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See Nyx. Noy oy (noi), William. Born, probably in Buryan, Cornwall, 1577: died Aug. 9, 1634. An English jurist. He matriculated at Oxford (Exeter College) April 27, 1593, and studied law at Lincoln's Inn. He sat in Parliament from 1604 until his death. In Oct., 1631, he was appointed attorney-general. After his death were published his "On the Grounds and Maxims of the Laws of this Kingdom" (1641) and "The Compleat Lawyer" (1661), etc. Noyades (nwä-yäd'). [F., 'drownings.'] In French history, executions practised during the Egypt (from about the neighborhood of Wady Half a, in lat. 21°51′ N.) on the north, the Red Sea Nueces (nwa's es). ['Walnut river.] A river in southwestern Texas which flows by Corpus Christ i Bay into the Gulf of Mexico. Length, about 400 miles. Nueva Andalucía (nwā'vä än-dä-lö-the'ä). ['New And a lucia.'] 1. The district in northwestern South America ceded to Ojeda in 1508, and later to Heredia. It corresponded to the coast of Colombia from Cape Vela to the Gulf of Darien. Ancient and modern authors frequently confuse this name with Castilla del Oro (which see). 2. A name given to the Amazon region ceded to Orellana in 1544. See Orellana , Francisco de . Nueva España. See New Spain . Nueva Galicia (gä-lē'the-ä). ['New Galicia.'] A primary division of colonial New Spain, or Mexico, long known officially as Reino de Nueva Galicia. Its limits varied at different times, but during the greater part of the 17th and 18th centuries it corresponded nearly to the modern states of Jalisco, Aguas Calientes, and Zacatecas, with a small part of San Luis Potosí at an earlier period it also embraced, for a time, Durango and Sinaloa. It was partly conquered in 1530 by Nuño de Guzman. The audience of Guadalajara, created in 1548, had jurisdiction over Nueva Galicia, subject to appeal to the audience of Mexico. The governor, who was also president of the audience, was appointed by the king, but in military and treasury matters was subordinate to the viceroy of New Spain. In 1786 Nueva Galicia became the in tendency of Guadalajara. After 1792 the Provincias Intern as (Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango, Chihuahua, New Mexico, Coahuila, and Texas) were judicially subordinate to the audience of Guadalajara. Nueva Granada. See New Granada. Nuevas Ordenanzas. See New Laws . Nueva Toledo (to-la'THō). ['New Toledo.'] The official name of the territory in western South America granted to Diego Almagro in 1534. It corresponded nearly to northern Chile, western Bolivia, and a small part of Peru. Disputes as to its boun- dary with the territory granted to Pizarro resulted in a civil war and the death of Almagro. Nueva Valladolid (väl-yä-тно-етн'). The colonial name of Comayagua, Honduras. Nueva Vizcaya (vēth-ki'ä). ['New Biscay.'] A colonial division of New Spain, or Mexico, corresponding (nearly) to the modern states of Durango, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora, and the southern part of Coahuila. It was originally called Copala. Francisco de Ibarra, who conquered a part of it between 1560 and 1570, named it Reino de la Nueva Vizcaya, an appellation which it retained until after the independence. During the 17th and most of the 18th century the governor of Nueva Vizcaya was subordinate to the viceroy of Mexico only in military and treasury affairs. In 1777 this region was included in the Provincias Intern as. Nuevo Leon (lā-ōn'). [‘New Leon.'] 1. A division of colonial New Spain, or Mexico, corresponding to the present state of that name together with portions of San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas. It was long known as the Nuevo Reino de Leon. In 1786 it was attached to the in tendency of San Luis Potosí. 