Chriftianity favoured early by a Chinese em-
peror, viii. 77 (K). When and by whom
first planted in China, 123. Utterly fup-
preffed, and replanted by the Jefuits, 124.
Imperial edicts against it, 132. Its fad
ftate throughout India, ib. When first

introduced into Japan, ix. 23. Its vaft fuc-
cefs whence, 24 (M). Introduced into
Ton-king, but profcribed and perfecuted,
vii. 483.

when firft preached in Sweden, and by
whom, xxxiii. 45. Perfecuted, 46.
Chriftiansburg fort, on the Gold-Coaft, when

and by whom built, xvii. 34. Its fertile
foil, 86. Natives, and the in-land defcribed,
87.
Chriftians perfecuted by the Chinese bonzes,

viii. 126. Legendary miracles wrought in
their favour, ibid. (N). Perfecuted in
China and India, 132. Their name de-
tefted by the Indians, 133. Perfecutions
raifed against them, 445.

One hundred thousand invadeSyria,ii. 307.
Succefs against the Arabs, ib. and banished
out of Japan, ix. 136, and 147. Their fur-
prifing conftancy and fufferings during forty
years, ib. Defperate defence and final ex-
tinction, 148. Forbid to ride on horses,
only on affes and mules, ii. 436. Obtain
a miffion into Siam, vii. 342. Perfecuted

by the khalif al Hakem, iii. 182. Forced
to bear a mark of infamy by him, ibid.
Rebuild their churches in Syria and Egypt,
ib. and 188.

in Africa, various forts, xiv. 238.

of St. Thomas, differ from thofe of St.
Peter, vi. 551. Who, and where situate,
xv. 28.

Chriftian church greatly difunited and weakened
in Mohammed's time, i. 37. Sadly perfe-
cuted in Egypt by the khalits, ii. 262. Hea-
vily taxed by Al Manfur, 271. Forbid to
publish their account of it, 274. Disputes
about keeping of Eafter, ib. All croffes on
church-tops ordered to be taken down, 283.

monument digged up in the capital of
Shen-fi, viii. 77. and 480. Its infcription,
77 (L).

name becomes odious in India through
the Portuguese management, ix. 345.
Chriftians, Twenty thoufand, loft in feven
months in Spain, xxi. 178.

take Jerufalem by ftorm, Godfrey de
Bouillon elected king, and the legate Theo-
bert, who invested him, chofen patriarch,
xxv. 358.

Chriftianstadt taken by the Swedes, xxxiii.
322.

furprized by Charles Guftavus, the cita-
del furrenders to the Danes, and other ad-
vantages follow; upon which the king of
Sweden challenges Chriftian to fingle com-
bat, who declines it, xxxii. 464.
Chrifto Monte defcribed, xli. 518.
Chriftodolus, the Egyptian patriarch, tortured
by the revolters, iii. 257. Buys his life
with a vaft fum, ib. His death, and his
name expunged for that of Cyril, 269.
Chriftiern of Denmark is crowned by Bugen-
hagius, a Lutheran minister, xxvi. 308.
(See Christian.)

.

duke of Brunfwic Halberstadt, one of
Frederick's allies, is defeated by count d'
Anhalt, xxx. 152, with his horrid ravages
in Weftphalia, 153. Some account of him
and his profligate army, ib. (Z).

Chriftina, at fix years of age, proclaimed
queen of Sweden, after the death of her
father Guftavus Adolphus, under regents,
xxxiii. 255. Her education committed to
tutors, and claimed by John Cafimir, prince
palatine, xxx. 205 (N). Befieged in Stock-
holm, is confined and forced to capitulate,
but released, xxxiii. 118. Determines to
fecure the fucceffion of Sweden, 294. In
a fpeech to the fenate, fhe declares her in-
tention against marriage, 295. Conjectures
about her reafons for this, ib. (A). Crown-
ed, 296. Affectation of le rning, and va-
nity her foible, 297. The fuppofed reasons
for transferring the crown to her fucceffor,
ib. Still perfifts in her refolution, but con-
fents through reprefentations to poftpone
her refigning, 299. Had like to be drown-
ed, ib. Suddenly refumes her intentions,
ib. Abdicates the throne, and a revenue
allotted her, 300. Her defign of fettling the
reverfion of the crown on count de Tot,
and making him a duke, relinquished, ib.
Unprecedented affront to the Portuguese en-
voy, 301 (A). Quits Sweden and goes to
Rome; reception and confirmation by the
pope in St. Peter's; with fome reflections
on the event, and her character, 301, 302.
xxvi. 456. Her ambition revives, and the
becomes a candidate for the crown of Po-
land, xxxiii. 302 (B).

