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H A

brOIVn, aod variegmd IVilh while nod yellow fpOlS;

and lhe leg' are alh·eoloured.

is lhe fpumd plo–

ver of EdlVlnls, and a native of Canaela. 7. The

plul'ialis, is hlack abol'c, with greco fpOlS, ",hite

110-

,Iernm h, "nd lhe feet al'e aOl·eoloured.

is lite

greco plover of Ray, ,otl is

oative of Europe.

The turquatus, has a bhek brean. aod a \Vhile froot ;

Ihe tOP of lhe heael .otl lhe collar is bl:tek; aotl Ilre

bcak .od feet are bluifh.

is a native of SI

Don~n·

go.

The calidrls, hasblack feet and

bl.ck

bill;

Ihe rump is grcyifl,;

ami

Ihebody is pure while bcluw.

frequeols lhe O,ores of Europe.

10 .

The cedieoe–

mus, or lI"oe eurle\V of Iby. is of a greyeolour,

wilh tIVO of Ihe ¡orime IViog-f.;alhm hlack, bUI ",hile

io the middle; it has

fllarp bill, and afh-"oloured

fcel.

is a nalil'e of Brilaio. I

l1,e

luinantopus, is

\Vhlle below, lVilh a blaek haek, :lorl a long bl,ck

bill · Ihe feel

red aod very loag.

is Ihe . u–

tum~al

dottertll

Engli!h alllhórs, aotl

frcnueol~

Ihe

fea-Ihores of Europe. 12. SpillOfus, arOleJ dotterell,

or lap wiog, has a blaek breall, legs, .od

will~s;

Ila, a eren 00 Ihe hintlcr put of the hcad

is of

Ihe fize of a pidgeoD; Ihe Frcneh eall il domiuie"uus,

from lhe refembL,nee il

has

lOlhe drcfs uf

domini–

can monk:

oative uf EgYI'I.

CH AR.~NTIA,

in bOlany

Sce

~!O"ORDICA.

~RA

, in

iehlhyolo.gy.

Sce

SAI.MO.

CHARHúN, in Ihe mCJI'ge, 'hal

IrJlk

black fpot

mark which remains afler

large fpol in Ihe mily of

tlle corner lmh uf a horfe: abuut the fe.enlh or

cighlh year, \\'hen Ihe eavily fills up, the loolh being

rmoulh and eqn

il is faid lObe rafed.

CHARCAS, Ihe

foutll~rn

di,

·ir.on

of Pern, in South

Ameriea, remar:t.1ble for tite r.lver·mines of POlofi.

CHARCO.\L,

~il\d

of fuel, conr.ning of half burnt

wood, mueh ufed by

auir.ws

of diffc"nl profdJions;

aod that nOI only as

f~c1,

but for polifhing

brafs.or

copper plates,

6c.

T he ben eharcoal for common ures is Ihal made of

oak; bUl in Ihe m311Uf.anre 01' guopowdcr Ihey com-

1II0nly ufe charcoal made of.alder.

CH t\RENTE, 3 river of Francc, \Vhich arifing io Ihe

Limofio, runs ",e{(IVard by Aogonlcfme anrl Sointes,

falling iOlo lhe bay of Bifeay, oppofite

Ihe ine of

Oleron.

CJlARENTON, the oame of IWO 10WOS in Fraoce, Ihe

one UpOD Ihe M.rmandc, io Ihe Eourbonois; Ihe 0-

ther in Ihe ine of France, near Ihe eonfluence of Ihe

1<!arnc \Vilh lhe Seine, abour Ihree miles fuulh·ean of

Paris: E.long.

30',

'Dd N.

hu.

4So

45'.

CIIARGE: io hClaldry, is applied to Ihe r.gures rep,re–

(enl,d on Ihe efeUleheon, by 'Nhieh Ihe bearers

di–

filnguilheJ from uoe anotl'tr; anJ it is 10 be ob(er–

ved,

Ih~l

100

m.oy

eharges are 001 (a honourable as

fc\\'er.

CHA RGI:

o¡

h.d

denotes

quantilY of

thiuy.r.lI

pigs.

