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AS bl1l one ped on, the votes bcinn giY'c:n by provinces.
E "ch (Ho\'incc prcfid~s in the a{E:mbly in liS tll ro, 2e–
corJillg tO the arder (euleu among them. GlJdderh .. nJ.
prefiJes "rll. tben HolI. nd. &c.
State, of Holl3nd are the dep"ties of eiphteen eitie••
and one repr.:fl!ntati\·e of lhe nohdity. conlbtDling the
/l.tes of lhe pruvince of H olland: lhe other provlnces
have Itkcwife theír fhtC's. rcprc:fenling IhelT lovc:rt!.gnty,
d~pUli:s from which make what (hey C<llt lhe: (Lnes-ge–
neral. In an a(l'cmbly of the (tates of • panie"I... pro–
vince, Qne dicrc!nting voice their coming la any
refohl'ion.
STATICE. in botany. a genu, of the pentandri. trigynia
clars. The caliK is one cntlre plalled J~ar; lhe caralla
con(j!ls uf five pelals: il has but one (eed. T here are
J 4 (pedes , three of them natives of Britain, viz. the aro
m\!ri~1 or fea gilly.llower j the limooium, or fea ·laven·
der j and the: reticulata, or matled fea .lavcnder.
STATICS. tha< brand l of matbemalic, whieh eonfiders the
mo~ion o ( bodiC!s arifinc from gravity. SC!e HV ORO STA–
Tle s , and I\'[EcuANles .
STATION. in geomctry. Cu"'ying, &c. a place pitched
upon to make an obCt:rvíuion, t..kc .In anglc, or the: Iake:.
STATIONARY, in .(Irono",y, fognifies the 'ppeardnee of
a planet, wheo it feems te remain immovc.tble on th~ (ame
point of lhe ac for fevenl dílyS. Sce :\STItONOM Y.
:STATI ONARY ' DAYS, io church-hiHory , an appcllation gi–
ven to the weekly faU-d.y' . VIZ . Wedn. CJays, and F ri–
days; othe,wiCe ealled half-fans, and fan, of the founh
ana fixth days of the wcek .
T hcfe fans are certainly as ancicnt as Clemeos Alex–
andrinus aod Tcnulliao, who both m!!Olion thcm; and
the reafon of lhei r inflilution is, bec3ufe 00 the fou n h
day of the wee:k lhe Je\Ys tock councll tO pUt our S;¡Vlour
tO dcalh, which was aaually accompl'(h~d on the fix lh :
howc\'er, being in ufe throuS!hout the year,
they were DOl kept with Cuch rigour and finanefs as Lent .
Sec the: anicle LENT.
STATIVA. amoog the Romans. a n 'nding camp kept for
'lhe defence of the frontic. rs of the cmpire. Thefe c.lmps
gave rife to a great many to"-'ns, which tOok their Dames
from lhe h,'gion Hationcd tnae.
ST.'\.TUARY. a broneh of fcu lpture. employed in the ma–
kin~ 01 (latues. Scc SCUL'TURE. and the next arti.:-Ic:.
Statuary is ODe of ,hoCe un whcrein the ancients Cur–
p¡lftd the moderos j and indeed it was much more popu–
lar. :tnd more cuhivated, ;:¡mong ,he former than the ):tuer.
IS,TATUE. is defontd 10 be a picce of Ceulpture in full re–
Jievo, reprcfenung a human ligure.
Sut ues are fOlm ed \l,uh the chilfcl of Cever¡1 mau en,
as none, marble, plafie r, 6c. They are alf,) c.tHof va·
rl0US kiods of metals, p.l.rticularly gold, filve r, br¡ fsJ
and Icad.
E\'eTY fla(U~, refeml.¡liog the perron it is ¡ntended lO
rcprcCent, is calledjlallln iCfJuiea. Sta,toeSacqulrc various
mher Jenomlnations. l . Thus allegnrical Oitt ue, is tha,
which. undcr a figure, or olher fym~lol. re:prc1cnu
fomt:lhing of .¡nolher kind, as a pa.n of lhe ~arth. a fe a·
fono age. dcm nt, temperAmem, hOllr, 6,. '2. Curule
n.uues, are thofe whlch art repreCt:ntcd in cluriots drawn
bv bi~:t!~ or qtl.nJri&x, that ¡s, by twO or rour herCes;
of whu.:h klnd Ihcrc we!rc Ccvcra.1 In lhe circufcs, hippo·
.li!"Oill1.S, ':7c. or in cars, as wc fCI! fome, with tri:J01phtll
S T E
archrs, on a.ntique medals. 3. Equdlri:\n r..HUt, thu
which re!preh:nts Come dlnflrious perCun on horl.:. b..ck.
