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RIO

CI\ANDE,

a river of

T erra Firma,

\\'h;dll i:II,;:~ :I.,vn

under lhe

lqu~lor,

and runnin¡! ncn h. 'J!b 11110

tlJl..

nonh

fea bc[wccn Ci4rthag\!n<l and

~:h

M dnh ....

Rlo

GM.ANOE

is .. Ifo a

fl\','1

of A fflc<I ,

w lll e!,

rnos (rom

c a n

la wefl lhrough N egroland, and falls íoto the AtI ..ntic

occan, in

I ION.

lat.

Rlo

J ANIi I RO,

a river of South America, \... hie" rifes in

[he mountains wefl of

Bral.il

, and ¡alls ioto

l he

Adantic

ocean almoCl under

lhl!

tropie of c;:\pricoro.

RIOT,

law, is where [hree or more pt:rCons.

aff~n1bJcd

(agcther, commit fome unlawful

aa,

wilh force and

VIO'

lence,

10 lhe

dillurbance of

lhe

pc~ce;

as heating fome

perfoo, forcibl y cnteri ng

upaD

lhe

polTl:f1i on of

,be

Jands,

houfes,

Oc.

¡notlter, or breaking do\vn

inc1o(ulcs

houfes.

<:re.

Byllat.

Geo.

c'p. v. ir .ny porfon, ro the numo

ber oftwelve or more, uolilwfully and riotuu(ly affcmbJed,

continue together

[oc

hour. aher being required,

j unice of Ihe puce. or Ot:1cr OltlgiOrate, tOdi1vn(e, they

Iball be deemcd guihy or relr,ny without benef.r or clcrgy .

However, proCecutions upon lhis natute,

muH

he begu n

within one

ye"T

arter (he offénce is

commttted .

RIPl'ON•• borough.town oí YOrkOlire. twenty one miles

nonh ·,,'eO of York.

r~nds

( \YO

members toparliament.

RISK. in

gamin~,

&e.

See CHANCE.

RiTE.

among dlvines,

denotes

lhe

particular manner of

celebratlOR divloe fervice. in this

that éountry.

RITORNELLO, or R

EP.'

T .

in mufick, the burden of

a fong,

lhe repetidon of the 6TH or other vedes of a

Cune

al lhe end

each

lblnza or couplet.

RITUAL, a book direlling the order and manner to be

obferved in

cdt.brating

reltgious ceremonies, and pcrform.

ing divine fervice

panicular church, dioLefc, order,

,he Jike.

RIVAL

a term applied to two or more perrons, who

h:jve

the

ritme pretenf'ion" and

which is

propcrly appl,cd

compelilor

lave,

and figura

tivdy loan antagolJin. in

¡¡¡ny othcr purruit.

RIVER .

currt nt

Ore~m

of frc(h water flowing

in a

bcd or channel from

ilS

louree iOlo

the rea.

The

great as wfll as

t~e

middle-l'ized rivcrs procccd

tilher from a colnfluence of brooks and rivulels,

0 1

(re m

lakes ;

bUl

rivt"r of

confi deralJlc

magnilude flows from

ooe rpring. or ooe

I,.ke.

but is augmented by the accenion

olhers. Tllus

the Wolga

rccelves

above twO hundred

ri\'crs

and

brooks

uerure it dtreharges itrelr

1010

{he Car–

pian Sea;

and lhe

D anubc: recc:ivcs

lels,

bc:fore

en.

ters , he Euxin'- Sea.

RIVINIA . or

R I VI NA ,

bot~ny.

~entls

(he tetran·

dria

monoRY:'tia

c1a(s,

1~he

corolJa

confi!1s c f rour

pero

manent

peuls:

it h;¡s no cahx; and

lhe

berry conrai ns

one:

rough f«.'ed, T herc are

lWO fp:cies ,

none of

tbem

nat ives o(

RritC!.in.

RIVULET,

a dlminutive of river. 5 ee

RI VE R • .

ROACH. in :chrhyology

Se< C YPRINUS.

RO.i\ Ol\ K,

IOclnd

North

AmNic.l ,

nt u

Ih~

coan

of Alherm"rlr -counIY, in North C aroJina: \V. long.

75°,

lat.

31· 40"

R O H, in pharm-lcy,

the

juices

of rruits pur¡6cd and in .

{pIIT.ttd 1111

CJf

the ..:onfifience

hnnc.:y.

R obor

OslcJu·Lerri ..

s ¡s

I hl1~

pr' pared: T oIk,.

IWO

quarts

cf lhe jui« of "pe ald«'bcrms, ond

h.lf

a pounu of

, ~.

S53

,r..

