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that nobleman as an obstacle to his ambitious schemes, Jane 
Shore was arrested as an accomplice, on the accusation of 
witchcraft. For this she was doomed to a public penance, 
and to the loss of her property. She was alive, but probably 
in a very wretched state, under the reign of Henry VIII., 
when she was seen by Sir Thomas More, poor and old, and 
without the smallest trace of her former beauty. Mr. Rowe, 
in his tragedy of Jane Shore, has adopted the popular story, 
related in this ballad, of her perishing with hunger in a place 
where Shoreditch now stands. But Stowe assures us, that this 
place had its name long before her time. 
SHO'RED, adj. Having a bank.or shore. 
A ground lying low is soone overflowen. 
And shored cannot long continue. Mir. for Mag. 
SHOREDITCH, a parish of England, in Middlesex, 
situated on the north-eastern extremity of the metropolis, on 
the road to Hackney, and 1| mile from London bridge. 
Population 43,930. 
SHOREHAM, a parish of England in Kent; 23 miles 
east of Chichester, and 55J south-by-west of London. Po¬ 
pulation 806. 
SHOREHAM, a post township of the United States, in 
Addison county, Vermont, on Lake Champlain; 49 miles 
south of Burlington. Population 2033. 
SHOREHAM, Old, a parish of England, in Sussex, half 
a mile north of New Shoreham. 
SHOREHAM, New, a market town and borough of Eng¬ 
land, in the county of Sussex, situated on the coast of the 
English channel, on the east side of the river Adur. This 
town owes its origin to the decay of Old Shoreham, which is 
now a very trifling village, but appears anciently to have 
been a place of very considerable importance. The town 
stands about one mile from the sea, and has a long wooden 
bridge across the river, for the convenience of travelling 
between Chichester, Arundel, Brighton, &c. The church 
here is a curious and interesting specimen of ancient Nor¬ 
man architecture. At present only the east end is fitted up 
and appropriated to divine service, as the nave or part west¬ 
ward of the tower has been entirely destroyed. It consisted 
of a nave, transept, tower, and choir; and, by the style of 
architecture, appears to have been built near the end of the 
12th century. Within the church the architectural details 
are remarkable for their elegance, richness, and diversity; 
and the building may be altogether considered as an excel¬ 
lent school for the study of our ancient architecture. Besides 
the church, the only other public building deserving of 
notice is the market-house, situated in the middle of the 
town, and supported by Doric pillars. Before the reforma¬ 
tion, New Shoreham had a priory of Carmelites, or White 
Friars, founded by Sir John Mowbray; and also a hospital 
dedicated to St. Janies. Shoreham is noted for ship-build¬ 
ing, which, with its dependent branches, forms the principal 
business carried op in the town. Vessels of 700 tons bur¬ 
den have been launched here. The harbour of Shoreham, 
which is a tide-harbour, is not very commodious, and is ren¬ 
dered dangerous from the frequent shifting of the sands, and 
by a long flat rock visible at low water. In spring tides it 
has about 18 feet water, about 12 in common, and not more 
than 3 feet at ebb. It runs along by the town, parallel with 
the sea, with which it communicates about half a mile east¬ 
ward of the place. Notwithstanding these inconveniences, 
being the best of this part of the coast, it is frequented by 
ships of considerable burden, and has a custom-house, with 
a collector, comptroller, and clerk. New Shoreham is 
governed by two constables annually elected. It is a 
borough by prescription, and has sent members to parlia¬ 
ment since the year 1295, the 23d of Edward I. In 1771, 
a remarkable scene of corruption was developed in the 
election of members; the majority of the electors having 
formed themselves into a society called the Christian club, 
but the real object of which was to sell their votes to the 
highest bidder. In consequence of this, an act of parliament 
was passed, disfranchising every member of the Christian 
society, and extending the votes for Shoreham to the whole 
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rape of Bramber ; so that the right of election was imparted 
to about 1300 freeholders. Shoreham is noted in history 
for being built on the spot where Ella the Saxon landed with 
supplies from Germany, in aid of his countrymen Hengist 
and Horsa. According to the population returns of 1811, 
the parish contained 168 houses, and 770 inhabitants. Mar¬ 
ket on Saturday ; 16 miles north-north-west of Newhaven, 
and 56 south-by-west of London. Lat. 50. 50. N. long. 
0. 16. W. 
SHOREHAM, New, a post township of the United States, 
in Newport county, Rhode Island, on Black Island. Popu¬ 
lation 722. 
SHORELAND, a small hamlet of England, in Kent; 4£ 
miles from Ashford. 
SHO'RELESS, adj. Having no coast; boundless. 
The short channels of expiring time. 
Or shoreless ocean of eternity. Young. 
SHORES WOOD, a hamlet of England, belonging to the 
county of Durham, though locally situated in the northern 
extremity of Northumberland ; 6 miles south-west of Ber¬ 
wick-upon-Tweed. 
SHO'RLING, s. The felt or skin of a sheep shorn. 
SHORL1NG and Morling, in our Old Writers, words 
used to distinguish fells of sheep; shorling being the fells 
after the fleeces are shorn off the sheep’s back ; and morling 
the fells flayed off after they die or are killed. In some 
parts of England they understand by a shorling, a sheep 
whose fleece is shorn off; and by a morling, a sheep that 
dies. 
SHORN, the participle passive of shear: with of. 
So rose the Danite strong, 
Shorn of his strength. Milton. 
He plunging downward shot his radiant head ; 
Dispell’d the breathing air that broke his flight; 
Shorn of his beams, a man to mortal sight. Dry den. 
SHORNE, a village and parish of England, in the county 
of Kent. Its situation is very pleasant and romantic. In 
the chancel of the church are some antique monuments, and 
here is a curious old octangular font of Petworlh marble. 
Population 624; 3f miles south-east of Gravesend. 
SHORT, adj. [poeopt, Sax.] Not long in extent or in¬ 
duration. 
Though short my stature, yet my name extends 
To heaven itself, and earth’s remotest ends. Pope. 
Short were her marriage joys: for in the prime 
Of youth her lord expir’d before his time. Dryden. 
Repeated by quick iterations. 
Thy breath comes short, thy darted eyes are fixt 
On me for aid, as if thou wert pursu’d. Dryden . 
Not adequate; not equal : with of before the'thing with 
which the comparison is made.—Immoderate praises the 
foolish lover thinks short of his mistress, though they reach 
far beyond the heavens. Sidney. —If speculative maxims 
have not an actual universal assent from all mankind, 
practical principles come short of an universal reception. 
Locke. —Defective; imperfect; not reaching the intended 
point.—Not far distant in time.—He commanded those, who 
w'ere appointed to attend him, to be ready by a short day. 
Clarendon. —Scanty; wanting.—The English w’ere inferior 
in number, and grew short in their provisions. Hayward. 
They short of succours, and in deep despair, 
Shook at the dismal prospect of the war. 
To turn short; not fetching a compass. 
He seiz’d the helm, his fellow's cheer’d, 
Turn’d short upon the shelves, and madly steer’d. 
For turning short, he struck wtih all his might 
Full on the helmet of th’ unwary knight. 
Not going so far as was intended. 
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