confort of Uladiflaus II. her ambition,
and reprefentation to the Polish ftates again
the princes that duke's brothers, xxxiv.
81.

Chriftinaux Indians defcribed, xxxix. 403. (Creek) Indians, account of them, xxxix.

485. Chriftopher, St. or Chriftoval de Laguna, metropolis of the isle of Tenerif, xiv. 462.

de Gama, fent into Abiffinia, xv. 225. See Gama.

St. taken by the English, xxv. 127.

I. chofen king of Denmark after his brother Abel, and the ftrange reafons for it, xxxii. 202. War between him and Henry Meldrop, in which the king is defeated, 203. But Meldrop retires out of the kingdom, ib. A war between Chriftopher and the princes of Holftein, ib. Dipute between him and the bishop of Lunden, with the conduct of the latter, 204. Obtains the confirmation of the fovereignty of the Vandal country from the pope, but the people oppofing it are defeated, &c. 205. On Valdemar of Slefwic's death, a quarrel arifes between him and his fon Eric, 206. Slefwick falls an eafy prey to the king, ib. While war is preparing on both fides, dies, with the different accounts about this event, and his character, 208.

II. fucceeds to the Danish throne after Eric VIII. by abject fupplication and corruption, xxxii. 227. Form of a particular oath atminiftered to him, by which it appears that the regal authority was much limited, 229. Recovers the citadel of Hameren, 230. Contrary to his oath renews the plogpenning, quarrels with the clergy, and the occasion, with the causes of difcontent, 231. Abdicates, and makes feveral unfuccessful attempts to recover the crown, 232. Meafures for recovering the Danish crown, and Brandenburgh's efforts ineffectual, 234. His fuccefes, and the Danes feek a change of government, ibid. His fon Eric rescued out of prifon, 235. Is restored, his party re-united, and all differences removed, with the crown lands almost entirely mortgaged, 236. His misconduct, ib. Quarrel between him and Gerhard of Holftein, in which the king is defeated, 237. Made prisoner, but foon fet at liberty and dies, with his character and bitter lampoons against him, 239 (A). Death alfo of the queen his mother, 273.

His

III. chofen king of Denmark, by the three kingdoms, in the room of the depofed Eric X. and made protector of Sweden and Norway, xxxii. 338. xxxiii. 93. edict for furrendering fortreffes to the fenate as the fupreme power, xxxii. 340. His folemn promifes at the diet of Wibourg, and in a diet of the three kingdoms at Abroga, 341. On complaints against Eric's piracies from Gothland, he visits him there, and they part good friends, 343. Crowned in Nerway and Denmark, and attaches himself

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particularly to the latter, ibid. Salutary domeftic regulations, and goes incog. to the congrefs of German princes at Wilmar, with the embarrassment of this account, and his defigns against the Hans Towns, 344Marries the daughter of the margrave of Brandenburg, with a large portion, but never paid, 345. Murmurs of his fubjects, and for what, ib. Studies popularity, and the good of his people, ibid. Is fhipwrecked, with the lofs of vaft treasures, 346. While preparing to hold a diet in Sweden, he dies without iffue, and his character, ib. (A). Great difputes in the three kingdoms about a fucceffor, 347. Refolution of the Danish fenate, and they make an offer of their crown to Adolphus of Holftein, who refufes it, ib.

