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DEAFNESS, ¡hena¡e of a perfon wllO ci¡her wams¡he
D E B
lhe eunoms,. whieh imidesameeehanl exponing good.
10 tlle recelpl of a bnu~ty or Jraw·back. AIJ Oler.
chandiCes lhal are dcfogned 10 be taken on board lor
Ihat vO)"ge being euttl.d and fhipped , and the nlip
being rtglllarly clcarecl OUI, dnd C.iltd OUI of pOli on
her imended voyage, debenlures may be made oUI
frum Ihe exponee's entries, in orJcr 10 oblalO lhe
drawb.eks, allowanees, boumies, or premiunrs ; whieh
debentuees for (oreign goods are 10 be paid within one
month aflee demando And in making uut Ihefe de.
benlue.s, il mull be obCerl'ed, Ihal elery pieee uf vel.
lum, parehmenl, oe paper, eonlaining any deoenture
for deawing baek eufioms oe dUlies, mull, before wri.
ling, oe fiamped, and pay a dUly of 3d.
'<nfe of hearing, or 1m i¡ nrcady imraileu. See
DU'IB.
DE.\L, a ¡hin kind of fir'pIAnks, of glea¡ ufe in caro
ptnlry: they are furmeJ by f.lwing ¡he trunk of . ¡ree
into a grc~t many longitudinal dlvilions, of mOr< or
lefs thieknefs, aeeorcliog to the purpol~s they are in·
leoded 10 fen·e.
Deals are rendered muehharder, by ¡hrowing Ihem
ioto fJI! waler as foon as they are f.twed, keeping th:",
Ibere thr'~ or four days, and aflcnvards drying them
in Ihe air or fun; bUI neither Ihis oor any other m~Ihod yet koown, will preferve Ihe:u from Ibrinking.
Deals called Burgendorp ' dcals, Ihe hundred con·
taining fix feore, pay on imponalion 31. 8 s. B,·,,%-d.
and draw back 31. 3S. Ihe me 121. Meabro deals,
fix fcore, pay 11. 25. 1OT'~% d. and dralV baek 1J. 1s.
Ihe rate 41. NorlVay deals, fix feore, pay 11. 8 s.
7~d. and draw back 11. 6s. 3d. Ihe rale 51. Spruee
deals, fix feore, pay 41. SS. lo~d. ind dralV baek
31. 18s. 9d. Ihe eale 151. Deals from Ruffia, and
a1l othee couoteies nOI particularly ealed, exceeding
tweoly fool in lenglh, pay 4 J. SS. 1o.,!"!,, d. and
dealV daek 31. 18s. 9J. Ihe eate 15 J. Deals from
Sweden, or any olhee counlry, of Iwenty feel in
lenglh or under, nOI olheewife raled, Ihe 120, pay
11. 8s. ¡{d. and draw baeK I 1. 6s. 3d. Ihe cate 51.
DlAL, in geügraphy, a pon·tOwn of Ihe COUoty ofKenl,
~tweeo whieh and Ihe Goodwin·fands, Ihe fh ipping
bfually cides io Ihe Downs, io going OUt oc eoming
bome: it is aboul fixly·leveo miles eanward of Loo–
don : E. long. l· 30', and N. lal. p . 16'.
DEAN, an eeclefiafiieal dignita~y in calhedral and col·
legialeehu"hes, and head of Ihe chaplee.
DiANand CHAPTER, are Ihe bifhop's eouneil,to affifi
him io Ihe affairs of eeligion, and !()afféol to eveey granl
whieh Ihe bifhop Iball make to bind his fueceffolS. As
a rleanry isafpirilual dignilY, amaD cannol be a dean
and of Ihe fame ehureh.
DEAN .¡ gllí/d, in SCOIS law, a magifiem of a eoyar
borough, who has the cognizanee of mereantile eaufes,
Ind the infpeaion of buildings wilhin boeough. See
Seon Llw, litle 4.
DEATH is generally confidered as Ihe fe pamion oE ~hc
Coul and body ; in whieh Cenfe il fiands oppofcd tO ltIC,
whieh eooGns in Ihe union theeeof.