O E

6n,'d

fllg:n,

E '·?jH')r:ue over a

gc:nk

fire, or in a w;: tcr

t,<tlh,

till

it is o( a due confiH

!1:'! ,

ROHU ER \',

I;¡\V,

a fcl..,nious lo:k,ngawayan'Jthers man',

goods, frolll

hls

ruron, prcfl ncc, or

Cll ate,

pUlling

" im ir.

ft ar . Sec

LAW,

T it. xxxiii , 30 .

ROJjjl\jA. in bo"ny, a gen". of rhe diac!elphia dcc, r.c ,.ia

c1.fs,

1~he

vt'xillum

is opell,

refidl('d . and rounc1iih;

Ihe calix has (our

tet.th

Ih ~

uppermoíL;lJeing

eAlar

6 ina–

t<.d.

1 'he¡e

are

fix

fpccies, nune of

lhcm n<luves 01

Bri·

(.lin .

ROHORANTS. in pharmacy. medicines which Orcngthen

the parts,

and gi"t:

new

vigour

tO the

con~titUl ion ,

ROCHEFOUCt\UT, a oo"'n or Orle.nois, in France, fif·

leen miles eaH of Angoulr finc: .

ROCHELLE. a city anu porHownor Orleanois, in France:

W .

long .

S'.

N . lal.

46° 7'.

R OCHESTER .

ci.y or Kcnt, fitu ated on lhe ri,'erMed,

way , thiny

miles can

of L ondoo, aod twenty ·two

wcll;

C :. nteruury. •

ROCHFORD,

market-town of

Elfcx, thiny. thrce

m.I, s

e.tI

of L ondon, and fiftcen fouth.eal[

Chdm, ·

ford .

ROCHFORT ,

port-town

ofGuienne

France) twenty!"

three miles fouth or Rochelle:

Vv.

long.

0 .

N .

1 ...

46°.

1, is one o( the natiaos o( (he

Frt'nch

navy, h./.\'ing a

co:nmodious harbour, well

fecured

fons

and

bat1eries.

ROCK. a large maf, or block of hard tlone roo'td in the

gjound.

RO CK-,,)jlal.

orherwife called fprig-cryO, I, in natural

hiUory.

name

glven

the third

order

cryl1als, (rom

their being afli « d tO a rock or other ful.d body.

Thi, kind or r.ryll.1 i, the moll common o( all orhers,

and

what

Ihe generali,y

aUlhors

dc:f'cribe

uoder

the

name or cryO.1 of the OtOpS, bting lhat kcpt for medicinal

purpofes .

Th(t

clean::fl.

pun·n ,

and

moR tranfparent

t~;¡t

CiOn be

had ,

ought to be chofen

ana tO

prove

its genuineoefs,

il mal' be ITlcd

wi,h

aqua fonis, true cr)'llal m4kiog no

eff'c:rve(c(nce

wi,h that ml'nClruurn .

ROLKET, an

arti fici~1

lire_work, confiOing of

cylindri...

cal

cAfe

o( p"per, filIeJ

wilh

compofi don of cc:rraln com–

bufhble

iogred,ents ;

which,

being tied to a fi ll k, mounts

ioto

the alr.

a conliderable

ht ight .

aod there burCls,

ROCK ING HA

í,

a Olarkct-[own of NonhttmplOnn,ire.

(ilua.tt

:d "metecn

miles

north

Northamptoo.

R OO, a

IdOd

meafure of fi"tetn reet and

halr: the fame

wlth

perch

and

pole.

B /tlel

Roo,

Il..ff

carricd

the

king's

gentleman. ufh er.

as a uadse

his otlice; this roJ or

IfTis blJ.c!;, and has

lion in gold on

t Opo

S~e

U s

1I E R .

FíJ/)hl?

R o o, a lung taper roJ or \Voln.:!, tO

which

the

linc

f.lI

<n· d (or an glIng

R OE, rhe ;p"''1n or f«d or filb . T h.t of lh. male filbes is

ufually

diilln.~uifhed

by {he nam e of fo rt roe, or milt ; and

tbal o( lhe

fl.:D1i!le.

by hard

roe, or

fpa.wn,

inconc~iv"bly

numerous are thcr\! ovu la, or

fmall

rggs,

, hal

[\1.

PI!(it

f ound

342 144

Ihe:}) iD

a carp

eighteco inchc:s: bUI

~1 .

u c::wenho:!ck

found in a c;;,rp

no more than ::::

116~9'

This JaH fcntleman

Obre,\'e3.

that d Iere are four

limes

this numb"r in a cod) and chat

a common one containo; 93 44°00

('¡;~s.

RO E, in zuology. See C ",vus .

ROELL.-\.• .