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Sum of 8000 Livres, in Towns where Parliaments are held; the Romans, which was equivalent to four Seflerces. See
nor 6000, in other Places. Denarius.
Dower, by the Latins Dotarinm, or Doarium, is alfo a Of this Opinion is 'Bttdceus, de AJJe 5 who confirms it from
Portion of Lands, or Tenements, which the Wife enjoys for the Authorities of Winy* 'Pint arch, Strabo, and Valerius
Term of Life, from her Husband, in Cafe /he furvives him 5 Maximus, with whom, </>«%/*« is fynonymous wlthDenarius.
and which at her Death, defcends to their Children. But this is no {Irons; Conviction, that the two Monies were
Among the Goths, the Dower was only the tenth Part of precifely of the fame Value: Thofe Authors, in nut treatin"
the Husband's Eftate: Among the Lombards, a fourth ; exprefsly of Coins, might eafily render the one by the other
among the Romans, and Sicilians, a third : which is the provided there were no confiderable Difference between 'em.
Rate that {till obtains among us, and molt other Nations. Scaliger, in his Di flirtation, de Re Wimmaria, does not
Our Law-Boofc diftinguifh five Kinds of "Dower: viz. fay abfolutely, that the Denarius and Drachma were the
Dower per Legem comrmtnem : Dower per Confuetudi- fame Thing j but from a Greek Paffage of the Lawyer,
mm : Dower ex Affenfu 'Patris : Slower ad OJtium Ec- C. XXVI. Mandati, where the Drachma is faid to be com-
clefice : And Dower de la plus belle. pofed of fix Oboli, he concludes, that in the Age ofSeverus,
Dower by the common Law, is a third Part of fuch at leaft, the Denarius and Drachma were the fame.
Lands, as the Husband was fole fek'd of in Fee, during the But Agricola, de Meuf. & Ponder. LAV. proves from
Marriage y which the Wife is to enjoy during her Life, and for "Pliny, Celfvs, and Scribonms Largus, that the Denarius only
which there lies a Writ of Dower. contain'd 7 Ounces ^ and from Livy, Appian, Cleopatra, &c.
Dower by Cujlom, gives the Wife, in fome Places, half that the Drachma contain'd 8 : And maintains, that when
her Husband's Lands, fo long as {he lives fingle; as in Gavel- fome Greek Authors fpeak of the Ounce as only containing
kind. And as Cufrom may enlarge, fo may it abridge 7 Drachms 3 they don't mean the Attic Drachm, but the
Do-zver, and retrain it to a fourth Part. Roman Denarius, which the Greek Authors render by
In Dower ex AffenfuP arris 5 and ad Ofiium Ecclefiee, the <P?a,ym,
Wife may have fb much Dower, as /hall be affign'd, „ agreed upon ; but it ought not to exceed the third Part of the Husband's Lands. If this be done before Marriage, it is call'd a Jointure.
Dower de la plus belle. By this me is endowed with the fairefr, and heft Part of her Husband's Eftate.
DOWNS, an Elevation of Stone, or Sand, which the Sea gathers, and forms along its Banks 3 and which ferves it as a Barrier.
The Word is form'd from the French Dune, or the Ger^ mznDuins. Charles de Vifch in his Compend. Chronolog. Exord. S5 Trogrejf. Abbat. Clariff. B. Mariee, de Dunis, fays, Vallem reperit Arenarum Collibus (quos Incolce Duy- nen 'vacant) undique cinblam.
Downs arc particularly ufed for a famous Road for Ships, along the Eaflcrn Coaft of the County viKent ; from Dover , to the North Foreland.
This Road has excellent Anchorage, and is well defended by the Caftles of 'Sandwich, Deal, and Doner.
Here it is, the Englifj Fleets ufually meet. \the Fleet is yet in the Downs : Sail 'd from the Downs.
The Word is form'd from the French Dune, of the Cel- tic Dun, a Mountain, or Eminence.
DOXOLOGY, a Church Term, applied by the Greeks
Gronovius agrees with Agricola, viz. that the Drachma was the 8th Part of an Ounce. The Opinion is confirmed by Ifdore, L. XIV. C. 24. by Fannius, who fays as much in ex- prefs Terms ; and by Volufius, who divides the Ounce into 24 Scriptulij or Scruples, whereof the Drachm compre- hended three.
Thus much fuppofed, and fuppofing likewife the ancient Roman Ounce equal to the modern one, and of Confequence 40 Grains Icfs than ours, it follows, that the ancient Roman Ounce w'eigh'd 5 56" of our Grains, and the Attic Drachma 67 Grains. X'a'flly, fuppofing the Silver at Athens of the fame Finenefs with ours 5 and taking ours at the Price it now bears, the Attic Drachma will be found equivalent to about 7 Pence 3 Farthings Sterling. See Money.
