5!)2 NAT 
London, in 1747, by William Romaine, A.M. in four 
volumes, folio; but its reputation for correftnefs does 
not (land fo high in the learned world as to fuperfede 
thofe of Rome and Bafil. Rabbi Nathan alfo left behind 
him fome fmaller pieces in manufcript. 
NA'THAN, furnamed Nata-Spira, from the city of 
Spires, where he was probably born, a celebrated rabbi 
in the feventeenth century. He became chief of the 
fynagogue at Cracow, where he died in 1633, at the age 
of forty-eight. He wrote a treatife, entitled; “ Tub Aaretz, 
or The Goodnefs of the Earth 5” confiding of a cabalifti- 
cal diflertation on the advantages and privileges of the 
Holy Land, printed at Venice in 165.5, 8vo. and ano¬ 
ther, entitled “ Megilluh Hnmucoth, or The volume of 
Profundities;” Cracow 1636, and Erfurt 1691, 4to. which 
is a cabaliftical commentary on fome verfes in the third 
chapter of Deuteronomy ; abounding, as he imagined, 
in deep myfteries, which he endeavoured to explain. 
NA'THAN (Ben-Mofes), another celebrated rabbi in 
the feventeenth century, who refided at Sallaw in the 
Ruffian dominions, in 1648; removed at firft to Leghorn, 
and then to Venice, where he wa9 diftinguifhed as a caba- 
lift in 1653; and was afterwards chief of the Jewilh 
fynagogue at JafFy in Moldavia. He was the author of 
x. Teami Soeuh, or the Manner of obferving the Feaft of 
the Tabernacles ; containing an allegorical expoiition of 
that fellival, printed at Amfterdam in 1652, 4to. 2. Iven 
Metzolah, or the Mire of deep Waters; taken from Pfalm 
Ixix. 3. printed at Venice in 1653, 4to. in which he de- 
fcribes the oppreffions and perfecutions that were fuffered 
by the Jews during the years 1648 and 1649, in Rhsetia, 
Lithuania, and Poland. 3. Share Tzion, or the Gates of 
Zion ; confining of various prayers ufed by the Jews, with 
an account of the ceremonies accompanying them, in- 
ltruftions for reciting the Keriath Schema in bed, for 
fludying the Talmud, See. which has been frequently 
printed at Prague, Amfterdam, Deflau, Frankfort on the 
Oder, See. in 8vo. 4. Shephah Berouh, or the pure Lip; 
a kind of Vocabulary, containing Hebrew, German, 
Latin, and Italian, words, of the fame meaning, in oppo- 
fite columns, printed at Prague in 1660, 4to. and at 
Amfterdam in 1701, 8vo. with the addition of a fifth co¬ 
lumn, of French words, &c. Walfii Bill. Heb. 
NATHA'NA IN'DIANS, Indians of North-America 
about lat. 66. N. Ion. 121. and 125. W. 
NATHANA'EL, [Heb. the gift of God.] A man’s 
name. 
NATH'EMOE, adv. [for nathmore.] Never the more: 
His rude aflault and rugged handeling 
Straunge feemed to the knight, that aye with fo 
In fayre defence and goodly menaging 
Of armes was wont to fight, yet nuthemoe 
Was he abaffied now. Spenfcr. 
NATH'LESS, adv. [Sax. not the lefs.] Neverthelefs ; 
formed thus, nathelefs, nath'lefs. Wicliffe, Gower, and 
Chaucer, life nathelefs ; and, as a poetical word, it was cer¬ 
tainly of three fyllables, as Spenferalfo ufes it; afterwards 
contrafted into two. Now obfulete. —Yet natlielejfe it could 
not doe him die. Spenfer. 
Nath’lefs, my brother, fince we paffed are 
Unto this point, we will appeale our jar. Spenfer. 
The torrid clime 
Smote on him fore befides, vaulted with fire. 
Nathlefs he fo endur’d, till on the beach 
Of that inflamed lea he flood, and call’d 
His legions. Milton. 
