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mentioned, he went to pursue his academical studies at Paris, 
where he obtained an exhibition in the college of Cambray. 
As soon as he had been admitted to the degree of licentiate 
in canon law, he accompanied a pupil (A. Fremiot,) into 
Burgundy, where, in 1590, he was presented to a canonry of 
the Chapel-au-Riche at Dijon. Afterwards he travelled with 
his pupil through France, Flanders, Germany, and Italy. At 
Rome he was introduced to persons of the greatest distinction, 
and received several marks of esteem from the cardinals Bel- 
Jarmine and Baronius. It was in this city that he first con¬ 
ceived the plan of his “ Gallia Christiana.” Another 
of his pupils being nominated bishop of Chalons-sur- 
Saone, conferred a canonry of his cathedral upon his 
preceptor, and made him his archdeacon and grand vicar. 
This bishop w r as desirous of expressing his regard for our 
author, by collating him to other benefices; but M. Ro¬ 
bert constantly refused any additional preferment. He dis¬ 
charged the duties of his appointments with the strictest 
fidelity, and died in the episcopal palace at Chalons in 1637, 
when about 73 years of age. The most considerable of his 
productions is entitled “ Gallia Christiana,” &c. published 
at Paris in 1626, in folio, with an appendix, prelace, and 
chronological tables of the popes and anti-popes, the 
Eastern and Western emperors, the kings of France and 
England, the councils of France, the indictions, &c. He 
left behind him materials for a second edition of this work, 
which were made use of by M. St. Marlhe, whose new col¬ 
lections increased the work to three volumes folio. It was 
afterwards extended by the Benedictines to twelve volumes 
folio. 
ROBERT DE VAUGONDY, (TV.,) an excellent French 
geographer in the eighteenth century, was born at Paris in 
the year 1688. He was a diligent student in history as well 
as geography, and greatly improved the latter science by his 
knowledge of the former, as is sufficiently demonstrated by 
his various productions. He was made geographer in ordi¬ 
nary to the king, and died at Paris in 1766, at the age of 
seventy-eight. He had a son, who was for some time the as¬ 
siduous companion of his labours, and who deservedly proved 
the heir both of his appointment and of his reputation. Our 
author’s works consist of “ An Introduction to Sanson’s Geo¬ 
graphy,” 1743, 8vo.; “ An Abridgment of different Systems 
of the World,” 1745,16mo.;“ Sacred Geography,” 1746, in 
2 vols. 12mo.; “ The Use of the Globes,” 1752,12mo. A 
portable Atlas,” in 4to.; and that grand performance, en¬ 
titled, “ Allas Universel,” published in 1756, consisting of 
an hundred and eight maps, upon a very large scale, engrav¬ 
ed with the greatest neatness, as well as accuracy. From the 
title it appears, that his son was jointly concerned with our 
author in producing this work, to which is prefixed an his¬ 
torical preface, in six chapters, treating of the origin, pro¬ 
gress, and present state of geography. Nouv. Diet. Hist. 
ROBERT DE BRIENNE, harper to Edward I. previous 
to his ascending the throne. According to the chronicle of 
Walter Heming, Edward I., about the year 1271, a short 
time before he ascended the throne, took his harper with 
him to the Holy Land; who being a close and constant 
attendant on his master, when Edward was wounded with 
a poisoned knife at Ptolemais, rushed into the royal- apart¬ 
ment, and killed the assassin. 
ROBERT BAY, a bay on the east coast of Newfound¬ 
land. 
ROBERT BAY, a bay in the island of Martinique. It is 
nearly two leagues deep, and is formed by two points, called 
that of the east part of La Rosa, and that of the west of Los 
Galeones. At the mouth or entrance it has two small islands, 
the one opposite the other, and against which the heavy seas 
break, thereby rendering the bay secure for vessels. Indeed 
it is one of the best known, capable of containing a numer¬ 
ous fleet, and with such convenience, that, however large 
the ships, they can lie close to the land, and may be unladen 
by a plank. 
ROBERT'S ISLAND, a small island in the Florida 
stream. Lat. 24. 42. N. long. 81. 33. W. 