2. A state in northeastern Mexico, surrounded by the states of Coahuila, Tamaulipas, and San Luis Potosí. Capital, Monterey. Area, 25,980 square miles. Population (1895), 309,607. Nuevo Santander (sän-tän-dar'). A division of colonial New Spain, or Mexico, corresponding (nearly) to the modern state of Tamaulipas. Officially, until 1786, it was known as a colony. Nüfenen (nü'fen-en) Pa . An Alpine pa between the cantons of Ticino and Valais, Switzerland, connecting the Ticino valley at Airolo with that of the upper Rhone. Nugent (nu'jent), Sir George. Born in England, June 10, 1757: died at Little Marlow, Berks, March 11, 1849. An English soldier. He was educated at the military academy at Woolwich; served in the American war 1777-83, served in Flanders under the Duke of York, and was made major-general in 1796. He served in Ireland 1798; was made a baronet in 1806 became commander-in-chief in India in 1811; and was made field on the east, Aby in i a, Sennaar, and Kordofan on the south, and the desert on the west. It is not a political division. The chief portions are the valley of the Nile and Taka. It is nominally an Egyptian po e ion. The chief city is Khartum, at the junction of the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The inhabitants are Nubas (see Nuba ), Arabs, and Ababdeh (Hamitic). It was sub ject to Thothmes III.; was part of the ancient Ethiopia: was conquered by the forces of Mehemet Ali in 18201822. It fell into the power of the Mahdi in 1883; and it was the scene of English-Egyptian expeditions in 1883-85. The Nubians, in spite of their black skins, are usually cla ed among the handsomest of mankind, just as the negroes are among the ugliest. They are tall, spare, and well-proportioned. The hair is black and fairly straight, and there is very little of it on the body. The nostrils and lips are thin, the eyes dark, the nose somewhat aquiline. The flat feet with which they are credited are not a racial characteristic, but are due to their walking without shoes. marshal in 1846. Nugent, George Nugent Grenville, Baron. Born at Bucking ham Castle, England, Dec. 30, 1788: died Nov. 26, 1850. An English statesman, second son of the Marquis of Bucking ham. He was educated at Oxford; entered Parliament in 1812; became Baron Nugent on the death of his mother in 1813; was a promoter of the Reform Bill; was junior lord of the treasury in 1830; and was lord high commi ioner of the Ionian Islands 1832-35. He published "Oxford and Locke" (1829), "Memorials of Hampden" (1832), "Lands Cla ical and Sacred" (1845-46). Nuits (nüe). A town in the department of Côte- d'Or, France, 14 miles south-southwest of Dijon. It is celebrated for the wines produced in the vicinity. A victory was gained here by the Germans under Von Wer- der over the French under Cremer, Dec. 18, 1870. Popu- lati on (1891), commune, 3,654. Nuits, Les. [F., 'the nights.'] Four poems by Alfred de Mu et, published in 1835-37. They were called "Nuit de Mai," "Nuit de Décembre," "Nuit d'Août," and "Nuit d'Octobre." Nuits Blanches, Les. [F., 'sleeple or rest- le nights.'] A name given to a series of 18 e given pianoforte solos by Stephen Heller. Nuitter (nüe-ta'): anagram of the surname of Charles Louis Étienne Truinet. Born at Paris, 1828: died in 1899. A French writer of vaude- villes and librettos, mostly for Offenbach's Nukahiva (nö-kä-e'vä). The largest of the Marques as Islands. Nukha (nö'khä). A town in the government of Yelisavetpol, Transcaucasia, Ru ia, situated Nun, Cape. A cape in Morocco, projecting into the Atlantic in lat. 28° 45′ N., long. 11°2′ W. Nunc Dimittis (nungk di-mit'is). [So named from the first two words in the Latin version, “ Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, in pace," "Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace."] The canticle of Simeon (Luke ii. 29-32). The Nunc Dimittis forms part of the private thanksgiving of the priest after the liturgy in the Greek Church, and is fre- quently sung by the choir after celebration of the euchar- ist in Anglican churches. It forms part of the office of com- plin as used in the Roman Catholic Church. It is contained in the vesper office of the Greek Church, and is one of the canticles at evening prayer in the Anglican Church. Nuneaton (nun-e'ton). A town in Warwick- shire, England, 19 miles east by north of Bir- mingham. It manufactures ribbons. Popula- tion (1891), 11,580. Nunes (nö'nās), Pedro, often called Nonius. Born at Alcacer-do-Sal, Portugal, 1492: died at Coimbra, 1577. A Portuguese writer of works on navigation and mathematics. He was royal cos- The Century Cyclopedia of Names Ayres, July 30, 1793: died there, Jan. 22, 1846. cluded between the emperor Charles