Tht /a'UJ .¡ DeATH·BEO, in Seols law, the privilege
whieh thal law allows 10 an heir of eedueing aJl deecls
reCpeaing Ihe hmlable ellale of his prcdeeeffor, grant·
ed by h"n while 'On death·bed, in peejudiee oC the
lawful heir. AII deeds are liable tO eeduétion ex ca·
rílt hm, that are granted by a peefon wilhin fi
davs of his dmh, if he had Ihen contraaed the dtf·
eare of whieh he di~d, and had nOI aft~ewaedl reeo·
veeed, Co as tO have gone 10 kirk oe market unfup'
pomd. See Seon LA w, tide 27.
DEBENHA M, a markel'lown of Sufl'olk, abou! !IVen·
tymiles ean of Bury: E. long. 1° 2Q', and N. lat.
51' 20' .
DEBENTURE • lermof leade ufed at Ihe cullom·
houfe foe a ki~d oEmti6cate figned by the o~icees of
The fo,ms of debenluees vary, aeeoeding to the
merehandife exponed . In Ihe cxeeulioo of deben.
ture, for tobaeeo, il mult be partieularly obfm'ed,
t. Thal debtnluees for Ihe Came quantilY, may be
made in one oe more parehments. 2. Thal lheexpor–
ler'soalh mun be peinled, fpeeifyiog whelheeheaa, fur
himfelf or by eommiffion. If exponed 10 any olher
fueeign pt1rISthao ¡eeland, the word Irtland mutl b"
added 10 Ihe 03th afler Greal Brilain. 4. Th. t as
no !Obaeco mal' be·eonfumtd 0 0 board fhi ps of w.ein
Europe, bUI whal has paia full dUlies, and been IDa.
nufaaueed in Great I:lrilaio, no drall back i, 10 be al.
lowed for lobaceo exponed in any man of war. 5. Tba!
the eighl pouods ptr hoglbead of 350 pouods, or more,
alJowed for draught al imponalion, muR 001 be de.
duaed on exponalion. 6. Thal debentuees for 10.
baeeo exponed 10 I,dand , mufi not be paid till aeer–
lifieale be produeed, lelbfying the laodiog lhereof.
7. Thlt no perfons may C ..ear 10 Ihe exportation, bUI
fueh as aee peemitted 10 C ..ear 10 debenluees {Ol olher
gonds. In debenluees for all olher (oreign goods, no
perCon may be admitted 10 fweae 10 Ihe exponation.
bUI Ihe true exponer, eilhu a5a peoprielor, or WAO
being employed oy eommiffion, is concerned in Ihe
dieeétion of the voyage. AII kiods of debenluees be.
foee delivered or paid 10 the expon ces, are emeeed:
into a feparate book kepl Eoe Ihal puepofe by Ihe col.
leaor and eompleoller of Ihe culloms.
DEatTAfundí, in Seots Law. A debl is faid 10 be a dt~
bílulII fundí, when il is reeoveeable eilher by a perCo.
nal aaion againtl Ihe debtoe bimCelf, oe by a eeal ae.
tion againn his lands.
DEBIT.\ fruf/uum, in SCOIS law. Funds are d,bilo
fru f/ll um nOI fundí; Co aee nOI reco'm5le out oEUle
lands IhemCdves, bUI OUI oEtlie fruilS oC the lands
OUI oEwhieh Ihey are payable. See Seon LAW~
ti tic 17.
DEBILlTY, among a eelaxalion of Ihe (o·
lids, ~~cafioning oflentimes weakneffes and (aioliogs.
DEI:lRECHEN, a town of Upp« Hungaey, aoout f••
venly.Ceven miles eafi oCBuda: E. long. : 10 10"
N. lar. 47· 4(
DEBHUIZED. in heraldey, a lerrn peculiar to Ihe
E»glilh, ~y .whieh is intimated Ihe grievous renr.iOI of
any .nimal; dcbaeeed of its nalural freedom, by a0Y'
of Ihe ordinarics béÍng laid ove e il.
DEBT, iD !JII', any due 10 iDolhcr, II'heth~e it be'
moncy,