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ROBERT’S ISLES, two large islands in the Pacific 
ocean, with several smaller islets in their neighbourhood, 
discovered by lieutenant Hergest in 1792. The shores of the 
largest are rocky, without any cove or landing-places; and 
though its surface is green, it produces no trees; nor does it 
seem to be otherwise inhabited than by the tropical oceanic 
birds, of ■ which it seems a general resort. The north-west 
side of the island has a more favourable aspect; and although 
its shores are rocky, a number of trees are produced, as well 
on the sides of the hills as on the vallies. There are also 
some coves and bays, which afford good anchorage and 
shelter. Lat. 7. 53. S. long. 219. 47. E. 
ROBERTI (John), a noted professor of divinity among 
the Jesuits in the seventeenth century, was a native of St. 
Huberts in the Ardennes, where he was bom in the year 
1569. He commenced his academical studies at Liege, and 
continued them at Cologne, where, in the twenty-third year 
of his age, he entered into the society of Jesus. His profi¬ 
ciency in the various branches of learning is highly com¬ 
mended, particularly in the belles-lettres, divinity, and eccle¬ 
siastical history. Being appointed by his superiors professor 
of divinity, he was created doctor in that faculty at Mentz, 
and discharged the duties of his post with great reputation 
during a long succession of years, in that city, at Doway, at 
Treves, and atWurtzbourg. HediedatNamur in 1651, in the 
eighty-second year of his age. He was the author of a work 
which reflects honour on the attention paid by him to the 
study of scriptural learning and criticism, entitled, “Mysticae 
Ezekielis Quadrigae, hoc est, Evangelia Historiarum et Tem- 
porum Serie vinculata, Gr. et Lat.,” 1615, folio; “Natha¬ 
nael Bartholemaeus,” 1619, 4to., in which his learning is em¬ 
ployed on an attempt to prove, that Nathanael and Bartho¬ 
lomew were only different names of the same apostle; “ His- 
toria S. Huberti, ultimi Tungrorum et primi Leodiensium 
Episcopi, cum notis, Paralipomenis, et Quaestionibus Huber- 
tinis,” 1621, 4to., which is a very curious work, and com¬ 
prizes discussions of various interesting topics in ecclesiastical 
antiquities; “ Vita S. Lamberti Tungrensis Episc. et Marty- 
ris,” 1633, 8vo.; “ Tractatus de magnetica Vulnerum Cura- 
tione,” 1616, 12mo., which explodes the pretensions of Go- 
clenius to cure all diseases by means of the loadstone; seve¬ 
ral controversial pieces against the protestants; and other 
pieces, of which a list may be seen in Sotvelli Bill. Script. 
Soc. Jes. Valerii Andrea; Bibl. Bclg. Moreri. 
RO'BERTINE, s. One of a particular order of monks. 
—One Robert Flower got institution and confirmation of an 
order about the yeare 1137, which after his owne name he 
called Robertins. Weever. 
ROBERTON, a parish of Scotland, in the counties of 
Roxburgh and Selkirk, situated at the western extremities of 
those shires. It is 13 miles in length, and 6 in breadth. 
Population 647. 
ROBERTOUN, a parish of Scotland, in Lanarkshire, 
united to Wistoun in 1792. 
ROBERTOUN, a village of Scotland, in the above 
parish, on the west bank of the Clyde, containing 160 inhab¬ 
itants. . 
ROBERTSON (William), a learned divine, was born at 
Dublin in .1705, and received his grammar-learning under Dr. 
Francis Hutchenson, afterwards the celebrated professor of 
moral philosophy in the university of Glasgow. In, the year 
1722, young Robertson removed to that university, where he 
continued till the year 1725, when he was admitted to the 
degree of M. A. During this year there was a dispute be, 
tween Mr. Sterling, the principal of the university, and the 
students, about the right of choosing the rector, in which 
Mr. Robertson took an active part, being selected by his 
fellow students to read their protest against the person, and 
his authority, who had been chosen rector in opposition to 
their wishes. Thus distinguished, he excited against himself 
the indignation of the principal, Mr. Sterling, and his rector, 
and was the only one of more than fourscore petitioners 
against whom they instituted proceedings. He was cited 
before the faculty, and after a trial which lasted several days, 
2 N a sentence 
