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issued from the apostolical press during his pontificate. He 
collected a very large and excellent library, which he left by 
his will to the Augustinian monastery at Rome; but upon 
the express condition, that it should be always open for the 
benefit of the public. It was called after the name of its 
founder, the Angelical Library. Our author died in 1620, 
at the age of 75. He published “Bibliotheca Vaticana illus- 
trata," which is held in much esteem, though not always ac¬ 
curate ; “ Bibliotheca Theologica et Scripturalis“ Notae in 
Novum Testamentum;” “ De Patientia“De Cometis;” 
“ Observationes in vi Libros Elegantiarum Laur. Vallae 
“ Observationes de Lingua Latinaand other pieces which 
were collected together, and printed in 2 • vols. folio, in the 
year 1719. From his manuscripts was also published in 
1745, a very curious collection, entitled, “ Thesaurus Pon- 
tificiarum Antiquitatum, necnon Rituum ac Cceremoni- 
arum,” in 2 vols. folio. Landi's Hist, dc la Lit d'ltalie. 
Moreri. 
ROCCA, a village of Italy, in Piedmont, province of 
Turin. It is situated on a hill near the source of the Malone. 
Population 2200. 
ROCCA, a small town of Austrian Italy, situated on the 
Lago Maggiore; 30 miles north-west of Milan. 
ROCCA, CARBO DA, a cape on the west coast of 
Portugal, in the province of Estremadura. It is the most 
westerly point of land in Europe, and is called by English 
seamen the rock of Lisbon. Lat. 38. 46. 6. N. long. 9. 
29. 21. W. 
ROCCA, CAPE ST., a promontory on the west coast of 
theisland of Elba. Lat. 42. 45. N. long. 10. 15. E. 
ROCCA D’ARRAZZO, a town of the Continental 
Sardinian states, in Montserrat, near the Tanaro. Population 
2000 ; 6 miles east of Asti. 
ROCCA D’ASPIDE, a town of Naples, in the Principafo 
Citra. Population 2900; 15 miles west-south-west of 
Cangiano. 
ROCCA DE BALDI, a town of Italy, in Piedmont, on 
the river Pesio, with 2200 inhabitants; 6 miles north-west of 
Mondovi. 
ROCCA BIANCA, a town in the north of Italy, in the 
grand duchy of Parma, situated in an extensive plain, near the 
Po. Population 1800; 12 miles north-north-west of Parma. 
ROCCA-GLORIOSA, a small town of Naples, in the 
Principato Citra ; 7 miles west-north-west of Policastro. 
ROCCA 1MPERIALE, a small town of Naples, in the 
Basilicata, on the gulf of Taranto, with a fort for the protec¬ 
tion of the coast; 10 miles south of Tursi, and 55 west of 
Policastro. 
ROCCA-LANZONE, a small town of Italy, on an 
eminence near the river Taro; 9 miles west-south-west of 
Parma. 
ROCCA MANDOLFI, a town of Naples in the pro¬ 
vince of Molise. Population 3400; 40 miles north of 
Nap l e§ 
ROCCA MONFIORA, a town of Naples, in the Terra 
di Lavoro. Population 2900 ; 3 miles north of Sezza. 
ROCCA DE NIETO, a small town in the south of the 
kingdom of Naples, in Calabria Citra, .on the Nieto; 40 
miles west-by-south of Cosenza. 
ROCCA RAMOLA, a small town of Naples, in the Terra 
di Lavoro ; 3 miles north-by-east of Nola. 
ROCCA S. CASCIANO, a small town of Italy, in 
Tuscany; 6 miles south-south-west of Florence. 
ROCCA S. FELICE, a town of Naples in the Principato 
Ultra. Population 2100. 
ROCCA SECCA, a small town of Naples, in the Terra 
di Lavoro. Population 2500; 7 miles south-south-east of 
Arpino. 
ROCCABILIERE, a town in the north-west of Italy, 
in Piedmont, province of Nice. Population 1100. 
ROCCABRUNA, a town in the north-west of Italy, in 
Piedmont, situated on a hill. Population 1700 ; 3 miles east- 
north-east of Monaco. 
