: 
fifteen miles north of Taifero. 
NOGAY'ANS, called alfo Mankats, one of the main 
branches of the Tartars ; which, according to the Arabic 
and Grecian writers, owes its origin to a Mongole chief¬ 
tain named Nogay, who, towards the ciofe of the 13th 
century, was fent with a ftrong body of troops by a khan 
of Kaptfchak to conquer the countries lying beyond the 
Euxine, and who adiually fubje&ed the regions from the 
Don to the Danube; but afterwards fhook off the fo- 
vereignty of the khans of Kaptfchak, and became the 
founder of an empire, which was foon deftroyed under 
his fucceffors. After the annihilation of this ftate, the 
name of its founder continued in the nation which he 
had governed ; and it is very probable that the Nogayans 
fpread themfelves from the Volga to the Ural, and thence 
again as far as the Irtifli, and were not driven out of thefe 
regions by the Kalmuks till the era of the Ruffian fove- 
reignty. They now inhabit the Steppes on the north 
fide of the Caucafian mountains and the Euxine quite to 
the other fide of the Danube; and confift of feveral larger 
and fmaller Items, which at times are known to change 
their place of abode, and even their names. The Nogay¬ 
ans fubjedft to Ruflia, are partly in what was formerly 
called the Eaftern Nogay or the Crimean Steppe, partly 
in the Kuban, and partly difperfed about the Volga, and 
in other regions of the empire. The Eaftern Nogaya 
forms the northern larger half of the province of Taurida, 
denominated by the Ruffians the Crimean Steppe. It is 
about twice as large as the peninfula of the Crim, and 
was formerly much larger; but, in 1739, by the peace of 
Belgrade, more than half of it came under the Ruffian 
fceptre, which part belongs at prefent to the government 
of Ekaterinoflaf. The remainder, which had likewife 
formed a part of the ftates of the Crimean khans, fell to 
Ruffia, on hc*V taking poffeffion of the Crim in 1783; and 
this now conftitutes the circles Melitopol and Dneprovfk 
in the province of Taurida. The Eaftern Nogaya has 
fliared the fortune of the Crim, and has been inhabited 
by the fame people. The Nogayan Tartars now form a 
confiderable part of its population. 
The fecond and at prefent the only main feat of the 
Nogayans is the Jyuban, or Cuban. The Kubanian 
Nogays, called alfo the Little or Black Nogays, are dis¬ 
tributed into various hordes or Items, of which the Kafay- 
aut and the Naurus-aut are the molt remarkable, corn- 
poling together about 10,coo families. It is faid that 
the population of all the eaftern and Kubanian Nogays 
amounted, a few years ago, to upwards of 500,000 families; 
but this is probably an exaggerated account. Beiides 
thefe, who are lately come under the Ruffian fovereignty 
(Cuban beingtaken poffeffion of by the Ruffians in 1783), 
there are, in various parts of the empire, other remains 
and colonies of this nation of Nogays. They are hof- 
pitable and fociable, and all profels the Mahometan re¬ 
ligion. It is remarkable, that we yet find among them 
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that infirmity of which Herodotus, in treating of the 
Scythians, makes mention in thefe words: “ When the 
Scythians were mafters of Alia, they went thence towards 
Egypt; but, when they had reached Syria and Paleftine, 
Pfametichus king of Egypt went to meet them, and by 
prefents and entreaties prevailed on them not to advance; 
they returned, therefore, by way of Afkalon into Syria, 
and left the country without doing any further mifchief, 
excepting that fome who remained behind plundered the 
temple of Urania. This temple, from all accounts that I 
have been able to collecl, was the moll ancient which this 
goddefs ever had, and that in Cyprus owes its origin to 
it, according to the admiffion of the Cvprians themfelves: 
tlie temple of Cythera was likewife erefted by Phoenicians, 
natives of Syria. The goddefs hereupon fent a feminine 
difeafe among thofe Scythians who had plundered her tem¬ 
ple at Alkalon, and this punifhment was perpetuated for 
ever among their pofterity. The Scythians fay that this 
difeafe was a chaftilement for the facrilege ; and Arrangers 
who vifit the country of the Scythians witnefs it in the 
ftate of thofe who are called by thofe people Enaraeans.” 
Hippocrates, in his Treatife on Air and Vapour, in which 
he gives many particulars concerning the Scythians, alfo 
fpeaks of thefe Enaraeans: “ There are likewife among 
the Scythians,” fays he, “ perfons who come into the 
world as eunuchs, and do all the work of women ; they 
are called Enaraeans, or womanijh. The people of their 
country confider this defett as a vifitation of the gods, 
and pay relptdl to thefe Enaraeans in order to divert a 
fimilar misfortune from themfelves. For my part, I be¬ 
lieve that this evil is no more fent by the Deity than any 
thing elfe we fee ; for I think that every effedt has its caufe, 
and that nothing can happen without one.” Reineggs 
is the firft modern who found this kind of infirmity 
among the Nogays; only with this difference, that they 
are not born with it, but that itarifes from incurable de¬ 
bility after difeafes, or from increafing age. The fkin then 
grows u'rinkled, the fcanty beard falls off, and the man 
aftumes a completely feminine appearance. In this ftate 
he is obliged to fhun the company of men, and to afiociate 
with women, whom he perfeSlly refembles. 
La Motraye, a very valuable traveller, expreffes the 
greateft aftonifnment at having found in almoft the fame 
climate, and in the very fame atmofphere, the Circaflians, 
the handfomeft people in the world, among the Nogays 
and Kalmuks, who are actually monfters in uglinefs. 
That perfection and beauty of nature which is confpi- 
cuous in the very horfes of the Tcherkeflians, or Cir- 
caffians, being fuch a perfedl contrail to thofe of the 
Nogays and Kalmuks, increafed the furprife of the tra¬ 
veller. This obfervation, which is very ftriking, proves 
on one hand, how little influence the climate has upon 
the figure; and, on the other, the conftancy wherewith 
beauty and uglinefs are perpetuated in certain races, no 
lels among mankind than the inferior animals. Gent. Mag. 
Tooke's Ruffia, vol. i. Klaproth's Travels in Caucajus. 
NOGEL'N, a town of Pruffia, in the province of Sam- 
land : fifty-two miles north of Koniglberg. 
NOGEN'T le BERNA'RD, a town of France, in the 
department of the Sarte : eighteen miles north-north-eall 
of Le Mans. 
NOGENT L’ARTAU'T, a towm of France, in the 
department of the Aifne: fix miles fouth of Chateau 
Thierry. 
NOGENT sur MAR'NE, a towm of France, in the 
department of Paris: fix miles fouth of Paris. 
NOGENT le ROI', a town of France, in the depart¬ 
ment of the Upper Marne ; nine miles fouth-eaft of Chau- 
mont en Bafigny, and eleven north of Langres. 
NOGENT le ROI', a town of France, in the depart¬ 
ment of the Eure, near the Eure: twelve miles north of 
Chartres, and twelve fouth-eaft of Dreux. 
NOGENT le ROTROU', a town of France, and prin¬ 
cipal place of a diftrift, in the department of the Eure 
and Loire, on the Huifne : twenty-feven miles fouth-weft 
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