NATH'MORE, adv. [Saxon.] Never the more. Spenfer, 
from whom Dr. Johnlon cites his example, does not ufe 
nathmore as a word only of two fyllables, but as of three, 
both in the paflage incorreftly cited by Dr. Johnfon, and 
elfewhere. Todd. —Yet tiathemore his meaning Hie ared. 
Spenfer, 
NAT 
Yet nathemore by his bold hartie fpeach 
Could his blood-frofen heart embolden’d be. Spenfer. 
NA'TI.a city of China, of the fecond rank, in Quar.g-fi: 
fixty-five miles north-well of King-yuen, and 420 fouth- 
fouth-weft of Peking. Lat. 24. 45. N. Ion. 106. 50. E, 
N A'TI-SCHANIBU', f. in botany. See Eugenia. 
NA'TICK*, an ancient townfhipof North America, on 
Charles-river, in Middlefex-county, MaflachulettS: eigh¬ 
teen miles foutil-weft of Bofton. Its name in the Indian' 
language fignifies the “ Place of Hills.” The famous Mr. 
Elliot formed a religious fociety here; and in 1670 there 
U'ere about fifty Indian communicants. At his motion, 
the general court granted the land round this town, con¬ 
taining about 6000 acres, to the Indians ; but very few of 
their defeendants remain at prefent. In 1761 it w'as in¬ 
corporated into an Engiifh diftrift, and in 1781 into a 
townftiip ; and it now contains 694 inhabitants. 
NA'TION, f. [Fr. from natio, L at.] A people diftin- 
guiftied from another people ; generally by their lan¬ 
guage, origin, or government.—A nation properly fig¬ 
nifies a great number of families derived from the fame 
blood, born in the fame country, and living under the 
fame government. Temple. —If Edward III. had profpered 
in his French wars, and peopled with Englilh the towns 
which he won, as he began at Calais, driving out the 
French, his fucceflors, holding the fame courie, would 
have filled all France with our nation. Raleigh. —A great 
number; emphatically : 
When after battle I the field have feen 
Spread o’er with ghafily Ihapes, which once were men; 
A nation cruffi’d ! a nation of the brave ! 
A realm of death ! and on this fide the grave ! 
Are there, faid I, who from this fad furvey, 
This human chaos, carry fmiles away ? Young. 
Nation is alfo ufed, in fome univerfities, for a diftinc- 
tion of the fcholars and profeflors of colleges. The fa¬ 
culty of Paris confills of four nations , viz. that of France, 
that of Normandy, that of Picardy, and that of Germany ; 
which are again, excepting that of Normandy, diltinguifned 
into tribes ; and each tribe has its deacon. The German 
nation comprehends all foreign nations, Englifn, Italian, 
&c. When the procureur of the French nation fpeaks in 
public, his ftyle is “ Honoranda Gallorum natio ;” he of 
Picardy fay9, “ Fideliffima Pacardorum natio ;” he of 
Normandy , “ Veneranda Normannorum natio ;” he of the 
nation oi Germany, “ Conftantiffima Germanorum natio.” 
Nations, Law of. See the article Law, vol. xii. p. 322 
& feq. 
NA'TIONAL, adj. Public ; general; not private; not 
particular. — The altonilhing victories our armies have 
been crowned with, were in fome meafure the bleffings re¬ 
turned upon that national charity which has been fo con- 
fpicuous. Addifon. —God, in the execution of his judge¬ 
ments, never vilits a people with publick and general cala¬ 
mities, but where their fins are publick and national too. 
Rogers. 
They in their earthly Canaan plac’d, 
Long time fhall dwell and prefper, but when fins 
National interrupt their public peace. Milton , 
Bigoted to one’s own country. 
NA'TIONAL DEBT', the money owing by govern¬ 
ment to the public ; which public is taxed to pay the in- 
tereft of it. 
The origin of the national debt has been briefly ftated, 
together with its amount at various times, up to the year 
1804, under the article England, vol. vi. p. 805. How 
the Jinhing-fuud has been made to aft in reducing it, while 
other cautes have fo enormoufly increafed it, will be feen 
under the article Fund, vol. viii. p. 116—120. An addi¬ 
tional plan for the reduftion of the debt has been the efta- 
blifhment of life-annuities upon government-feeurity 5 as 
to 
