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Born 1595: died Nov. 13, 1650. An English poet and prose-writer. He graduated at Cambridge (Sidney Su ex College) in 1612, and entered Gray's Inn in 1615. He turned to the stage, and in 1620 produced "The Heir," a comedy. May published several plays, translations from the cla ics, a "Continuation of Lucan" (1630) in English and Latin, etc. He sided with the Parliament against the king in the civil war, and in 1647 published a "History of the Long Parliament" (his most important work). May, Sir Thomas Erskine, Lord Farnborough. Born at London, Feb. 8, 1815: died at West minster Palace, May 17, 1886. An English jurist. He was educated at Bedford Grammar School; was appointed in 1831 a istant librarian of the House of Commons; and was called to the bar in 1838. He published "A Practical Treatise on the Law, Privileges, Proceedings, and Usage of Parliament" (1844). After 1871 he was clerk of the House of Commons. In 1854 his "Rules, Orders, and Forms of Procedure of the House of Commons" was printed by order of Parliament. His other works are "The Constitutional History of England since the Acce ion of George III." (1861), "Democracy in Europe" (1877), etc. He was made Baron Farnborough in 1886. Mayaguez (mi-ä-gwath'). A seaport in Porto Rico, West Indies, situated in lat. 18° 14′ N., long. 67° 12′ W. Population, about 22,000. Mayapan (mi-yä-pän'). A ruined city of Yucatan, situated in a plain 20 miles south of Merida. According to tradition it was founded by Maya Indians about 1150; was long their principal city and capital; and was destroyed or abandoned during civil wars about 1420. The remains include great quantities of sculptured stones, and several pyramids, one well preserved. Mayapan gave its name to a district. Mayas (mi'äz or mä'yäz). A race of Indians inhabiting the peninsula of Yucatan, Mexico. western France which unites near Angers with the Sarthe to form the Maine. Length, 127 miles; navigable from Laval. Mayenne. 1. A department of northwestern France, capital Laval, formed from parts of the ancient Maine and Anjou. It is bounded by Manche and Orne on the north, Sarthe on the east, Maine-et-Loire on the south, and Ille-et-Vilaine on the west. It has important agricultural and mineral resources. Area, 1,996 square miles. Population (1891), 332,387. 2. A town in the department of Mayenne, France, on the Mayenne 17 miles north by east of Laval. It has flourishing cloth manufactures, and contains a castle and a church of Notre Dame. Formerly it was the seat of a marquisate and duchy. Population (1891), 10,428. Mayer (ma'er), Brantz. Born at Baltimore, Sept. 27, 1809: died there, Feb. 23, 1879. An a lawyer; was editor of the American author. He was a "Baltimore American": and in 1841-42 was secretary of the