V. and An Argentine politician, journalist, and author. the Protestants in 1532. He served in the army, held various civil positions, and was imprisoned by Rosas. His best-known works are Nursia. See Norcia . "Noticias de las Provincias Unidas del Rio de la Plata" Nürtingen (nür'ting-en). A town in the Black ricas de la república Argentina" (posthumous, 1857). (1825: French and English editions) and "Noticias his to- Forest circle, Würtemberg, situated on the Nuñez, Rafael. Born in Cart a gena, Sept. 28, 1825: died there, Sept. 18, 1894. A Colom- 1857, 1861-62, and 1878, senator, and held other important civil offices. From 1865 to 1874 he resided in Europe. In 1875 dramatic author and journalist. having died, he was again elected for the term beginning April, 1884. Under the new constitution of the Republic of Colombia, he became president for 6 years from Dec., 1885, and was reëlected in 1891. Owing to ill health from 1888 he was frequently represented by the vice-president. Nuñez, Vasco. See Balboa , Vasco Nuñez . Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar. See Cabeza de Vaca , Alvar Nuñez . Nuñez de Arce (nön'yath da är'thā), Gaspar. Born at Valladolid, Aug. 6, 1834: died at Ma- drid, June 9, 1903. A noted Spanish poet, known as "the Spanish Tennyson." He was a graduate of the University of Toledo; was a deputy to the Cortes and minister of the colonies in the Sagasta cabinet of 1883-84; and was also president of the council of state of commerce and agriculture. In 1894 a national ovation was accorded him at Toledo. Among his poems are "Gritos del Combate" ("Battle-cries," 1875), "Ultima lament a cion de Lord Byron" (1879), "El Vértigo" (1879), "La vision de Fray Martin" (1880), etc.; and among his plays are "Como se empeña un Marido" (1860), "Ni tanto ni tanpoco" (1865), "El Haz de Leña," etc. Nuñez de Haro y Peralta (nön'yath da ä'rō ē pā-rältä), Alonso. Born at Villa garcia, dio- cese of Cuenca, Oct. 31, 1729: died at Mexico, lexico, May 26, 1800. A A Spanish prelate, ate, archbishop of of Mexico from 1772, and viceroy May 8 to Aug. 16, 1787. Nuñez Vela (nön'yath vā'lä), Blasco. Born at Avila about 1490: died near Quito, Jan. 18, 1546. First viceroy of Peru. After holding various civil and military offices in Spain, he was appointed vice- roy in 1543 with the special mi ion of promulgating the "New Laws" (which see). He reached Lima in March, 1544. Strong opposition to the New Laws was at once mani- viour by name, he made the Gospels the subjects of philofested, and a revolt broke out, headed by Gonzalo Pizarro. sophical allegories not unlike those which Philo spun from the Pent a teuch. Müller , Hist. of the Lit. of Anc. Greece, [III. 182. ( Donald son .) Numerianus (nū-mē-ri-ā'nus), Marcus Aure- lius. Roman emperor (conjointly with his bro- ther Car in us) in 283 A. D. He accompanied his father, the emperor Carus, on an expedition against the Persians in 283, while Car in us remained behind as governor of the western provinces. The death of his father during the ex- edition at him and his brother the three however, died in camp while returning from East. Arrius Aper, prefect of the pretorians, his father-in-law, was suspected of encompa ing his death, with the inten- tion of making himself emperor. Arrius Aper was stabbed by Diocletian who a umed the purple. Numidia (nu-mid'i-ä). [L. Numidia , Gr. Nov. μιδία , from Numida , Gr. reflex Νούμιδαι , the in- habitants, prop. Νομάδες, wanderers, nomads.] In ancient geography, a country of northern Africa, corresponding nearly to the modern Al- geria. It was bounded by the Mediterranean on the north, the territory of Carthage on the east, the desert on the south, and Mauretania on the west. The Ma yli in the east and the Ma esyli in the west were united in a king. dom under Masini a. This was dismembered after the defeat of Jugurtha in 106 B. C.; and the eastern part be came a Roman province shortly after the death of its king In Sept. the viceroy killed the factor Suarez de Carbajal in an altercation, was arrested by the audience, and was put in charge of one of the auditors, Alvarez, to be taken to Spain for trial. While still near the coast Alvarez re- leased him he landed at Tumbez and began to collect