The Grecian Way of accounting Sums of Money, was by Drachmas : 10 of which were equal to 6 Shillings, 5 Pence ~ Penny ; and 100 equal to a Mina. Sec Min a.
Drachm, is alfo a Weight, us'd by cur Phyticians 5 con- taining juftfixty Grains ; or 3 Scruples 5 or the 8th Part of an Ounce. See Grain, and Ounce.
In A verdupois Weight, the Drachm is an 8th Part of an Ounce. Sec Weight.
Drachma was likewife an ancient JewijhVlomy, having
to the r4th Verfe of the fecond Chapter of St. Luke, Glory on one Side a Harp, and on the other a Bunch of Grapes.
be to God on High, Sec. becaufe beginning with the Greek This Coin was a half Shekel ; and was fo call'd by the
Word J'aZa.) Glory. Jews. 'Tis only the Greeks call'd it ^ny^y.n. It was equal
This they diftinguifh by the Name of Great Doxology : to' 2 Attic Drachnice. See Shekel. The Gloria 'Petri 5 Glory be to the Father, they call the DRACO, Dragon, in Allronomy, a Conftellation of the
Left Doxology, as beginning with the fame Word J^P*. Northern Hemifphere. See Constellation. See Glof. i a 'Patri. Tk e Sta rs in the Conftellation Draco, according to <Ptolo~
<PhiloJlorgius, L.UI.N.13. gives three Formula's of the mVj are 31; according to 7ych&, 32; according to Bayer, 33,5
and according to Mr. Flamficed, 49.
The Longitudes, Latitudes, Magnitudes, &c. as follows.
Stars in the Conjlellation Draco.
Name; and Situatt'ms the Stars.
Laft of the Tail.
Another Subfeq. and Contiguous.
Laft but one of the Tail. That follows this.
IS Preceding the Antepenultimate. Antepenultimate of the Tail. Preceding in the laft Bend.
V. Longit.
LeJJ'er Doxology. The firft is, Glory be to the Fattier, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghojl. The fecond, Glory be to the Father, by the Son, in the Holy Ghojl. And the third, Glory be to the Father, in the Son, and the Holy Ghofl.
Sozoman, and Nicejihorus, give a fourth, viz. Glory be to the Father, and the Son, in the Holy Ghoft.
The firft of thefe Doxologies, is that in common Ufe throughout the Weftern Church. It was firft inftituted about the Year 350, by the Catholicks of Antioeh, then call'd Eth Jlathians.
The three others were compofed by the Ariani : The fe- cond was that of Eunomiui, and Eadoxtts, and which was approv'd by Thilotiorgms. The three were all made about the Year 341, in the Council of Antioeh, when they firft be- gan to difagree among themfelves : 'Philoftorgws afures us, that Flavian, afterward Patriarch of Antioeh, was the Author of the firft, or Catholic Doxology ; but Sozoman,
and Theodoret fay nothing of it • and fbMergms, an Subfequent in the fame Bend. An an Author, Icarce deferves to be credited on his imgle Preced. of two follow, the laft Bend. Word. IO
There were anciently very great Difputes, and principally North in the third Bend. 'If 0410,
at Antioeh, as to the Form of 'Doxology : That moftly us'd Laft of thofe following the laft Bend. 3 S 49 oi among the Orthodox, was the fame as ttill obtains; the reft * Middle in the third Bend ; double i~ ° 'I s were affetted by theArtans, and other Antitrinitarians: Yet, ¥ ;. T „ n „ ■•* 10040
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IS Subfequent in the third Bend. That over the Eye. In the Mouth ; double.
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St. Safll, in his Book, on the Holy Spirit, defends the fe- cond as orthodox, and legitimate, See Eustathian.
Some Authors write Hymnology, as fynonymous with Doxology : But there is a Difference ; Hymnology is ap- plied to Pfalms, or the Recitation of Pfalms; aiA'Moxoloty
only to the little Verfe, Glory be to the Father, &c. repeated Preced. of two follow, the thirdBend.fi 20 24 33 at the End of each Pfalm. See Hymnology. io .
DOZ.EIN. SeeDECENNiER. Subfequent in the fame. 7 18 ti
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among the Greeks. See Coin.
Againfl: the Jaw.
The Drachma is fuppofed by moft Authors to have been Brlglu one m the Crown of the Head, the fame among the Greeks, withDenarius, orPenny, amon<* =s
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