Chriftopher of Bavaria, the Danes invite him to accept of their crown, with their complaint against Eric, xxxii. 335. The ftates infift

on making elections abfolutely free from the fovereign's will, ib. (A). Eric's conduct on this occafion, 3.6.

becomes a tyrant, xxxiii. 94. Alienates the affection of the nation by all his measures, and his death, 95.

Eric the VIIIth's brother, his conduct, and king's charge against him to the ftates, xxxii. 221. Reftored to Halland, ib.

of Oldenburg's remonstrance to duke Chriftian, with the anfwer and reply, xxxii. 432.

Chriftopher's, St. Island, account of, xli. 266. Settlement by the English and French, who fhamefully maflacre the natives, 267. Invaded Ly the Savages, 268. Proofs of the English being better acquainted with the Weft-Indies than the French, 269. A partition and league between both, ibid. who are driven out by the Spaniards, 270, but return, and the flourishing state of the English partition, 271. English difpoffefied, 273, but reconquered, 274. Dreadful earthquake there, ibid. Reftored to the French by the treaty of Ryfwick, 278. Defcent on it by the French, but repulfed, ib. Ceded to Great Britain by the treaty of Utrecht, 280. The article about it vindicated, ib. Acts of parliament paffed in its favour and St. Nevis, 281. Raifes their coin, with the council's opinion about it, ibid. Secretary of ftate's letter on it, 282. Governor's falary fettled, and order against receiving gifts, ib. Its produce, a filver mine, and its forts, 283. Quantity of fugar, 284.

Chronicon Arab of Cambridge, when, and by whom probably wrote, iii. 41 (F). Chryfoloras, of Bizantium, invited to Florence, xxxvi. 178. Chucupuya, fome account of that country and people, xxxix. 78.

Chucuy-tu

Chucuy-tu province submits to inca Lloque,
their kind reception, and the effects on
others and himself, xxxix. 22.

Chudders, in Malabar, a kind of priests, vi.
659:

Chui, a river of the Mong! Eluths, iv. 291.
Chunca-cunayci, the meaning of that Peru-
vian word, xxxix. 15 (C).
Chung-kang, the fourth emperor of the firft
Chinese dynafty, viii. 375. Wifely avoids
the artifice of Ys, but dies foon after, 376.
Chung-tion recalled from his long exile, viii.
445. Crowned emperor and poisoned, 446.
Chu-puwha, his gallant defence of Whay-
gan-fu, v. 62. Bravery and character, ib. (G).
Chuquîmanca, a lord of four valleys, his
bloody war with Capac Yupanqui, xxxix.
66. Its continuance differently told, 67.
At laft furrenders, and how, ib.
Church, fchifm in it, when, xxiii. 314.
Still continues, xxix. 364. How finally
terminated by the emperor, 421.

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of England predominant in Maryland,
xl. 472.
Chu-tfay-yelu made prime-minifter to Oktay,
iv. 472. Salutary advice to Jenghis Khan,
475. Undermined by envious lords, 477.
His fingular generofity, 478. For the reft,
fee under Yelu.

Chu, or Kong-vu, his rife and fuccefs, v. 60.
Embarks over the Kyang, 61. Succefs
against the Mungls in Kyang-nan, 62. Suc-
cefs and ftrict difcipline, 65. Success against
Chen-yew-lyang, and defeats him, 70.
Burns an hundred of his ships, and kills
him in a new engagement, 71. Proclaimed
king, 72.
His fpeech to his generals,
fuccefs, and new conquefts, 76. Palaces
built, and his mean extraction, 77 (B).
Character and fucceffes, his manifefto to
the Chinese against the Mongls, and is
proclaimed emperor, 79. Founds Tay-ming
dynafty, under the titile of Hong-vu,
ibid. (C). Vid. viii. 470. His excellent
government, 471. Grief for his fon, and
fome of his laws, ib. (G).

Chu-veu affifts to restore the emperor to
his throne, vii. 431. Rebels and murthers
him, and founded the fourteenth dynasty,
but murdered by his eldest fon. 452.
Chwang-tfong, fet on the Chinese throne,
founds the fifteenth dynasty of China, viii.
452. His fatal avarice and death, 453.

