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S T A

ther

m~rchants

ce.

:H,,'

0 1

11 r.~~l I 3 ~r:ng

Ib.:ir r.(\("ds

bl! bough t b...

tIJo.:

pt:upl::.

:1 5

tn.:

(;r c"('t

or 11:('

pLtCl'S

'l–

JOI'g Iht' S ':1I1¿. f:'\T

1,.1..:

wlnc:!'

:\nJ

COf ll.

:\1

P .l rlS

\\h::–

l ha Ihe 1 Ierch<lllts of

uthcr

pJrts

are

obht·:d

10 bllng

th ,llt COOlllJodillcs.

f orraC'fl y ,h e

nU Tch:tnu of

England \\'cre

ol;I;~cd

carry thei r W'001, cl(p h.

I ~;¡d,

ano

olher

hke

(t"' ple 'l:om .

mf'd lties of

11115

fI..•

dm, in orc!er

utl cr ,he ("me

wholeCale ; and thtlt: {tapies wefe

"ppololed 10

be con·

fl.1nd y kept :u York, Llneoln.

N C\VCclltle

l'pon

l~ylle,

N orv.ich , vVcnmlnfier. CaOlerbury. Chkhd lt f

\ Vln –

chdler, Excter,

and

Drlnol

in eaeh whcreof a

puhlic

mart \Vas appoinlcd 10

be kept. and

thtm

I••

court of the mayor o( Ih.: lb pie. for

decidinc

dilTerenccs,

hcld aceording

t O

che l:nv-merehanc

in a fumm.lry

w~y .

STAR. in aHrol1omy. See

AST k. OSd'MY,

plJJlim.

FtJlllillg

STAB.S.

in mcceorology, liery

OIcteors,

whieh dart

throLlgh' tht;

Iky,

rorm

oi a llar

being oecafioned

a ni,ro.ful phurcou5 m...ucr.

the

commOD eaufe of all fueh

rncteors .

STA'. in h:r.ldry. a eh.,ge frequend y borne on , he fhicld.

and

dH!

honourablc

ordln;\ries.

in fi gure of ;\ {lar;

whlch

ddTcrs

or.ly

from che mullc!t,

001

being

pierceu :tI

IhlS

lalt

IS. Sec

l\rluLLET .

STAR., is alfo a

badge

of honour. worn by che

kn,ghts

the guter.

bat.h,

:; ndlh ll1:le.

SeeGART "I\. .

STAR

D(lhI~hu",

bonoy.

See

ORS IT HOGA LU~l.

STAR-BOAk.D.

l he

fea.langu ..ge

dcnotn

th~

nghl .ll-\nd

[¡de; 01 a f'hip: thus

t~t:y f~y,

Hdr-board

the

hdm,

Or htlm

a Itar board. whro he: th31 conds \Vould have lhe men at

lhe

hdOl . or

lieebng·whee! ,

PUt

Ihe

he.lm

the

r¡ghc–

lide of Ihe fhip .

STAR CHAMBER..

chamber:11

' ;Veftminfler.

fo caBed from

ha\·,ng

ItS

rooi

palnted

",ieh

ed l

(lAr" whereio the

chan ·

«IIN. •

ffil)eo by o,he" appotntrd for ,ha, pur pore. for–

merly

h.ld

3U1borit y

lO punifh

tOUU,

riots,

and other mlC,

dcfne:anors that were nOI by the common !aw proviJc::d

agalOCl.

STAR · J"I SH .

Sce

ASTERIAS.

STAR.

SHOT,

a gd"tinous fubfiaocc frequently found iD

fields. and fu pp, (cd by ,he vulgar

ve becn produ.

ced hom

lhe

meleor c.:.dl:«1

ralling

(la r ;

bUl,

rea·

lity. is the

t)ij:I(~d'gdltd

foed

heroos, fea -me\\'!,

aD.:!

lhe Ilke

birds;

lor

thefc

blrds,

when

fh'H. have been

found. wh"n dy,ng.

dlrgorGe

rubflance of Iho f'llle

kind.·

STA R- STOSE,

n;ltur~1

hiHory, a

n1m:

gíveo to

certain

eXl raneous

(offile

Hones,

in form

Ihort.·

a nd

common–

romé'A

hat

erooked , colurnos.

compC\rcd

uf fevera\ j"ints ;

e¡ch

rc:(cmbling

lhe fir,u re uf;\ radl;"ted

Jt .,r,

\\11th a f,1c.ate r

or fm;\lI C'r number of

f tlyS

in the:

ditft'len l

fpcc,cs: they

are

ufuall y

found of

about

.lO

¡oeh

lc:ngth,

and of the

thicknefs of

goofe-q..ill

Sorne of th,= Ol

hay::

rive

ancles,

rdyS.

2.nu

othcrs

only rOUT. and in

fOl né

[he

lIn~le~

are:::

cqUl

diH"r.t.

wllde In

olht. rs ,hey are

irrq~ul:lJly

fo; in

fome al!o they ;\re fhorl lnJ blunt. ",IH le In odlers thcy

are

lonr .

notrrlJ\V', and

:r.tt'

~nd

fome havc:- thl·ir

an21es

fu \leT

(han

::nu

ubtuft>. lhal

tira

fij!hl

lhey

nllght

t .l:':'en

lor

cntrocho

.Her

'3! .

T ht" Ct:

er",1

jOlllfS

ihc fJme

fpeclmt'n

He:

uru~lIy

(Ií

lhe

f;¡rne

th ."kl1~fs ;

thu how–

~\'Lr .~

HOt

~IWd yS

d,!" " ..

r.. ,

oue

·me

t h ,'y

:\.I t:

Ilrge:r

a l

ene cnd.

