A biographical, historical and chronological dictionary: containing accurate accounts of the lives, characters, and actions, of the most eminent persons of all ages and all countries; : including the revolutions of states, and the succession of sovereign princes / By John Watkins.

Watkins, John, active 1792-1831.

Date:: 1807

Credit: A biographical, historical and chronological dictionary: containing accurate accounts of the lives, characters, and actions, of the most eminent persons of all ages and all countries; : including the revolutions of states, and the succession of sovereign princes / By John Watkins. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$# s*nO forces, he was defeated, And beheaded in the king’s pusence, on which an inhu- man massacre of the Jews took place.— Adorers. I . David ab Gwilym, a celebrated Welsh poet, who died a; the close of the 14th cen- tury. He composed a variety of bdhutiful poetry, under the patronage of Ivor, stir- named the Generous. The subject of the greater part of his poems is love , and he dedicated one hundred and forty-seven to the fair Morvid, his mistress; but his suit was unsuccessful, as she was married, through the influence of her relations, to Rhys Gwgan,a captain in the English army at the battle of Cressy. His works were printed at London in 17S9.—Owens Camb. JBiog. David, of the imperial family of Com- nenes, the last emperor of Trebisonde, suc- ceeded John his brother. He was dethron- ed by Mahomet II. emperor of the Turks, who gave him his choice either to turn Ma- hometan, or to suffer death. He preferred the latter, and endured dreadful torments. This was in 1461.—Mover's. David (ab Edmund), a Welsh poet, in the 15th century. He was a native of Han- mer in Flintshire, and presided at a con- gress of bards at Cacrmarthen, assembled by a commission from Edward IV. At this meeting a body of canons of Welsh poetry was formed, which was opposed by the bards of another province.— Owens Camb. Biog. David (George), a fanatic of Ghent, who about 1525 pretended to be the Messiah, and nephew of God. Lie obtained fol- lowers, but was forced to quit his own eountry, on which he went to Basil, where he died in 1556. His corpse was taken up and burnt with his writings.—Mosheim. David (Gantz), a jewishi historian of the 16th century, who wrote a chronicle in Hebrew, printed at Prague, 1542, 4to. Vorstius translated part of it into Latin with notes, Leyden, 1644.—Movers. David (Francis), a s'oeinian of Hungary, who was first a Roman catholic, next a iu- theran, afterwards a calvinist, and lastly a Unitarian. He differed from Socinus and Blandrata on the subject of worshipping Jesus Christ, which he condemned. For this and some other notions they caused him to be thrown into prison, where he died in 1579. Fie wrote on the millennium and other subjects.—Morcri. Alcsbrim. Davi6 (de Pomis), a jewish physician of the 16th century, who pretended to be a descendant of the tribe of Judah. lie wrote, 1. De Senum Affectibus, lo88. 2. A Hebrew and Rabbinical Dictionary, lie- brew and Italian, 1587.—Idorsri. Davies (sir John), an English poet and judge, was born at Clyisgrove in Wiltshire in 1570, and educated at Queen's college, Oxford, from whence he removed 10 the Jvliddle Temple, and was called to the bar. James I, conferred on him the honouf oft, knighthood, and made; httn attorney-gene-|| ra! iy 'Ireland. He afterwards roturnedJI and became an English judge. In 1626 hell was app tinted chief justice of the king’s* bench, hut died shortly after of an apo-js plexv. He mafried Eleanor TouchetJ daughter of lord Audley, by whom he hadlj a son, who died young, and a daughter whyH married .the earl of Huntingdon. Laayfl Davies pretended to be a prophetess, andjj printed scver.d pamphlets filled with pre-fl dictions and revelations. She died in 16 >_\i Sir John wrote a valuable book on thei* State of Ireland, 1612, and -several thnesj] reprinted his poetical works, of whichi] that entitled Noser Telpsum is the principal,! were collected and published in 1772,12mo. j His prose works were printed in one vol. | Svo, 1786.—Biog. Br. Davies (Dr. John), a learned Welsh di- j vine, was born at Llanveres in Denbigh- | shire, and educated at Ruthin school, Irom whence he went first to Jesus college, and afterwards to Lincoln college, Oxford. He* j obtained the living of Mallwyd in Mcri-iJ onethshire, took his doctor’s degree in 161Gad and died in 1644. He published a curious* j grammar of the Welsh language in Latin^J 1621 ; a dictionary, Welsh and Latin, 1632^1 &C.—IVood. Owens Camb. BiOg. Davies (John), a learned' divine, was horn in London in 1679, and educated at? ; Queen’s college, Carribridge. In 1711 ha obtained a living in Cambridgeshire, and a$n prebend of Ely. In 1717 he was chosen; I master of his college, and too!: the degree of D.D. He died in 1732. He edited Maximus Tyrius, Julius Caesar, Minutius Felix, and some of Cicero’s works.—Biog,- B'iC . ... Davies (Samuel), an American divine* born in 1724, in the county of Newcastle.; I in Delaware. In 1759 he became president \ of the college of New Jersey. He died in 1761. Three volumes of excellenQsermonsft by him have been several times printed. Life b\' Dr. Gibbons. Davies (Thomas),a bookseller and writer was brought up at Edinburgh, and in 173tf j became an actor at tho Haymarket theatre He afterwards turned bookseller, hut not succeeding in that line, turned strolling player. About 1762 he commenced book- selling again in Russel-street, Covcnt-gar- dcu, but iu 1778 he became a bankruptP and was relieved by the exertions of Dr Johnson. In 1780 he published the L-te o j Garrick, which had a good sale. He aiscfel wrote Dramatic Miscellanies; the Life oRj Henderson the Player : and several fugitive! pieces. He died in 1785.—Gen. Biog. Diet. 5 Davila (Henry Catherine), an eminen historian, was horn in the territory of P.vC* dua, in 1576. His father was constable of Cyprus, when that island was taken by till Turks, in consequence of which he losM ajj bis property. The soa was wken to-$