StC P' G

CIIA RGE

,. rn/rr h,;r,

in Seols law, a wriling palling

unrl:r Ihe r.gncI, oblaincd at Ihe innaoee of a mdilol,

cithcr agaiolllhc heir

hil Jebilor, for fixing upaR

him the debt as repre(eotiog the debitor, whieh' ís·

called a general charge: Or, agaion the debitor

him~

felf, or his heir, for Ihe purpo(e of vening him in the.

righl ,/ dny heritable fubjea lO whieh he has made up

ou title, io order the credilOr ma, ameh thal fubj eé't

(or payment of his debl, io the fame manoer as if hi$

debitor or his heir were legally ,'efied io il by(ervice

or otherwife. Tbislan kind is e.lleda fpeeialeharge.

See Seo

IV,

litle,

ApprijingJ and

adjudica/ionJ.

CH ARGED, in heraldry, a Ihield earrying fome im–

pre(s or fi.gure, is faid 10 be e.harged Iherewith;

(o.

alfo wheo onr. bearing, or eharge, has aoolher figure

added upon it, it is properly faid to be charged.

CHARIOT, a half eoaeA, haviog ooly a feat behiod,

wilh a'flool, at mofi, before. SeeCOACH .

The ehariols of Ihe aoeienls, chieAy ufed in IVar,

were called by the femal names

hi~.r. Ir(~",

&e. ae–

cording

Ihe Dumber of horfes applied lO draIV Ihem•.

Every ehariot carried tIVO men, who IVere prob,bly

the warrior and Ihe eharioteer; aod IVe read of fe–

I'eral meo of oOle aod valour employed in driving Ihe

chariol. \Vheo Ihe warriors carne to eoeOllJller ilb

clofe fighl, lhey alighled out of Ihe chariot, and fought

onfoot; bUI II'heoIhey were weary, whiehoften hap–

pencd, by rca(oo of their armour, thcy relired iOJOo

.Iheir ehariot, and

Ih~nte

aonoyee! their enemies with

dans and OIilhve weapoos. Thefeeh2riolS were mado

fo nr011g, thot Ihey lall.d for feveral generations.

Ber.des this fou , lI'e find (requenl meolion of Ihe

currUJ

¡a/eali,

or thofe ehariolS armed wilh hooks

Or (eythes, IVilh IVhich whole raoks of (oldiers

wer~

Cllt

1111'

IOgelher, if Ihey had nOI the art of

al'oidio~

the danger ; Ihefe IVcr. 001 only ufed by the Pel r..\Os,

Syri"ns. r:g)'ptians,

&c.

but.IVe fiod Ihem amuog our.

BriliO, aneellors.

r."illrllpha!

CHARIOT IVas one o( Ihe principal orna–

roents of Ihe Roman ccl.bmion of a ,·iaory.

The Roman triumphal ehariol

III" S

generally

Ola

of ivor)', rOJnd like a 101Ver, or rath.r of a eylindri.

cal figure; il w's (ometimes Si" al Ihe 10p, and or–

oamenled wilh erolVns; and, 10 reprtfeol

viaory

morenalurally, Ihey u(ed lO nain il wilh hlood.

was IIfually drawo by four while horf.s; bUI ofteo–

times by lions, elephanls, tygers, bears, leopards,

, dogs,

&c.

CH Il R!STIA,

feflival of Ihe aocieot' Rbmaru, ceJe.

brmd iO'lhe month of February, wh.rein Ihe rela–

tioos by blood and marriage rTltl, io order 10 preferve

a goud conefpondenee; and Ihat, ir there happcoed

10 be aoy d,lfmoec anlong l!rcm, il might

Ihemore

e.lfily aeeommodmd, by. Ihe ¡¡ood humour and minI:.

of tI,e eOlert.unmenl:

CHARITY, amoog.dil·ioes, ooe o( tbe three graod Ihe–

ologieal viuues, conr.lliog io Ihe love of God aod of

ou, oeighbour, .or Ihe habil and Mpofilion of 10l'ing

God wilh

JII

our heart, and our ncighbour as our–

fdm.

CHARITY

}f:NO/ÍlIII,

a religious eontrrgatíoD

founded, abollt the end of Ihe XIVlh ecOJury, by

ooe BeroarulO A1voItcz, a MeXlcao, io hunóur of SI

Hi?polit~