:o nd

111

olh.:rs

d i

lhe micl\:lc,

ltl..

~ny

' hcr

pan

cf Ih< l.ody

anu fome fpoc:os lu\'o on< uf lhe

S T A

r:tp biíid; fo ?s

cl1lulate Ihe

;apr'!~:,::;

,r.ce

Gx. r' )'t~

ktn.1.

S 'r A R.. THISTLE .

Sec

C F. S T AU RE A.

~~ ·I I\R.

\VO RT

S<.(,.'

A STER.

S r .l\R L H.•

(t t:ul.4,

h:dlmcnt.

rtJunrl al

the

bOHom

vdl~ls

\\ IH:rcin ",he,H h.15

been

IlCl pcd In W"ter: or Wh.l-n

rCCUld, arter

r..

p¡r:I.lIng

the

bnn

rrom

it,

p.1Oing

throup,h

fit: vcs,

lhey rnr m a klnd or

loa\ es,

whlCh

.H:ing

onl..o

Ihe

~un

or ;¡ n

o\'~n.

;\:',elw3fds

CUl 1010 hule

pieces, antl

to~d

i 'he bcll (l.,eh 15 \\ hllt .

toft,

and

friable,

and

n tily

broken

InlO

powder. Such ..

rcqulre

Cine

fi areh

nut Cuntc:nt

tht mlelvc!!-,

hke

lh, HJrch

nU:D.

\\ith

rerufe

Whl oil ,

bl.lt

ure the 6nc:-ft

graln

l he

procefs

i5 as

rollows : The gratn

b('ing

\Vell

cledncrl

IS pU l lO

ler–

men t in \'cffds

rul! or

'water,

wlllch

{hey t Xpvfc

lhe

fun whale in

grealeH he:u .

changi og che

WClter lwice

a_d~y,

for lhe (pó1ce of e'gh t or tWt. h'e

d"y~,

a..:eordlog

to lhe featon

When

toe gralO burtts

e.,li ly ur.ner thc

fin~er.

Ihey judC' " fufli cl<ntl y lerm' nled

Thc fe r–

ment;Hion perfe,'lcd. "nd

the

train

thus

forltned ,

put, hAndfu l

handfu!. ioto :\ canv;\s bago

lO fcparate

l he

fll,u r

frum

the

hufJ(s, ",'hleh is

done

,uo:nng and

be;\,inp,.

il on

a plank hlid

a. lo{s

the mou") cf an

COlpty

vdrd ,hat is tO receive the nour.

As che vdr"ls are Cilled \Vilh

,his

I¡quid

nour,

there is

fet'n

fWlmnllng

the

top reddh

water, ",·hlch

be care–

fully (cummcd off from

t ime

10 lime,

and clean

w.ter i5

t u

pUl

I¡S

pIde!'"

whi ch,

"fter

fiirr:ng the

",hale

t O–

celher, is dlfo tO

finlint d through a c10th or {ieve.

and what

lerl

behi nd

put

into

lhe

TeIlcl

with

new

wa–

tC'f.

and expofed to

lhe

fU D ror fome time

the

fedí–

mene

thide:15

the

bOltORl ,

they

drain off

lhe

water

fLur or five

times, by

ioclining

the

vdt'c:I,

bUI

without

palling

through

che fi eve. What remains

boltom

m e

ftanh.

which

Ihey CUt

pieces

gel

out, and leHC

it to dry in lhe fu n. V,rhen dry, it is laid up (Ir ufc .

STARGARD. a lown of G

erOl.ny

. in lhe wcle of Up–

per-Saxony,

:l1Od

duchy of

P omerioia,

{jtuated

t\Veoty

m iles

~dll

Stctin.

STARIA. a eily

01'

Ruffia . in ,he provioce of Grea, No–

,·ogorod. r,Iuated al'Ihe foulh end of ,he Il nI

<n-l.ke:

lonr... 34

0 2°',

lat

S8°.

STARLlNG S!e STU RNUS.

STAR1'

' O INT ,

cape

or promonlOry

Devonfuire,

in thc Englilh channcl.

twclve

miles fouth ot L>dftOlOUlh.

STATE, or ES TA TE, 2n

empare,

kingdom, provlnce, oc

eXlent

(,,'f

CGUntl

IInder

Ihe

lame go\'ernmcnt.

STATEN ISL AND. an iOand of lhe provine! of 'e w

yo, k, in

Norlh

Amcflci ,

fituaced near

tht:

ll1uulh

oiHud–

fon's rlver : in W . long . 720 3 1', N 13(: 4 1'–

STATE !tA

ROM A N A ,

STEE L_YA AD,

a name

given

,he: Roman b• .J.lOce.

STAT ES. or ESTAT E!• • ltrm applied

f!vera l orde"

c1 ..

(fe:s of

people

a(f~mbled

c.:onfuh

of maners

ror

the

publie good

T IlUS

llatts_

gencr.ll

is the name of 30 arrt.:mhly confin–

ing

che depunC's of the

fe ....

Unlled Pro\'Jncn.: tllcfe:

arc ufl!ally liuny

in nu:nbl!r, fome: pro\ lnees

{cnJIO~

o vo.

others more

and

U'hdtt'Ver

rd olulion

lhe

Hates-gcllerll

take. mufl be conlirmrd by

every

provlnet~,

aoel by

cHry

cily and

rept1 ~~ltc

lhJt pro\'lOcc. before H

IlJS

the

I"rce

or a I...w. The: ceputies

('If

l'ach provincc, or \.\- h.H

lIum–

uer (oever ¡hcy be, have only one vüi..: , aol! ;a re

elt,-!"'mc:.1.

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