1000000030

II 1\

6;0

ro n

f OX. in 7Ool,'f,y.

Se,

C,I" S.

l"oX ,C; LOVf., in h%lny,

SCC

l) ,r, 'TALI< ,

ro\'.

or Sr Foy, • ,0IVn in G'BeB1';, in

Frln=~.

thirlY

t\Vo miks ran uf lIo«rd,.,,,.; it i, fi",altu uud" the

maidianof Londnn, in

4.{O,

so',

¡JI.

f lL'\CTION. io "ithn""e "n.l :dbLG", Se. ARITH '

MF.T I C,

387.

3mi /\L CF.I!R:\,

E3 .

Da;",al

FRAC'flu ss . See

i\"T B" ~ Tl C .

395.

fRACTURE, iufUI gcry• • rup,,:rc

bone. ur a fu·

Jution of eontinuity in a bon,.

n it is' c,u!h_d ur

broken by fome external e.,¡fe. S, c SUKCtky.

FRJENUM. in anatomy•• Irrm

ap~:"u

'0 lomz mrm·

branous ligamen" of ,he body.

FR -"HUM LI HGUn,. Sce ASATO); •• p.

305.

FR-"H UM' EHIS , Se. ANATO"'. p. 274 '

FRAG

.~.

a IOwn of

.'\rra~on.

in SI'Jin. fituated unJa

the meridi.n of London: N. J ... 4t

16':

fRAGARL-\. ,he STRAIVBERRV. in bolany. a

g~nus

of the ieofanari. polygynia e1afs. T he calix is

d.vi·

ded ioto ten fegmenlS; ,he petals are five: and ,he

receptaele is an ol'al deeiduous berry. T here are

three fpeeies. two of ,hem n"ives of Hri"in.

"lZ .

,he

vefea. or eOnlmJn Ilrawberry¡2nd the

f1~ri¡is.

or ba–

ren Ilr2wberry.

FRANCE. a large kingdom of Eurnpe. fituated be·

tween

5°

and

lon~.

2nd bet'.Veen

43°

ami

N. lal. being buundeu by th! Engli,h ch,nnel and

the AullrianNeth,rlanJs. on the north; by Germany.

SIVi:zerland. Savoj·. and Piedmont. in ltaly. on the

call; by the Mediterr.nea:1 fea. aod the Pyreneao

mouotains. IVhieh frparatc it fromSp,in, on the foud, ;

ando by the bay of

Bib\,.

on the wel!. This king–

dom lOas fo rmerly diviJed iOto tlVelve prov:nees; but

at prefent i, is divided into twent j'·five general gOl'ern'

ineots.

over

every one of IVhieh is an omeer. called an

inlenJant. ap?JinICd b)' the king. who has a pOIVer of

controlling the gOfano,. and all OIher oflieers oí ju·

Hi~c ;

aod prefiJe;

ov~r

the receivers.general of his ge·

nm lity. .

I RANCFORT. a eity of Germar.y. fitua!cd on Ihe

confine. of Helfe and Franconia. on both

fi'¡ ~s

of the

river Maioe : E. lon

7°l0'.

N.I,tI .

50°

tO'.

FUNCroRT

1;"

0,/".

a cit)' of Gamaoy. in the

cirele of Upper S;xony. aod mar9uifm of Il"nden·

burgh. fitualed in

long.

15°.

N. lat.

52°

22'.

f RANCHE·fO "TE. Ihe fame with tite eouoty of Dur–

gundy. See BURGU HD • .

f KANCIU·COMTe. a proyince of Fran:e

bound~d

Lorrain on the nonl!; by Alf..e and Switzerllnd. on

the ean; by La Brefs .nd Bugey. on tite fouth;

by Ihe dukedoltl of Burgundy, on Ihe IVell.

FRANCHISE, in a general fenf':. a privilcge or eK,cmp–

tion from onlinar)' jurifdii1ion; as Ihat ror a corpor•.

tion10 hol.l plm among the:nrclm

fueh

yalue.

or the hke.

FRANCISC!\N ,íos .s. I'R

I.H'

r.IIN O

01 G

RFY

r ~

r–

AlS. rciigious of Ihe arda of St Frlo",. loundrd

by hint in Ihe year 17?9.

The rule u: the F,aneifc.tns. as

,I.li

~lrd

hy St

Yrancis himf, lf. i. briLOy ,his: the)' are to hy incomo

,nlln. to 1,¡,f, II e

th,,~il y.

anJ tO pay oJtJitnce 10 I!"

por' ,nd

doe"

f'ul'

1" ''''.

n:lor~

Ih:)' (.n be;,.Jm;ttrd inlo the order. thty al':

o',lrg:d

fdl all th,)' h lVe. ar.d I:i"e it tOthc I'UJI:

tht.:y

tlle 10 puforlll

p!lr's

nOVICI:nr, anJ

,dll.n

¡~!.

