492 / 1042
f
A
e
for
lh~ bch~lf
of Ihe mdilors, it has 'becn eonceived
the fJttJr mult ,lnrWe r the bill oOlwilhllJo<liog, antl
come io acredilor for fo much as he was obligcJ, by
reafon of his ACC<rtancc,
10
pay, A f.tlor who enlers
inlo a eharter· party wilh a m.llcr for freighl, is ohli–
~ed
by thecontr<tl; bUI if he load! aboard genmlly,
lbeprincipaland Ihelading are liable for Ihe freighl–
ment, and nOI Ihe faétor. If a f.élor, having money
io his hands belonging
10
his principal, negleét loinfure
a /hip and goods, according
10
order; ir Ihe Ihip mifm–
ry, Ihe faélor, by Ihe cullomof mercltanls, /hall make
¡;ood Ihe damage; and if he n14ke any eompofilionwilh
Ihe ¡nfurer! after infurance, without order! fo
10
do,
he is anfwerable for lite whule inl¡lranee,
As 6delilY and diligenee are expeéled from the fae–
lor, fo Ihe law requires Ihelike from the principal: if,
Iherefore, a merchanl remin counlerfeil jewels tO his
fatlor, who fells Ihem as if \rue; if he reeeive lofs'or
prejudiee by imprifonment or other puni/hment, Ihe
principal /hall nOI only make full falisf.tlion
10
the fac–
tor, bUllO Ihe parly who boughl Ihe jewels.
Whal is here faid of fatlors, is meanl of fuch as re–
fide abroad
10
,tl for muchanls, aod maybe applied
10
fupereargoes, who go
a
voyage
10
difpofe of a cargo,
and afterwards relum with aoolher
10
Iheir priocipals:
bUI il is alfo the eullom of Ihe merehanl! of Ihe high–
en credil Ihroughoul the world,
10
atl mutually in l-he
capaeily of fa.'1ors for eaeh ollter. Thc bufinefs foexc–
cuted is ealled eommilJion bufinefs, and Js generally
defirablc by all merchanls, provided tbey have always
effetls in Ibeir hands, as a feeurilY for all Ihe alfairs
whieh Ihey traofaét for Ibe aeeoun! of olhm. And
Ihis clafs of lraders of ellabli/hed repulalioo, have eur–
renl a' well as eommillioo aeeOUOI, eonllaotly belween
Ibfm, aod draw oo. remil
10,
aod feod eommilJioos
10
tacholher ooly by Ihe iOlereourfe of
Imm,
whieh, a–
mong men of hODonr, are as obligatory and aUlborila·
live as
a11
Ihe bonds and lies of lalV.
FA CTO~,
io aritbmeliek, See ARrTHMiTICK,
p.
371.
FACTORAGE, ealled alfo commiflioo, is Iheallowaoee
given
10
faélors by Ibe merehaol who employs lhem.
111e gaioof fatlorage is emaio, bowever Ihe voyage
or Cale prove
10
Ihe merebanl: bUI t1le eommiflioos
vary;
al
Jamaica, Barbadoes, Virgioia, aod moll of
Ihe wellero parts
01
Ihe world, the cOOlmillion runs at
8
p"
cm',
generally Ihrough Italy, 2t; io Fraoce,
Spain, aod Portogal,
&c.
2;
and io Holland aod olher
place
s
oear home,
t~
p"
relll .
FACTOR
Y
is a place wbere a eoofiderable Dumber of
faélors refide , to negoeim for Iheir mallers or employ–
en.
See
FACTO~ .
The moll eoofiderable faélories belooging
10
Ihe
Brili/h are thofe ellabli/hed io Ihe Eall·Iodies, POrtu–
gal, Turky,
&c.
FACTUM, io arithmetic, the produét of IIVO quaOtilies
muluplied by eaeh otber.
FACULiE, in altrooomy, cenain brighl and Ihining
pans, which Ihe modero allrooomers have, bymeaos of
lelefcopes, obferved upoo or aboul the furface of the
fuo: IItey are bUI my feldom fceo.
!F
ACULTY, io
1a1V,
a
privtle~e
graDled
10
a
perfoo, by
F A G
favour aoJ indulgenee, of doing \fhal, by law, heougltl
001
to do.
