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are thofe remaioiog of Homer, Solon, Eudid, Py–

thagoras, Soeratel, and feveral athleta:.

CONTRABAND, io eommeree, a prohibited commo–

dity, or merchandife bought or fold, imported or ex·

poned, in prejudiee to the laws aod ordinanees of a

lIm, or the publie prohibitions of the fovereigo. Coo·

traband

good~

are oot ooly liable to coofifcation them·

{e1ves, but

alf~

fubjett all other allowed mercJiandife

{ound with them in the fame box, baje or pareel, ·to·

gether with tbe horfes, waggons,

oc.

whicb conduét

them. There are cootrabands likewife, which, be–

fides the fOTfeiture of the goods, are a!teoded witb

feven!

pena1ti~

aod difabilities.

CONTRACT, in a general feofe, a mutual confent of

two or more parties, who voluntarily promife and o–

blige themfelves to do fomethiog, paya cemin fum,

or tbe like.

AII donations, exchanges, leafes,

oc.

are fo maoy difl'ereot contraéis.

CONTRACTILE

f"ce,

that property or power ioherent

iD cemin bodies, whereby, wheo extended, tbeyare

enabled to draw themfelves up agilÍn to their former

dimenfions.

CONTRACTION, in grammar, is the reducing of two

fyllables into ooe, as

can'l

for

cannol, fhouldjJ

for

Jbouldifl,

oc.

CONTUCTION, io phyGes. the diminifhiog the extent

or dimenfions of a body, or the caufiog its parts to ap–

proach nearer to eaeh other, in which fenfe it ílaods

oppofed to dilatatioo or expanfioo .

CONTRA.FISSURE, io furgery, a kind of fraéture,

6{fure, io the cranium, which fometimes happens

on the fide oppofite tO that which received the blow

or, a(leall, at fome diílaoce from il. 'See SURCERY.

CONTRARIETY, an oppofilion between tWO things,

which imports their beiog contrary to one another;

aod confifls in this, that one of the terms implies a

negatioo of the other, either mediately or immediate–

Iy; fo Ihat cootrariety may be faid tO be the con–

tratl, or oppofition of two things, ooe' of which im–

ports

the abfeoce of the other, as love aod hatred.

CONTRAR

pofitive oppofite, which, fubúíling by

turns io the fame fubj eél with its oppofite, is as re·

mote froOl it as poffible, expells it, and is mutually

expelled by it. Blacknefs and whitenefs, cold aod

heat, are fuch contraries.

CONTRAST. See R1:UMBLANCE.

CONTRATE.'Whul,

in watch-work, that nex! to the

cro"'o, the teeth and hoop whereof lie contrary to

thofe of the olher wheels, from whence it takes its

name. See WATCH ' MAKINC.

CONTRAVALLATION, or

Ihe /ine

CONTRAVAL–

LATlON, in forti6calioD, a·trench guarded with a pa–

rapet, and ufually cut .round about a place by the be–

fieg ers ,. 10 fecure tbemfelm on Ihat fide, and to ílop

the falhes of the garrifoo. See FORTIFl CATION.

CONTRAVENTION, in law, a mao's failing to dif·

charge his word, obligation, duty, or Ihe laws or

Ccutloms of the place.

ONTRAY~RVA,

in botaDY. 8ee DORSTENIA.

:~RE,

heraldry, an appellation given to feveral

nDgs, on account of their cutúng the fhidd con·

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trary

and oppofite wiys: 'thu,' we 'mee! wirn conlre.

beod, contre-chevron, contre-palé,

"oc. '

wheo ihere

are two ordinaries of che [ame oatute oppofite tO each

other, fo as colour may be oppofed

metal, ahd nie·

tal to colour: 8ee COUNTER.

CONTRITION, in theology,

formw l'or our fios; re–

fuhing from !be reflexion of having ofl'ended God,'

from the fole confi¡ler.ation of hi, goodnefs, wilhout

30y regard 10 the punifhmeot due tOthe irefpafs, and

attended with a finccre refolution of reforming thelJ,l.

CONTROL is properly a double regiíler k'ept of aéls,

i{fues,

oc.

th~

officers or commiOiQners in the re–

venue, army,

oc.

order t9 perceive the Irue ílale

th~reof,

aod to certify che ¡ruth, and the

du~

keep'

iog of the aas 'fubj¿ét to

eOlegiílerment.

CONTROLLER, an officer appoioted' to cootrol or

overfee Ihe áccounts

other o¡¡¡cers, and,

occa~

lion, cO'certify whether or

!hings hne been coo·

t(olled or examin'ed.

In Britain we have feveral officers of this name, as

coniroller of the king's houfe, cootroiler of Ihe navy,

controller of the cuíloms, cootroller of the mim,

Ce.

COHTiOLL ER

'¡Ih~

hall_per,

an óllicer that attends.the

lord chaocellor daily, in Itrm and in feal -time, to táke

all things fealed in leathero bags from tbe derks of

the haoaper, and

make the number and effeél

there~

of, aod enter them in a book, with all the dutiés be·

10ngiDg to the king aod other officers for

th.~

fame,

and fo charge the clerk of the hanaper with them.

CONTROLLER

oflhe;ipe,

ao officer of the e'¡chequer,

that makes out a fummons twice. every

y~ar,

tO levy

the farms and debts of the pipe. 8ee PIPE, aod Ex–

CHEQ..UE~.

CONTROLLERS

of/he pe//¡,

tWO officers of the exche·

quer, who are the

chamberlai~'s

clerks, aod keep

control of the pell of receipls, and goings out.

CONTUSION, in medicine aod furgery, aoy hurt of

the body that is ioBiéled by a blunt intlrumeot.

Sc~

SURCER

CONVALLARIA, or LILLY

Ihe

VALLEY, io b9'

tany, a genus of the hexandria monogynia clafs. ' The

corolla is divided into .úx fegmenls ; aod the berry is

fpotted, and has three cells. The fpecies are eight,

three of which are natives of Britain,

viz.

the majalis,

or may.lily

the multiflora, or folomoo's-feal; aod

the polygonatum, or fweet.fmelliog folomon's·feal.

CONVENT, in church-hillory. See MOMASTERY.

CONVENTJCLE, a pñvate a{fembly or meeting, fo'r

the

e~ercire

religion. The ' word was 6ríl attribu·

ted as an appellation of reprolcb to the religious af–

femblies of Wicklifl'e, io this oátioo, io tJte reigos of

Edward

IlI.

and RiChard

There were feveralíla·

lutes made in former reigns, for the' fuppreílion' of

conventides; but, by

William aDd Mary, it is or–

dued, that di{feoters may alfemble for the perform·

ance of religious worfhip, pro,ided their dool'!

DO!

Iocked, barred, or bolted.

CONYENTION, a treaty, contraét, or agreement be·

tweco two or more parties.

':::ONV&NTION is alfo a Dame given to ao extraordiMry

a{fembly ofparliament, or the eílates of lhe mlm, held

withoUl