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KINGSTON, a mariw-to\rn of Surry, r.tuated on the

Cnr/il/,~-KNHS,

in a adp,

thof~

timhers wl;:ch C:ltclI-1

river Thames, t\Velvemiles wen of London.

frolll lhe lides

the haldl'w'Y, and he, r up lhe d" k

KlNCSTON, a pOrt-town of Jamaica, fi tualeJ on th·

onboth r.des.

north fide of

tI~e

bay of Port royal :

long.

77°, K

IFE, a

well-kno.wn

infl rument, mide for cuning.

N. I, t.

17· 32 .

AII fons of klllve, are prohthited lO be imponed.

KINROSS, a town of Scodand, in the fh ire of Fife, KNIGHT, among the Romans, a perfon of lhe fecond

filu ated

lhe lake of Loeh-Leven, twenty miles north

degrce of noGility, following immediately that of the

of Edinburgh.

fcnators_

KINSALE, a port-town of Ireland, io the COUnty of

Pan of the ceremony whereby this honour was con-

Cork aoel province of Munner, fituated 00 the river

fcrred, was the giviog of an horfe; fo r eaeh had a.

Bandon, f,)urteen mil<s fouth of the city of Cork :

horfe at the publie charge, ,nd received the flirend

'V_

loog

SO20',

aod N. lal.

p .

32'.

a horfe man, to ferve in the wars_

KIOF, or hl OW,

th~

co pital of the Rufliao Ukraioe,

When tho knights were taken in amoog the f,oa-

00 the frootiers of Poland: E. long. 30. 30', and

tors, they refigned the privilege of IlaI'iog an horfe

N. lat.

t· .

kcpt for themat the charge of the public : thenit be-

KIRK, a Saxon term, fi goifying the fame Wilh church .

Cl,me nmlfary, io order to be a koight, that they

K -0SW

LO .

a mMket town of Comberland, twelve

OlOuld have aeenain reveoue, that t.heir poverty might

nliles fou th of CarJifle

nOI difgrace the order; and when they failed of rhe

K-

os s, ao inreriorehurch judicatory io Seot- prefcribed revenue, they were

~xpuoged

out of rhe

laod, eooflltiog of the m:nifters, clders, and deacons

lia

of knighls, and Ihrua down amfJng the Plebeians.

of a parifh .

Ten thoufand crolVos is computed to hal'e beco the

regula:es matlers relatiog ro public wMfh ip,. ca- reveoue required.

te:hiftog, ,'ifl talioos,

1:;c.

and judges in cafes of foro

The koights at leogth grew fo very powerful, that

n,cation and lelfer fcandals .

they berame a balaoce berIVeen the power of the fe-

KIRKALDY, a tOIVn of Fifefhire, in Scotland, ten

nare .nd people: they negleéled the exercifes o( war,

miles oorth ofEdinburgh .

and belook themfelves princip,lIy tocivil employmeotl

KIRKHAM, a markel 10IVno( Laocafhire, fixteeD miles

io Rome. .

fourh of Laocaaer.

KNlCHT, io a modero feofe, properly fignifles

perfoo,

KIRKUDBRIGHT,

pa,liament-town of Scotland,

\Vho, for his vinue aod manial prowefs, is by the kiog

which ranks Wilh Dumfries, Anoao,

Óc.

filuated on

raifed aboyeIhe raAk of gemlemen, ioto 3n higher daIs

• bay of the Irifh fea, fi xty miles wel! of Carlille :

of dignity aod honour.

W.long. 4·

S',

and N. lal. 54· 38'.

Koighthood was formerly rhe firl! degree o(honour

KIR.KWALL, the capital of the Orkney.iflands, .nd

in Ihe army, and ufually conferred with a ereat del!

fit uated in rhal of Pomona, isaparliament-Iown, whieh

of eeremony 00 thofe who had diainguifhed them-

c1alf~s

with Diogw.lll, Tain,

Óc.

W. loog.

25· ,

and

felves by fome notable exploil io arms : Ibe memo-

N. lal.

59° 4

S' .

nies at their creatioo have beeo various; the priocipal

KITCHES-C ARD EN, a piece of grouod laid out for the

was a box on the ear, aod a aroke \Virh a fword

euhivation of f,uit, herbs, pulfe, and other vegmble.s

the fhoulder; rhey put on him a fhoulder-beh, aod a

ufed inrhe kitchen. See GA

RO.

HC.

gih f\Vord, fpurs, aod orher military accourremeots ;

KITE. See

eO.

afrer which being armed as a knight, he was led ro Ihe

KNARESHOROUGH, a borough-town in the north

ehurch ingreat pompo Camden defcribes the maooer

riding of Yorkfhire, lifteeo miles oorrh ofYork.

of making a

koighl-batc~elor

among us, which is lhe

(cods IWOOlembers tOparliameot.

10IVea, though themol! aneieot order of koighthood,

.KNAVE, inold lalV·books, an appellHiongivento aman-

lO be thus : the perfon koeeling, \Vas geotly l!ruek

(ervanl, or even tO a male ehild.

on rhe fhoulder by the prlnce, and aceolled in rhefe

KNAVESH IP, io Scots la

IV,

one of the oames of the

words, " Rife, or be a koight, inthename of God."

(mall.duties payable io Ihirlage to the miller's fervants, KN tCHT is alfo uoderflood of a perfon adm:llCd ioro a-

ealled fequels. See SeoTS LAW, tit. r6.

ny order. either purely military, or m'¡itary aod reli·

KNAUTl A, inbotany, a genus of the retraodria mono-

gious, iol!ituted by fome king or prioce. with certain

gyoia clafs . The eommoo calix is oblong. fimple,

marks and rokens of hooour aod d !lioélioo,

rhe

"od conlains flve flo\Vers; the proper calix is fimple,

knighrs of rhe garter, koights of lhe

thiIH~,

koighls

aod above the fruit ; Ihe corollulx are irreguldr ; aod

of 1I'ialr., the knights of the Holy Ghul!,

0(.

the rcceptacle is nakcd. T here are IWO fpecies, none KNtC HTS -ERRAST, a pretended order of chivalr)'.

of them nalives of Britain.

muchmlked of io old romaoces, beiog a kind ofhcrocs

KNEE, in anatomy , rhe articulation of Ihe Ihigh aod

rlral lravelled the \Vorld io f"areh of adl'er.tum ,

r~-

leg-boncs. See ANATOMY, part

&c_

dr"Oiog wrongs, rcfeuiog damfels,_,nd lJklOg

,11

o~-

.KN

EE,

io a Ihip, a crooked piece of rimber, bent like a

e. flons 01 figoaliziog lheir prowels. ThlS

roo~_,nllc

koce, ufed lO Giod the beams

~od

fuuncks logerher,

bravery of lhe old koighrs

\\'as

h"relofore lhe chtllla.

hy being bohed

f.fl

ioto Ihem both. T hefe are ufed

of th" Spaniards .

abo;)t alllhe dccks.

KS lCHTS

of lhr

Jhirr,

or KN lCH TS({

/,orli:II:I'III.

rhe