Fur grantiog Ihefe privileges, lhereis a eourl uoder
lite arehbilhop of C.tnleruury, ealled Ihe eoun of tite
faeultits, the clue( ofr.e" whmof is lIyled maller oC Ihe
faeu!tits; \Vho has a power of graoling difpenfations
in divers e.lIes, as
10
marry lVilhoUl Ihe bans being
firt~
pttbhlhed ;
10
eat
neO,
00
days prohiblted;
10
ordaina
dcaeon under age; for a fon to Cueeeed his fallter in
his beoefiee; a clerk
10
hold t\Vo or more living!,
6"
FACULT Y, in Ihe fchools,
a
lermapplied
10
Ihe dlfl'eretl\
membcrs of aouoiverfilY, divided aeeording
10
Ihean!
aod feieoees taughl litere : Ihus in moll univerfities
Ihere are four faCilities,
.iz.
t.
Of ans, which inelude
bumanilYand philofophy.
2.
Of Iheology.
3,
Of pny–
Gc. Aod
4'
Of eivillaw.
FA CU LTV
of
Ad.oCQItJ.
See ADVO CATE!,
FA CU LTY is alfo ufed
10
de~ote
the powers oftne
~u
man miod,
. iz.
underllaoding, will, memory, and ima–
g;nalioo.
~ee
ME
I"APHY!ICS,
FlECES, in chemiflry, Ihe grofs mmer, or fedimem,
Ihal fellles
al
the bonoO! after diHillation, ferment¡o
tion, and Ihe like.
F.ECES, io medicine, lhe exeremeots voided by lIoo!.
FlECULENT, io general, is applied
10
tltings abound·
ing with f:rees, or dregs: Ihus rne blood and olher
bumours of Ihe huotao body, are faid
10
be fzculenl,
\l/heo wilhout Ihal pttrily whieh is oeeeffary to heallh.
FAENSA, a eily aod bi/hop's fee of ltaly, fitualedinlhe
pope's lerritories, aboul Ihiny miles eall of Bologo.:
E. long.
12° 38',
and N. lal.
44°
30'.
F
AGARA, inbotaoy, a genus of Ihe tetraodria monogy–
oia clafs. The ealix eonfifls of fou r fegmenll,
and
Ihe
eorolla of four pelal!; aod Ihe eapfule has four cells,
two valves, and eonlaio! ooe feed,
10m
.re Ihree
fpeeies, Done of Ihemnalives of Britain.
FAGGOT, in limes of popery heTe, lVas a badge \liora
on Ilre Oeeve of the upper garmeol of fueh pafonsas
had reeanled, orabjured wbal was Ihen Icrmedhmfy;
being pUl
00
afler Ihe perfoo had earrieJ a faggot,.by
way of peoaoce,
10
fome appoinled place of
folem~tly.
The leaving off Ihe wear of Ibis badge lVas (omeume!
iOlerpreted a
GgD
of apollaey.
FAC COTS, amoog mililary meo, perfons hired byo.flicers,
wltofe eompaoies are
001
full,
10
OIuller and htde the
defieieneies of lite eompaoy;
by
",hieh means !bey
eheal the king of fo mueh money.
.
FAGO lA, io bOlaoy, a geous of the decandna mODO'
gynia clafs. The ealix conGns of five leaves, :Uld Ihe
eorolla of 6ve eordatcd petals; the capfule has 6fe
cells wilh ooe feed in eaeh, aod leo valves. Thereare
tltree fpeeies, none of tbem n'lives of Brinio,
FAGOPYRUM. See
POLYCO~UM ,
.
FAGUS, Ihe
HE
eH, io bOlaoy, agenus of tbe monlteta
polyaodria ciar!. Tbe ealix of Ihe male is bell·thaped,
aod eonfills of fi,e fegments; il has no eorolla, but
Iwelve lIamioa : Ibe ealix of the (cmale conGas orrour
leelh; il has
00
eorolla; lhe llyli are three; and the
eapfule is muriealed, Itas four eells and I\liOffeBed!,
Time are three fpeeies, IWO of thcm natives o n·
tain,
.iz.
tlteean.oea, or cb,fnut'lree ; and the (yha·
tica, or beeeb·lree.
fAl
TING,