Il,iw:d

Ih.\'CI' lO

quit

lit!.!

on!cr

ul)On any accuum.

Th,'y ale 10 f.tfl frnm Ihe feJn of I\:I-f.int:. to dlc

N,tli\il Y. TI", o,der

h.II

produeed fuur pJp". forr y–

t\\'o r;u d·nal,. ,,¡d an in:,ni le numherof patriarehs.

~NCOLl:-;I .

a lO"n of ltaly. filU lteJ on the rim

Po,

aoo·,r ni"e mi"s nonh ·eal! of Fawa.

FRANl·ONIA. a cirel: of the e trm,n e",pire.

Iyin~

b'~lwC<l'

Bohemi,1 on the eaJl. antl Ihe ele/lome 111

Mentz 00 lite wen. Irs c2pil.d is Nuremburg; and

(Ium thlS C0uOly the

f,," h .

who eonquert'tl anJ

gaye n,."e to Ihe kingdolll 01' Fedilee. are ("d to I",'e

fum.!.

FR /Il\GULA. in I,otany, See RHA'I<US.

FRtH'GUL.t: SHC".S. in bOlany. See MAUROC.·

NIA.

FKAH LAS GO.ICE. or LrNGU A rRANCA . a kind of

j<rgun fpuk<n on the Metltte'Tdn ·an. and panicuiJdy

Ihrt'U2hout

11",

cu,lils and p"'s of Ihe

I....

ant. eoOl'

pO:Ld of llalian. SpanlOl. French.

l'ul~H

Gretl. and

ulher languaces.

FRA H

Or FR, He. ananeient eoin. eilllte of gold or fil·

ver.

fl ru:k and

Curr~nt

in France. The value of the

gold f'rank

IVAS

fonwyltat mOte than thal of the golJ

crown;

tl:~

fih'er frlr.!: was a Ihil'd of Ihe golJ one:

tltis euin is long OUt

nI'

ufe. IIlouglt tite t<rm

1l,11

re·

t:tined

:15

the naml!

01'

monry

"JI"

aec luot

wllidl

ft.: ; it is equi'laknl tO Ihe Jiv,". or IIVenty fui,.

FR.'\NKEND:\L. a eity of C ;rmlny.

,he pallli–

nate of the Rltire, fitumd

the

l/eH

fide of Ih: ri·

' er Rhir.e. in

lon~.

S',

N. I.t.

49°

JO'. '

FR'\1 CEj'IA. SF.A·HEA"H . or SFA-CHICK\\'EEO. ,

genus of the h,x,tndria monagyni;1 cllfs. T!te "Ii"

, is tunoel Otaped. ar.d

~ivid<J

lUtO five fegmenls; Ih<

pwls are five ; the fligma I,a, fi, di ..ifions; 2nd Ih.

caplule confills of one

e.ll.

with tlt", " Ivcs ,

Thcr~

are IItree fpecies. tl\O of ,hem n",,'es 01' Bri!,;n.

vi:.

the I:-.:vis. or fmoot" fea·hea:h; and the pulrrrulent, ••

or bro"IIr,,'ed feA-heath.

FRANKENSTF.IN.

a tOIVn o( GerOlany. in the r,la.

tinale of the Rhinc. anel dUI.h)' of Zceorutgen. fj·

luated "velve miles nonh-\Vdl of

L,nd,~.

l-IK

El(. a IOwn 01' the Unlted 1'1'01inr,' in the

rr(}·

..in:e of \\ ell FricO.tnd. nine md:s

crl of LCl\'lrden.

FJUNKS. r R.I< .'S. or FRA''tU" . an a?pdl"iur. g"

ven by the Turb. anJ Ollt" ...,,;ons

Afi,.

10.'"

the people 01' Ihe u'efl ern

p.ms

of Europ<. tO IIh"II

thev give t:,e I\"IIC of

Frankijlal/.

FJ\Al\ST:IT, IIr I' R.1I'S1·.I1,

I~wn

ofSil,fi•• fitu, ·

ted

t l\'~"t1-:iv,

miles nonlt·e. JI,

Glo~.w.

fubJe!1'o

l'rn!Ti,.

],iL~ SC.\ll ,

or FREs f nr. , 10l\'n of 1r,11'. i. the

c.lmp,lnia uf

Rom~.

Ihin,'en n\ll,s e.

01' tll'l

CiI) ,:

neH \\ h;el, pJ.lce is

d,~

TLf"tlullt 01 Cicero. e¡lIeJ

Gfutro Fartte.

f K

\TI-:J~.

lIT \', in the Roman· whohc

countril(.

;'~Ij.l