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Sabellico, and from an early age difplayed extraordinary 
powers of memory, and a happy difpofition for literary 
purfnits. He then repaired to Padua, where he ftudied 
Greek with great afliduity under Mufuro, and philofophy 
under Pomponazzi. In that univerfity he formed con¬ 
nexions of friendlhip with Bembo, Contarini, Fracaftoro, 
Ramulio, the Torriani, and other diftinguilhed perfons, 
which continued unbroken during his life. After palling 
fome time at Pordanone, where the celebrated general 
Alviano had founded a literary academy, he returned to 
Venice, and became a zealous fupporter of the learned 
labours of Aldo Manuzio, whom he afiifted in the collec¬ 
tion and examination of n.anufcripts, for the purpofe of 
giving correCl editions of the ancient writers. His repu¬ 
tation for eloquence fcaufed him to be chofen by the re¬ 
public to recite the funeral orations of Alviano, the doge 
Loredano, and Catharina Cornara, queen of Cyprus. He 
was afterwards appointed keeper of the library of cardi¬ 
nal Beffarion, and hiftoriographer to the ftate. He was 
fent to Spain on an embaffy in the fpring of 1525. He 
remained in that country till January 1528, when he w’as 
fent to France on an embaffy. He reached Blois, where 
he was attacked with a fever, which carried him off in 
May 1529, at the age of forty-fix, to the deep regret of all 
who knew him. 
As a writer, Navagero holds a place rather among the 
moll polilhed than the moll confiderable of his time. In 
Latin poetry he was diftinguilhed by elegance, grace, and 
a kind of Grecian fimplicity that denoted great purity of 
tafte. To this fimplicity he was attached to a degree that 
perhaps deferves the name of pedantic 5 for he not only 
lacrificed to it feveral of his own juvenile productions, 
but was accuftomed annually to commit to the flames a 
copy of the epigrams of Martial, whom he regarded as the 
great corrupter of that fpecies of compolition asitexifted 
in Grecian models. His funeral orations are rather ele¬ 
gant and methodical difcourfes than ftriking pieces of 
eloquence. His hiftorical powers are unknown, as he 
committed to the flames the little he had compofed on the 
Venetian hiftory. In Italian poetry he difplayed the ele¬ 
gance and purity which characterized him, but without 
attaining excellence. Some letters, which he wrote from 
Spain to Ramulio, exhibit him as a minute obferver of 
every thing curious prefented by a foreign country, and 
as a learned antiquary and geographer. In the year after 
his death, a publication appeared of his funeral orations 
for Alviano and Loredano, and his Latin poems. Thefe 
were his only memorials, till the brothers Volpi, in 1718, 
publilhed, at the Cominian prefs in Padua, a quarto vo¬ 
lume, containing, together with the above-mentioned 
pieces, all the works of Navagero that could be collected. 
A life of the author was prefixed by Gianantonio Volpi. 
RoJ'coe's Leo X. 
NAVAGE'RO (Bernard), an eminent Italian prelate 
and cardinal, was of the fame family with the preceding, 
and born at Venice in the year 1507. He poffeffed excel¬ 
lent natural abilities, which he cultivated by a diligent 
application to his Itudies, and made a confiderable pro- 
grefs in literature. He was alio diftinguilhed by his ta¬ 
lents for bufinefs and his powers of eloquence. Thefe 
qualifications pointed him out as a fitperlon to fill fome 
of the molt important ftations in thefervice of the repub¬ 
lic. Accordingly, he was fent fyndic to Dalmatia; ap¬ 
pointed baily at Conftantinople; and afterwards nomi¬ 
nated ambaflador to Rome, to France, and to the court of 
the emperor. He was highly efteemed by Andrew’Gritti, 
doge of Venice, and married the grand-daughter of 
Lando, the fucceflor of Gritti in that dignity. Having 
the misfortune to lole his wife when file was very young, 
he gave up all thoughts of a lecond marriage, and made 
his books his favourite companions. His life was ex¬ 
ceedingly folitary; for he fcarcely quitted his ftudy, un- 
lefs when called upon to render fervice to his country. 
I.* 1561, pope Pius V. created him a member of the Sacred 
College, and promoted him to the bilhopric of Verona. 