as ,hílt famouo;; one ot I\1.HCU' Aur... llll\ , al Rome ; ¡ou
of k,ng CI1.trl~s l. :H C;ndnn~-cror~ , bng Geurge 11. in
L eiee(ler.r,,'I.lre, L unJon ; kln~ C,l..r,,-:; 11. io the! P"rita·
",e.H-dofe. >orgh; king Wdl '.m 111. ..t the eroC.,
G i"fgowj élc. 4. Greek !tatue, denotes a figure th,H is
nit,kc:o anlique; it belOg in rhe: manner tht Grc!eks re·
prcfc:ntcd Ihe.r denies, athlc!l3! of lhe olympic g..mes,
anJ herocs : ILHues of the hero~s were particu l((Iy
e, lIcd Achillcan lIatue,. by re.fon of the great numoer
o ( figures 01' that prince io moft of Ihe cides of Greece.
S. liydr ....ulic H,Hue is an y fil:ure placed as an ornament
of a rountaio or gro((o, or thal does Ihe offi~t: 01' a jet
d'c:au, a cock, fPOUI, or Ihe like. by any of ¡IS paru; ,he
Jlke is tO be underltood ot any 3nllnill Cervlng for ,he Carne
afe. 6. Pc:dl:ftll~o H.\lue. ,a (tatue (landlOg 0 0 fOOI j at
.hat ofk in¡:G<orgt 1[. in the roya l in6rm.. y. Edrnoorgh;
thlt of Iting Ch.. r1 e, [1. in the royal -exehange, Lonnon;
anJ o( king J <mes Il. In the prrvy·G .rJen, . 7. Roman
fialue, is dn Olr pellation glvC!n 10 luch as are clo'¡lhed,
aod which recelve v.lrious names (rom rhelr various dref ..
fes. ThoC~ of emperors, with long gowns over Ihel r ar·
mourI were called jla/uer pa/uda/tr : (hoCe o( captains ílod
cavaliers, with coau of arms, /h~raca/~ : thofe ú( fol ..
diers, wilh cUlralfe~, /0l';caI4: lhore o( Cen..tors and au·
gllr!, /rabr.. /:e: (h\lfe o( mdgiO:rates. with robes,
loga/te: thor~ of (he people. wHh a pl.tin ,uoica, IUI1;~!l14:
and h lUy, Ihofe of lhe wome:n, with lonjl traln'J,JlI)/altt .
T he R omalls had anolhcr di\'l fion or (lalues into diVine.
whk h wcre ,hofe conrecratcd to the gods, a.s J upiler, MMs.
Apollo. &c.; Hero... whieh"'ere thofe of the demi-god.,
as Herculcs. 6c.; and Au,gulli, which were ,hoCe o( che
emperors. as thofe I\VO 01 C.efar and Augunus under lhe
portieo of ,he capitol. ln repairing a l1,aluc can ID a
mould chey touch it up with a CbllTd , graver, or other
in~lrurnent, to flndh ,he place! whlcb have oot come ....ell
off, rhey alCo d ear off the barb, aDd what i. redundaDt
in rhe jOtnts and projl:étures.
STo\TURE. the foze or height ofa mano
S rATUTE. in in g ...na.. 1feofe, figni6es a law, ordinancc J
decree. élc See LAW, él, .
Statule, in our l.tws .tnd cufloms, more immediatcly
figni6<s an aél of parl,ament by th. th,ee eU"e. of
the re..lm : aoo (uch H,uut~s are ti{her general, or which
Ihe COUrtS at W efimtn(ler mun tak~ notlce, wi,hoU1 picad ..
ing them; or .hey are fpeeiol aod private, wh,ch 1. 1 muU
be ple.ded.
STAV:\NGER. a port-,own of Norway. in the pro. ioce
or BergeQ, ca of the terrltory S'4venge r. (ieulled on
a peOlnrula lO Ihe G c:rnun ocean: E. long. 6° 30/, N.
lat. 1,,° 30'.
STAVEREN, a r nrt_tolVn of-the United- ethcrlanol•. iD
.he pro.rnce of \Vd l Fri.Oand, fit uated on the Zuyder-
C~;:¡: E. lon~ 5° 12
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ST \ Y, in Ihe téd lan~ua!c, a b'g l'lrong rope: fA(tenecf 10
lhe tOP of one m:\n, and tO the fout o( Ihat neXI bdwre
it lowards the prow. f:-n, jn,! to kcC'p It firm, and pre\ent
in (~I"n~ a(twArds or ltJ\Vuds rht" pOfl p
ST'E -\ D Y. " word o( ~ lmm nd .H fca , for lhe rn1n al die
hdm (O k1.'<p Ihe lhip lIt:ady in her coudc. oanJ DO' to
m..ke -1nCI ..''1 (or )' ws. ~s ,he\, .:-.t1I IheOl) 10 anJ OU t •
S l't. ATI I'ES r iD .he bilJory o:' fUllil., a ¡ l.'" by
I"e