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chaptas hare

char.le

,rs an,( chal,! ..in; to

all!r.

t:,e

C,l–

nill\~1

ancl ofli¡;j,ltc in thcir

abJe-lh'(.',

C"'

roRis ufed by way of excclknce for the pra'c n–

tor ur maaer of Ihe choir, whieh

olle

(,f

Ihe tidl dig–

nities 01' the eh,lpter. Al St D,1I i,]'s ill IVales, where

Ih,'re is no de,lO, he is nexI ill digoil)' 10 Ihe bilhop.

The ancients called Ihe ehJntor

/,rimicu iuJ

Call/m lll/,

To himbdollged Ihe dird lio,. of Ihe dcacons aod 0-

ther inferior otfleers.

Chantors in thc temple of Jerufalem, were a num–

ber of Le"'tes cmplnyed in fingi ng the praifes of God,

ar.d I'laying upon inaruments before his altar. They

h,ld no habits diainét fromthe reíl of the I'coplc; yct

in thc ccrtmony of remoriog the ark to Solomoo's tem–

ple, the chaolors appeared drelfed io tuoics of bylfu6

or fi ne lineo.

Chroo. v.

12.

CHANTRY, or CHAUN TkY, a chuich or

ci..

ppel, eo–

dowed with 1.lnJs,

&c.

for Ihe mainleoaocc of ooe or

morc priefls to fay mafs for Ihe fouls of the do–

ollrs.

eoce,

CHA NT R

\'·r,·~IJ,

are renlSaill p.lid 10 the crownbythe

p"rchafm of thofe lands.

CJi

~OS ,

that confllfioo io which matter lay wheo

newl)' produced ont of nothing at the beglOoiog of

the world,

b~fore

God, by his :dmigllty word,

h.ld

put it imo Ihe order anJ c<lndilioo whereio il was af–

ler Ihe li x da)'s ereaJioll.

CHAOS, io 20010gy,

geous of io:eéls bcloogiog 10 the

order of rermes 2ovl,h)ta. The bod)' has 00 fhell

or COVCI iog, and is capIble of revivillg after beillg

dead toappearaoce for a long time:

has 00joi otsor

( ~Icroal

OIgans of (eo(.lion. There are five (pecies,

monly obtaioed b), infufions of dilfm ot I'egetables io

water, and 001)' difeoverable by Ihe micro(cope.

Cll:\PEAU, io hcraldry, anaoeieot cap of digllityworn

by dukes, being (eartlel-eolonred vdvet 00 the out–

lide, aod lioed with a fu ro

is frequently uorne a–

bove ao helmel in{bd of'a wrcalh, uoder geotlcOlen's

creOs.

CHAPEL, or CHAPPr L, a place of dirioe ivorfhip,

fC1I'ed by ao ioeuOlbeOl uoder the deoomioation of a

citaplain.

is alfo a oame gil'eo to a prioler's work-houfe ;

io which (enfe the)' (ay, the lalVs of the Ch.lpel, the

(ecrels uf Ihe chApe\.

J('li~I/J

oj /h(

CHA PE L, callcd al(o poor koights of

Wiod(or, were inflittltcd by Heory

vm.

in his tefia–

Oleo!. Their ou.,ber was at firfi thirteeo, bUI has

b~eo

fi oee augmeottd tOIIl'lnt y-fix. Theyallifl in the

{uner.1(ervices of the kiogs of Eogland : They are

(ubjea to the ollice of the canoos of Wind(or, aod

11\'c 00 plofior.s

~Iligned

lhcm by the order of Ihe gal–

ter. Thly be. r

blo< or red c1oke, wilh thc arms of

C;e0r~c

uo Ihe left {hollld, r,

CH ¡\PELET, io the mcoage, a couple of flirrup lea–

thers, muunlld ..ch of Ihemwith a Hi" up, aod join–

ctl

t~p

in a

(~1I ~f

leather buckle, cJlled the he"d

uf the , h. peltt,

b)·

which Ihey are

Ola~e

Jan

rhe

pummd

01'

the (.ddle, aftel beiog adjufled to the ri–

der's leogth aod bore. They

ar~

uf,d bOlh 10 avoiu

¡hc tro:;bk of takiog up úr leniog dowo die ,nirntps,

u'cry tlllle Ihat Ihe gc.ntltman mouots on a dilfereot

IlIlIfe aod r:lddle, aod 10 fupply the place of Ihe

aCa–

demy faddles, which have 00 lIirrups to them.