forces against Pizarro, but the latter forced him to retreat through Quito to Popayan. Reinforced there by Benal- cazar and others, he returned as far as Quito, but was de- feated by Pizarro and killed in the battle of An a qui to. Nun's Priest's Tale, The. One of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." It is taken from the "Roman du Renart," and is the story of Chanticleer who escaped from the jaws of the fox by his cunning in making the latter open his mouth to speak. It is modernized by Dryden as "The Cock and the Fox." See Second Nun's Tale . Nupe (nö'pe). An African kingdom of the Niger valley, commanding the confluence of the Niger and the Binue. It is subject to a king of Fulah ori- gin, and nominally va al of Gando. The Nupe people are negroes in a comparatively high state of culture. They have large cities (Bida, Rabba, Egga, lor in). The Nupe language has a wide extraterritorial use down the Niger River. It has musical tones, and is related to both Yoruba and Ibo. Gbedeghi, Bini, and Basa-Komi are the princi- pal dialects. Nu-pieds (nü'piā'). [F., 'bare feet.'] A name given to Norman peasants who in 1639 revolted at Avranches against heavy and unjust taxation, The rising was put down by Richelieu with relentle cruelty. Nureddin. See Noureddin . Nuremberg (nū'rem-berg), G. Nürnberg (nürnberg). A city in Middle Franc on i a, Bava- ria, situated on the Pegnitz in lat. 49° 27′ Ν., Nut (nöt). In Egyptian mythology, the mother of Osiris, godde of heaven and consort of Set, god of the earth. She is represented in human form. Nutabes (nö-tä-bās'). An extinct tribe of South American Indians who occupied part of the region included in the present department of Antioquia, Colombia, on the right side of the Cauca, between that river and the Porcé. They "Thus have ye won an erles son, And not a bany hed man." Nutmeg State. A name given to Connecticut, from its alleged manufacture of wooden nut- Nuttall (nut'al), Thomas. Born at Settle, Yorkshire, England, 1786: died at St. Helen's, Lancashire, England, Sept. 10, 1859. An Anglo- American botanist and ornithologist. He lived in America from 1807 to 1842, and in 1822 was appointed cu. rat or of the botanical gardens of Harvard University His works are "Genera of American Plants, (1818), "Journal of Travels into the Arkansas Territory during the Year 1819" (1821), "Manual of the Ornithology of the United States and Canada" (1832-34), "The North Ameri can Sylva, etc." (1842-49). Nyack (nī'ak). A village in Rock land County, New York, situated on the Hudson 25 miles north of New York. Population (1900), 4,275. Nyai (nyi), or Banyai (bä-nyi'). A Bantu tribe of the Zambesi valley, between the Ma- shona and the river, partly in Portuguese and partly in British territory. Nyambu (nyäm'bö). See Zongora . Nyam-Nyam (nyäm-nyäm'), or Sandeh (sän'- de). A great African nation, consisting of nu- merous petty tribes, dwelling in the basins of 2 F Nyam-Nyam Mirambo and Garenganze. Nyaneka (nyä-nā'kä), or Banyaneka (bä-nyänā'kä). A Bantu tribe of Angola, West Africa, in the district of Mo a me des, on a high and salubrious plateau. They have agricultural and pastoral habits, with primitive customs, and belong to the same cluster as the Ndonga tribes. Nyangbara (nyäng-bä'rä), or Nyambara (nyäm-bä'rä). An African tribe of the eastern Sudan, west of Lado, in a hilly country. They are kinsmen of the Bari; are tall and naked; and are hunters, agriculturists, and iron-workers. Nyangwe (nyäng'we). An Arab settlement in Africa, on the Lualaba River in lat. 4o S.: the headquarters of Tippu Tib. The Arabs arrived there in 1866. It was conquered and oc -cupied by Kongo State forces in 1893. Nyanza, Albert. See Albert Nyanza . Nyanza, Albert Edward. See Albert Edward Nyanza . Nyanza, Victoria. See Victoria Nyanza . Nya a, or Nia a (nyä ä), Lake. A lake in southeastern Africa. Its outlet is by the Shiré into the Zambesi. It was discovered by Living stone in 1859, and was circumnavigated by Young in 1875. Length, over 350 miles. Nyas sal and (nyä ä-land). A region west and south of Lake Nya a, which for some years has been under the influence of British mis sionaries and of the African Lakes Company. In 1891 it was proclaimed a British protecto rate.