ROCCACONTRADA, a small town of Italy, in the 
Ecclesiastical states ; 24 miles east-south-east of Urbino. 
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ROCCAFORTE, a town in the north-west of Italy in 
Piedmont, province of Mondovi, on the river Ellero. Popu¬ 
lation 2500. 
ROCCAVIONE, a town of Italy, in Piedmont, province 
of Cuneo, situated on a hill between the rivers Gesso and 
Germagnano. Population 2700. 
ROCCELLA, a small town of Naples, in Calabria 
Ultra, near the sea. It has a considerable coral fishery, and 
is 6 miles north-by-west of Mileto, and 45 north-north-east 
of Reggio. * 
ROCCHETTA, a town of the Sardinian states, in Savoy, 
with 800 inhabitants, and petty manufactures of leather and 
iron ; 10 miles south-east of Chamberry. 
ROCCHETTA, a town of the Continental Sardinian 
states, in Montserrat, province of Casale, near the Tanaro. 
Population 2500. 
ROCCLIFFE, a hamlet of England, West Riding of York¬ 
shire, near Aldborough. 
ROCESTER, a parish of England in Stafford; 4 miles 
north-by-east of Uttoxeter. Population 873. 
ROCH, a township of England, county of Worcester; 
4J miles south-west-by-south from Bewdley. Population 
835. 
ROCH, CAPE, a cape on the east coast of Majorca. Lat. 
39. 40. N. long. 3. 5. E. 
ROCHA, a town of the province of Buenos Ayres, situate 
on a small river, a little to the north of a lake of the same 
name, and about 35 miles north-east of Maldonado. Lat. 
34. 22. S. long. 54.12. W. 
ROCHDALE, a considerable market town of England, in 
the county of Lancaster, situated on the river Roche, at the 
foot of the Blackstone-Edge hills. The houses are partly of 
brick and partly of stone, covered with slate. Over the river 
is a neat sone bridge of three arches. The church, an ancient 
building, stands on an eminence, to which there is an ascent 
from the lower part of the town, by a flight of 126 steps. It 
has a square tower, with eight bells and a set of chimes. The 
endowment to the vicarage is the largest in the kingdom, aris¬ 
ing from glebe lands. Another church is erecting of stone, of 
the Gothic order, which, when completed, will be an elegant 
structure. Besides this, the town contains another, called St. 
Stephen’s, on the foundation of Lady Huntingdon; a chapel 
of ease, called St. Mary’s; with meeting-houses for the Pres¬ 
byterians, Baptists, Methodists, &c.; a free grammar-school, 
founded by archbishop Parker; an English free school; 
several Sunday schools, and a national school. Here is also 
a theatre, and two assembly-rooms. The town is plentifully 
supplied with excellent water by the Water Work company. 
Rochdale, both the town and parish, have long been distin¬ 
guished for trade and manufactures, which of late years have 
been much improved and extended. A branch of the woollen 
manufacture is the staple, of which the chief articles are 
baizes, flannels, kerseys, coatings, and broad cloths. The 
cotton trade, however, is also carried on here to a considerable 
extent. The Rochdale canal, which proceeds from Man¬ 
chester to the Calder navigation at Halifax, has been of 
great advantage to the town and neighbourhood. The parish 
of Rochdale is of great extent, and is divided into seven 
districts or townships. It is rich in the mineral productions 
of slate, stone and coal. Lord Byron is lord of the manor of 
Rochdale, and takes his seat as an English peer, under the 
title of baron Byron of Rochdale. At his court leet, the 
officers and constables for the civil government of the parish 
are annually elected. Population of the parish, 29,085; of 
the town, 10,823. Market on Monday and Saturday; 1] 
miles north-by-east of Manchester, and i 94 north-north-west 
of London. Lat. 58. 37. N.long. 2. 10, W. 
ROCHE (James Fontaine de la), a French priest and 
periodical writer in the Jansenist connection of Poitiers, but 
the place and time of his birth are unknown. He obtained a 
benefice in the diocese of Tours, where it is probable that his 
principles renderedhim obnoxious, since weare informed that 
he found it expedient to resign his cure, and to withdraw into 
prudent obscurity at Paris. From the year 1731 till a little 
before his death, he had a principal share in conducting a 
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