\J'ITI·.RS, io .Irehileélure, the t:.mc wilh capilals.

CHAr lTKR S, io law, formerl)' figoified a fummary of

f"eh matters as were ioquired of, or pre(eoted before

juJlices

eyre, juflices 01' alflze or 01' the peace, in

thcir (eOlOo•.

Chapiters, at this time, deoote fueh anieles as are

delivered by the moulh of the juflice io his charge to

the ioqudl.

CH i\ PLAIN, an ecdefiaflie who olliciates io a chape\.

See CH APE L.

The kiog of Great Brilaio hall, fony-eight cha–

plaios io ordmary, ufuallylmioeot doétors io divinilY,

\Vhowail four each month, preach io the eh"pel, read

Ihe fervice to the family, aod to the kiog io IlIs pri"are

ntOl

aod fay grace io the ab(eoce of Ihe c1crk of

Ihe c1ofer. Ilefides, thore are. t.lVeoty-four chaplaios

at \\'hilehall, fclJolVs of Oxford or Cambridge, who

preaeh io th,ir turos, aod are alJowed

30 \.

/,cr anl/IIJIJ

edch. Accordiog to a aarme of Heory VIII. the

per(ons veaed with a pOll'er of t'ctaiOlogc¡,.lplaios, to–

gcther with the numb"r each is allolVed

qu,lify, is

as follows: Ao archbithop, eight ; a duke or bilhop,

fix ; marque(s or earl, tive; l'ilcoUllt, (our; baron,

kllight 01' rhe ganer, or lord-chaoecllor, dltee;

dUlchefs, marchiooe(s, couotefs, barooe(s, the treHu–

aod comptroller of the kiog's hou(e, derk of the

clo(et, Ihe king's (ecretary, dean of th: chapcl, al–

mooer, aod maner of the rolls, cach uf them 111'0;

chief juflice of the

kin~'s

bench, and wardeo of lhe

cioque-pons, eaeh ooe.

th<te chaplaios mal' pur–

chale a liceoce or di(pcofatioo, aod take two bendices

lI'ilh cure of (ouls

A chaplai o l)lUa be retaioed by

Iw ers té!limonial ullder hantl aoJ feal ; for il is oot

fuflicicOl that he fme as chaplaio io the (amily.

CUA

PL.~

rne ord"

J1lal/a,

olherwi(e calleJ di–

aeo, aod clerk conl'entua!, the fecoou cy.l(sof tlfe or–

der of

~lalta.

The koights make the fi dl raok.

CHAPLET, a flriug of beads u(,d by the Rom,1O Ca–

tholies, to couot Ihe number of their prayers. The

inv'!Olioo of it is afcribed to Peter the hermit, \Vho

probably learoed il of the Turks, as Ihey OII'Cit to

the Eall·lodians .

Chaplm are fometimes callcd pater-noaers, aod are

made of coral, of diamonds, of wood,

6e.

The -

commoll chap!et cootains fifty ave-marias, aotl fil'e pa–

ttr-ooatrS. There is alfo a ,h;lplet of our SaliDor,

coofitling of thirty- three beads, io honour of 11Is thir-

t)" ¡hrce )'ms lil'iog 00 tallh, ionilUted by father 1I1i–

cltael the Camalduliao.

CHAPPE', io herdldry, the dividing ao e(cutcheon by

lillcs drawo froll) lhe ceotre of the uppcr edge tOIhe

angl(s bclow, ioto tltrec pans, Ihe (.élioos no ¡he

fides being of adilferent metal or colour from the re/l.

CHAPPEL

iJl

(rirh,

market.towo of Derbyfhire, a–

bout twenty-fix miles nonh·weU of Dcrby;

\V.

long.

50', N

.1at.

0 22'_

. CHArTER,