Syang founds the 4th Chinese dynafty
of Thin, and defeats a powerful confederacy,
viii. 412.
Chwang-wang, emperor of China, unable to
reduce his tributaries, viii. 403.
Ciarpellone, why arrested and put to death by
Sforza, xxxvi. 279.

Cicogne, a Jew, fets Frankfort on fire, xiii.
341.

Cilicia ravaged by the Seljuks, iii. 254.

Cil-manci river, in the kingdom of Adel,
xv. 367.

Cinaira province defcribed, xxxix. 136.
Cinnamon of Ceylon, excellent and plentiful,
x. 448. Its tree defcribed, ib. Its various
kinds, ib. (U). Yearly product, ib. in fin. Not.
Cinque Mars. That favourite's.ftrange answer
to his friends, who advifed his affiduity
near the king, xxiv. 574. Quarrels with the
cardinal Richelieu, and refolves to attempt
the latter's ruin, 572. Joins the duke
of Bouillon and Orleans, with the cardinal's
remarkable words to the former at parting,
573. Convicted and beheaded, 579.
Circulation of the blood long fince known
among the Chinese, viii. 196, and 308.
Circumcelliones, heretics fo called, who, xxv.
484.

Circumcifion, why practifed among the Abif-
finians, xv. 166. Countenanced by St.
Paul, ibid. Why practifed on the females,
168.

Cities, Imperial, their hiftory, xlii. 121. Dif-
tinction into free, mixt, and municipal, ib.
For the general affairs of the empire, and
for convocation, 122. Protected by the
emperor, ib. Thofe of the bench of the
Rhine, 123.

Cividad Real, capital of Chiapa, described,
xxxix. 141.

Clamcoets, defcription of that people, xl.
254. Their fine country, 255.
Clare, St. its nuns escorted to the duke of Sa
voy's dominions, xxxvii. 291 (B).
Clark, governor of the Bahamas, murdered
by the Spaniards, xli. 332.
Claffen, defperate refolution of that vice-ad-
miral, xxxi. 192.

Claudiopolis befieged by the Turks, but re-
lieved by Manuel, iv. 232.

Claudius, or Afnaf-legue, the 88th king of、
Abiffinia, xv. 209. Affifted by the Portu-
guese, and fucceeds his father, 223 (T).
Excellent character and learning, 224. Dif-
countenances the Roman miffionaries, va-
rious fucceffes against the Moors, affifted by
Christopher de Gama, 225. Joins the
Portuguese in the Jewish mountains, 235.
His grand reception, contest with the pa-
triarch Bermudez, and forced fubmiffion to
him, 236. fub (Z). Endeavours to flide
away from him, 238. His strange behavi
our against the Moors, and generosity to the
victorious Portuguese, 240 (A). Falis out
afresh with him, 241, yet forced to fub-
mit to him, 242, 244 (B). Refentment
against him, 245. Treacherous defigns
against him, 246. Forced to call in the
Portuguese to his affiftance, 247. Extreme
concern at the ruin of his provinces, 248,
Progress through the empire, and fresh ge-
nerofity to the Portuguese, 252. Recep-
tion of bishop Oviedo, 253. Moderation

to-

xxv.

IV. chofen pope after Urban IV.
496. With an account of him, 497 (N).
Charles of Anjcu's arrival at Rome, in fa-
vour of whom the pope exerts himself, ib.
His proceedings, creates Charles of Anjou
vicar of the empire, with the occafion, 499.
His intrigues for the Guelphs against Con-
radine, and proceedings, 499. Death, ib.

