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HERCINIAN rORHT, a forell \\'hich ancien:ly ex·
tended the whole length of Germany and Bohemia,
fome remaios of ~'hich are ni11 in being, viz. the Black
Forell, Odeowald oear .Heidelburg. Stigewald io
Wurtlburg, and Bambcrg, and lIanfwald in Brunf·
wic.
HERCOLE, a pon·town of Tufcany, on the coall cal·
led S:ato del PreGdii: E. Ion. 12°, aod N. lat. 4l °
2{.
HER.CULES, in anroOOIJly. See. ASTRONOMY. p.
436 .
HERCULES 'PILLARS, in aotiquity, a name given to
mount Calpein Spain, near Gibr~ltar, on the European
fide of tbe llreights, and mount Avila on the Aflican
fideo
HEREDITAMENTS, whatever iml)loveable thing! a
perfon may have to himfe!f and his heir! by way of
inheritance ; and which, if not otherwife bequeathed,
cefcend to himwho is next heir, and oot to the execu·
tor, as ehauels do.
HEREDITARY, an appellation given to whatcver be·
longs tO a family by right of fuccellion, from heir to
heir.
HEREDITAS lACENS , in Sconlaw. An enateis faid
tobe in h(rd lla/( jacm/(, a(ter theproprietor's death,
t,lI Jhe heir's enlry.
HEREFORD, the principal eily of Hcrefordlhire, Gtu ·
ated 00 the river Wye, twenly.four miles north·well
of Gloceller, and ooe hundred aod tIVenty wen of
London : W. lon. 2° 42', and N. lat. 52° 6'.
It feods two members 10 parliameol .
HERESY, the erime of obnioately perGnidg in opioion!
that are contrary to the fundameotals of religion.
HERETABLE RIGHTS, in Seot! law, all right! af·
feéliog lands, houfes, &c. or anyimmoveable fubjeél.
See LA IV, tito 9.
HERETAGE, in Scots·lalv, laods, boufes, or any im·
moveable fubjeél, in contradininélion to moveables or
moveable fubjeéls. SeeLAW, tito9. ltalfo fometime!
fignifies fuch immoveable property as a perfon fue·
ceeds to as heir toanother, in contradillinélion to that
which be himfe!f purchafes or acquire! in aoy other
manner, ealled conq{uj/. SeeL1w, tit. 27.
llEREnC, a general narne for all fuch perfons, under
a~y religion, but efpeciallythe Chrillian, as profefs or
teaeh religious opinioRs contrary to the enablilhed
f. ith, or to what is made the llandard of onhodoxy.
HERLlNG, a market·town of Norfolk, tlVenty mileS
fouth·wefi ofNorwich.
, among antiquarians, lIatues of the godMer·
cury, made of marble, and fometimes of bra(s, with·
oct arms or feet, and fet U? bythe Greek& and Romans
io the cro(s ways.
HERM.iEA. in antiquity, ancient Greek fellivals, in
honour of the god Herrnes or r.lercury.
HERMANIA, in botany, agenus ofthemonadelphia peno
13ndria c1ars. lt has bUI one nylus ; the capfulehas
fi,'c cclls; and Ihe petals are (cmitubular at the bafeo
There are nine fpecies, none ef themnatives of Bri·
tain.
HERMANASTAT{ the capilal cily of TranGlvaoia{rubo
je~ to lhe houfe of Aullria: E.loo. '4°, N. lat. 46'
32.
HERMAPHRODITE, a perfoo of both fexes, or who
has the pans of generation both of male and fem~le.
lt is nolV generally allowed, that there is no fueh
thing as a true líermaphrodite; moll, if oot all thofo
who pa(s for fuch, being mere women, whofe c1itoris
is grolVn 10 ~n enormous fize, aod the labia pudeodi
become unufually tumid.
Among the inf~él· c1afs of animals, indeed, herma'
phrodites are very frequent : fuch as worms, fnails,
I~eches, &c.
HER "APH~ODITE FLOWERS, among botaoifls. See
BOTANY.
HERMATHENA, among aotiquarians, a f1atue repre·
(enting Mercury. and Minerva both io one.
HERMES. See HERU:.
HERMETIC, or HERMETlCAL, aD appellalion
to whateverbelongs to chemillry, from Hermes Tri(me·
gillus, who is fuppofed to bave beeo its inventor.
HERMETlCAL PHILOSOPHY, that which undertakes
to folve the various phznomena of nature, from the
chemical principb fah, fulphur, aod mmury.
HurHTlcAL SEAL, among ehemills, a method of Oop.
ping ufed in chemichal operations, f.,.
c1ofe!y, that the moll fubtil fpirit cannoí e(cape through
them.
It is commonly' done by heating the neck of the vef.
fel in a flame, till rcady to meh, and then twilling it
c10fely IOgether with a pair of pincers. Or, velfels
may be hermetically fealed, by lIopping them with a
glafs plug. wellluted; or, by covering the ve/fe! with.
aoother ovum philofophicum. .
HERMIT, adevout perfon retired into folitude to be
more at leifure for contemplatioo, and to difencumber
him(elf from the a!Fairs of the wqrld .
HERMON, a mouotain 00 theeafl of Syria and Palenine,
io Afia.
HERN.~NDIA, in botany, a genus of the monllcia
triandria The calix of Ihe male has three feg·
ments, and the corolla three petals. Tbe calix of!he
female is entire and truncate~; the corolla coofills of
fix petals ; aod the drupa is Rollow, witA an opeo
mouth, and a loofe keroel. Tbere are tlVO fpecies,
both natives of the Iodies:
HERNGRUNT, a tOlVn of Upper Hungary, fituated
oorth of Buda, ncar the Carpathian mouotaios : E. loo,
' 9° 20' lat. 48 ° 41-
HERNIA, io medicine. See MEDICIH and SUI'
GERY .
HERNIARIA, tUPTURE weRT, in bOlany, a geno!
of the pentandria digyoia c1afs. The calix conGlls of
/ive fegments ; it has no corolla; and the capfule con·
taios ooe feed. There are four fpecies. threeof them
natives of Brilain, viz. theglabra, or fmooth rupture·
1V0n ; the hirfuta, or rough rupture wort; and Ihe
lenticulata, or fea rupture wort. The leaves may ~
ufcd as a mild r~llringent; but have 00 title to thelr
former reputation of curing ruptUres. . .
HERO, in the ancient m)'thology, agrcat and IlIuflno us
perrun, oramonal oature, thoughfuppofedby the popu·
J~,c