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Cambridge, whence he removed to Peter-house. In 1623 
he took the degree of M, A., being then curate and master of 
a school in Suffolk. Upon his removal to London, he 
became, in 1626, rector of St. Martin’s Orgar, and was dis¬ 
tinguished for his talents and diligence among the London 
clergy. After having been instituted to other preferments 
in the church, he took the degree of D.D., in 1639; but in 
the civil war his livings were sequestered, and he was under 
the necessity of seeking shelter among the royalists at Oxford, 
where he formed the design of the Polyglott Bible, and 
which he actually commenced, upon his removal to Lon¬ 
don, in 1653. Indefatigable in his application, he completed 
this work in 6 vols. fol. in 1657 ; and it was the first work 
published in England by subscription. The protector’s go¬ 
vernment also allowed him to import paper exempt from duty. 
It is somewhat curious in the history of literature, that in the 
first preface to this work. Dr. Walton acknowledged his 
obligations to the protector for his patronage; but that after 
the Restoration, several alterations were made in this preface, 
and the paragraph in which he acknowledges his obligations 
to the protector is suppressed, and another transferring his 
respect to Charles is introduced in its room. These altera¬ 
tions have occasioned a distinction among those who are 
curious in the editions of books between republican and 
royal or loyal copies of the Polyglott. The republican copy 
is the rarest, and therefore bears the highest price. He died 
on the 29th of November, 1661. His remains were interred 
in the cathedral of St. Paul’s, and a sumptuous monument 
was erected to his memory. Biog. Brit. 
WALTON (Isaac), was bora at Stafford in 1593; and 
settling in London as a shopkeeper, he married, about the 
year 1632, the sister of Dr. Ken, afterwards bishop of Bath 
and Wells. Satisfied with a moderate competency, he left 
business, and removed from London. Upon the decease of 
Dr. Donne, in 1631, whose ministry he attended during his 
residence in the city, he undertook, at the request of Sir Henry 
Wotton, to collect materials for his life ; but as Wotton, for 
whose use they were intended, died before he had an oppor¬ 
tunity of executing his purpose, Walton, though destitute of 
a literary education, wrote this life, which he published in 
1640, and also that of Wotton, which appeared in 1644. 
After his recess from business, his favourite amusement was 
fishing; and being expert in the practical part of this art, 
he wrote a hook upon the subject, which he published in 
1653, under the title of “ Complete Angler, or Contempla¬ 
tive Man’s Recreation,” 12mo. This small tract, drawn up in 
the form of dialogue, was rendered interesting by the reflec¬ 
tions that were introduced, and by the engravings of fishes 
that adorned it. Accordingly it became popular, and five 
editions of it, with successive improvements, appeared in the 
year 1676; and it is now a kind of standard book among 
those who pursue this recreation. Having lost his wife, in 
1662, he associated chiefly with the clergy, and whilst he 
was resident with Dr. Morley, bishop of Winchester, he was 
induced, by the suggestion of Dr. Sheldon, to write the life 
ofvRichard Hooker, which was followed by that of George 
Herbert; and both were published in 1670. In 1677, he 
published the life of Dr. Sanderson, which closed his literary 
labours. His life was prolonged to the age of 90, when 
he was carried off at Winchester, in December, 1683, by 
the severity of a hard frost. In his disposition and cha¬ 
racter, he was amiable and religious; and in his style of 
writing simple and unaffected. 
WA'LTRON, s . The morse, or to nitron, is called the 
sea-horse. Woodward, 
WALUF, or Lower Waluf, a large village of Ger¬ 
many, in the duchy of Nassau. 
WALURU, a town of the south of India, province of 
Mysore. It consists of 500 houses, and is defended by a 
citadel. It is situated a few miles distant from Bangalore. 
WALWARN, a river of England, in the county of 
Chester, which falls into the Lee. 
WALWICK CHESTERS, a hamlet of England, in the 
county of Northumberland, situated on the banks of the 
Tyne, near the Grange. 
WAN 
WALWICK, Grange, another hamlet in Northumber¬ 
land, south-east of Simonbum, on the Piets wall, which is 
here in tolerably good preservation. 
WALWORTH, a hamlet of England, in the parish of 
St. Mary’s, Newington, county of Surrey. 
WALWORTH, a township of England, county of Dur¬ 
ham; 3| miles north-west of Darlington.—Also a small 
hamlet in the parish of Hitchin, county of Hertford, 
WAMAR, a small island in the Eastern seas, near the 
west coast of Aroo. Lat. 5. 30. S. long. 134.57. E. 
WAMBERG, or Bamberg, a town of the east of Bohe¬ 
mia ; 20 miles east-south-east of Konigingratz. Population 
1000 . 
To WA'MBLE, v. n. [wemmelen , Dutch. Hence the 
old Eng. “ iDdmblinge of the stomach.” Pr. Parv.] To 
roll with nausea and sickness. It is used of the stomach. 
When your cold salads without salt or vinegar 
Be wambling in your stomachs. Beaum. and FI. 
WAMBROOK, a parish of England, in Dorsetshire; 14 
miles north-west-by-west of Beaminster. 
WAMEL, a village of the Netherlands, in Gelderland, 
with 1100 inhabitants. 
WAMERTINGHE, a small inland town of the Nether¬ 
lands, with 2000 inhabitants; 3 miles west of Ypres. 
WAMPHRAY, a parish of Scotland, in Dumfries-shire, 
about 5 miles long and 3 broad. 
WAMPOOL, or Wathinpool, a township of England, 
in Cumberland; 4| miles north-by-west of Wigton. 
WAMPUL, a river of England, in Cumberland, which 
runs into the Eden mouth, below Kirkbride. 
WAN, adj. [pann, Saxon; gwan, weakly, Welsh.] 
Pale as with sickness; languid of look. 
All the charms of love, 
Salt Cleopatra, soften thy wan lip! 
Let witchcraft join with beauty. Shalcspeare. 
WAN, for won ; the old pret. of win. 
And those with which th’ Eubean young man wan 
Swift Atalanta, when through craft he her outran. Spenser. 
WANASQUIATUCKET, a river of the United States, in 
Rhode Island, which unites with the Moshasick, just above 
Providence, to form Providence river. 
WANBOROUGH, a parish of England, county of Sur¬ 
rey; 4 miles west of Guildford. 
WANBOROUGH, a parish of England, in Wiltshire; 
3| miles east-by-south of Swindon. 
WAND, s. [ vaand, Danish; wand , Su. Goth.] A small 
stick or twig; a long rod.—-The skilful shepherd peel’d me 
certain wands. Shalcspeare. —Any staff of authority, or 
use.—He held before his decent steps a silver wand. Milton. 
—A charming rod. 
Nay, lady, sit; if I but wave this wand. 
Your nerves are all chain’d up in alabaster. Milton. 
To WA'NDER, v. n. [panbpian, Saxon; wandelin, 
Dutch.] To rove; to ramble here and there; to go, with¬ 
out any certain course. It has always a sense either evil or 
slight, and imports either idleness, viciousness, or misery. 
Then came wandering by 
A shadow like an angel, with bright hair 
Dabbled in blood, and he shriek’d out aloud. Shakspeat'e. 
To deviate; to go astray.—O let me not wander from thy 
commandments. Ps. 
To WA'NDER, v. a. To travel over, without a certain 
course. 
Those few escap’d 
Famine and anguish, will at last consume. 
Wandering that wat’ry desart. Milton. 
WA'NDERER, s. Rover; rambler. 
He here to every thirsty wanderer, 
By sly enticement, gives his baneful cup. Milton. 
WA'NDERING, s. Uncertain peregrination. 
He 