V. chofen pope, who transfers his court
to Avignon, xxviii. 166. Crowned at Ly-
ons, and his horfe led by king Philp le Bel
and his brothers, xxiii. 391. Fatal acci-
dent at the proceffion, with the fteps taken
by him in favour of the king, and the pa-
pal refidence fixed at Avignon, ib. Philip's
fon Lewis takes the title of king of Na-
varre, and his daughter Ifabella's marriage
with Edward II. of England, ib. Difap-
pointed by the pope of the Imperial crown
for his brother Charles of Valois, and Lyons
annexed to France, 392. Profecution of
the Knights Templars, with their origin
and character, ib. Refides in France, xxvi.
2. (A). Revokes Boniface's bull against
France, with other conceffions, &c. and
fends a legate to quiet the troubles in Italy,
who is expelled from Bologna, 3. Excom-
municates the Greek emperor Andronicus,
ibid. Confecrates bifhops to be fent into
Tartary, with his answer to the king of
France, about Boniface, 4. Supplies the
Knights Templars, ib. (B) Sends a legate
and army against Dulcinus an heretic, who
is burnt, 6. Stratagem to avoid follicitation
for tranfporting the empire to France on Al-
bert's murther, ib. Removes to Avignon,
and excommunicates the Venetians for feiz-
ing on Ferrara, ib. Confirms Henry of
Luxemburgh's election to the empire, with
the condition, 7. Recovers Ferrara, after
defeating the Venetians, and gives the in-
veftiture of the Two Sicilies to Robert,
fon of king Charles, ibid. Annuls all
tranfactions between Boniface and France,
8. Holds a council at Vienne, by which
the fuppreffion of the Templars is approved,
with other canons, &c. 10. He grants in-
dulgencies against the Turks, 11. His

tranfactions and death on the road to Bour-
deaux, 12.

VI. chofen pope, and his character by
Petrarch, xxvi. 37 (G). Excufes himself
from an invitation to Rome, and appoints a
jubilee there, with his proceedings against
the emperor, and complaints against Ed-
ward III. of England, with the answer, 38.
Excommunicating the emperor, 38, en-
deavours in vain to conclude a peace be-
tween France and England, 39. Ambafly
from the Greek emperor to him, 44. Pub-
lifhes a bull in favour of the Jews, ibid.
Excommunicates the archbishop of Milan
for feizing on Bologna, 45. Treats the em-
peror's advances to a reconciliation with a
high hand, and the articles demanded by
the pope, xxix. 315 (M), who excommuni-
cates the emperor with all his adherents, and
the dreadful imprecations in a bull against
him, ib. (N). Dies, xxvi. 48.

VII. chofen pope in the room of Adrian
VI. with an account of him, xxvi. 288.
Refufes to engage in the difpute between
France and the emperor, ibid. Seeks an
accommodation with the emperor, 291, but
his offers being refufed, the pope enters in-
to a confederacy against him, who feizes
the Milanefe, ib. He concludes an alliance
with the king of France, now returned
home, and with the Venetians, 292. Sur-
prized in Rome by the Neapolitans, and
compelled to a truce, but refufes to fulfil
its articles, &c. 292. Attacks Naples, but
concludes a truce with the viceroy, and
why, 294. Capitulates with the prince of
Orange, and detained prifoner in St. An-
gelo, the plague ravaging Rome, 295. Ef
capes from St. Angelo, 296. Sollicited by
Henry of England for a divorce from queen
Catharine, and the motives, ib. (F). Ex-
cufes himself from a league with France,
and appoints the affair of a divorce to be
examined in England, ib. The pope en-
ters into a private negotiation with the em-
peror, 297. His double dealing, and tak-
ing to himself the judgment of the di-
vorce, concludes a treaty with Charles at
Barcelona, 298. Greatly offended at the
emperor, and why, 301. Nuncios fent to
Scotland to oppofe Lutheranifm, and their
fuccefs, 303. Has a conference with
Francis at Marseilles, and excommunicates
the king of England and his subjects, 304,
Why acceptable to the French court, xxiv.
177. Is diftreffed at Rome, with his plot
againft Sienna fruftrated, and agreeing to
an accommodation, xxxvi. 504. His pufil-
lanimity and inconfiftency, 506. Diftrefs
encreases, 508. A fufpenfion of arms con-
Icluded, with the pope's imprudence, 509.
Difgraceful accommodation with his ene-
mies, what, 514. The pope delivered, 519,

His