N A V’ 
Afterwards that pontiff fent him in the capacity of h$3 
legate to Trent, where he was prefent at the termination 
of that famous council. He then retired to his diocefe, 
where he was occupied in the diligent difcliarge of the 
paftoral functions till his death, which took place in 1565, 
when he was fifty-eight years of age. He was the author 
of, 1. Harangues. 2. The Life of Pope Paul IV. Gen.Biog. 
NAVAL', a town of Spain, in Arragon; eight miles 
fouth of Ainfa. 
NA'VAL, adj. [Fr. from navalis, Lat.] Confifting of 
fhips: 
Encamping on the main, 
Our naval army had befieged Spain ; 
They, that the whole world’s monarchy defign’d. 
Are to their ports by our bold fleet confin’d. Waller. 
As our high vefiels pafs their watery way. 
Let all the naval world due homage pay. Prior. 
Belonging to fhips.—Mafters of fuch numbers of ftrong 
and valiant men, as well as of all the naval ftores that fur- 
nilh the world. Temple. 
NA'VAL AR'CHITECTURE. See Ship-building. 
NAVALCARNE'RO, a town of Spain in Old Caftile : 
forty-two miles fouth of Segovia. 
NAVA'LIA,y; among the Romans, were docks or ports 
where fhips ufed to be laid up after building. Likewife 
the wharfs or quays at Rome, where the ftiips ufed to load 
and unload their goods ; all which were near the Subli- 
cian bridge. 
NAVALPE'RA, a town of Hindooftan, in Baglana: 
forty-five miles eaftof Baffeen. 
NA'VALS, / pi. Ufed by Clarendon for naval affairs; 
perhaps by no other writer.—It was a day of fignal tri¬ 
umph, the action of it having much furpaffed all that was 
done in Cromwell’s time, who lenavals were much greater 
than had ever been in any age. Clarendon"s Life. 
NAVAMORQUEN'DA, a town of Spain in Old Caftile: 
thirty-feven miles fouth of Avila. 
NAVAN', a poll-town of Ireland, in the county of 
Meath, fituated on the river Boyne. Navan was an an¬ 
cient palatinate, and in former ages was high in repute. 
It is beautifully fituated, but very ill built: it has, how¬ 
ever, been rapidly increafing in wealth and extent; and is 
much ferved by the Boyne having been rendered navi¬ 
gable to it. It population was, many years ago, eftimated 
at 4000, and mull have confiderably increafed : it is, ac¬ 
cording to Mr. Wakefield, chiefly Roman-catholic. The 
manufacture of facking employs near 300 looms; here 
are likewife very extenlive flour, cotton, and paper, mills, 
a brewery, a diftillery, with other manufactures incident 
to the fituation and trade of the place. A good cattle- 
fair is held four times in the year; and there is alfo a 
weekly market, which Hands unrivalled in the county for 
live-ltock, bacon, hogs, butter, and every variety of rural 
produce; befides coarfe linen, friezes, and yarn. Mr. 
Wakefield fpeaks of the wheat in this neighbourhood as 
excellent, but condemns the exhaufting fyftem that is 
purified. The commons of Navan are very large, and 
very badly regulated, fo that they are a public nuifance, 
by affording fupport to a number of unprincipled vaga¬ 
bonds. Navan has another nuifance, now, however, in a 
fair Way of being removed by the legiflature: a fchool- 
mafter enjoying a large revenue, without making any re¬ 
turn. The lands of the endowed fchool of this place are 
faid to let for near 1500I. a-year, which income was con¬ 
verted into a finecure; but, the commiflioners appointed 
to inveftigate the ftate of public fchools in Ireland, on the 
motion of fir John Newport, bart. having expofed this and 
many fimilar abufies, mealfires have been taken to render 
the fchools effective and ufeful. Here was formerly an 
abbey of regular canons, on the fite of which horfe-bar-« 
racks are now ereCied. Before the union it fent two mein-> 
bers to the Irilh parliament: feven miles north-eaft of 
Trim, and twenty-three north-well of Dublin. Lat. 53. 
38. N. Ion. 6. 4.1. W. 
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