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See Amidas. IMG:content-0215.png:[ocr errors] Bracton (brak'ton), or Bratton (brat'on), or Bretton (bret'on), Henry de. Died 1268. An English ecclesiastic (chancellor of the cathedral of Exeter) and jurist. He was the author of a famous work, "De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliæ" (printed in part in 1567 and entire in 1569), "the first attempt to treat the whole extent of the [English] law in a manner at once systematic and practical." For the statement that he discharged the duties of Chief Justice for twenty years no foundation is now discoverable. During the earlier portion of his official life (1246-58) the office was in abeyance, and if Bracton was ever Chief Justice, it must have been either before 1258 or after 1265." (Dict. of Nat . Biog .) With regard to most of the facts of his life there is great uncertainty. Bracy (bra'si), Maurice de. A handsome and not ungenerous mercenary, a follower of Prince John, in Scott's novel "Ivanhoe." He carries off Rowena, but she is speedily rescued. Bradamant (brad'a-mant). The sister of Rinaldo in Boiardo's "Orlando In nam or a to" and Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso." She is a Christian but loves Rogero, and after incredible adventures in which her prowe , a isted by her enchanted spear, is equal to that of a knight, she marries him after he has been baptized. Robert Garnier wrote a tragicomedy with this name. It was produced in 1580, and Thomas Corneille produced a tragedy with the same name in 1695 (this was his last play). There have been several other plays on the same subject, notably one by La Calprenède written in 1637. Also written Brad am ante , Brand am ante . Braddock (brad'ok), Edward. Born in Perth shire, Scotland, 1695: died July 13, 1755. A British general. He entered the Cold stream Guards in 1710, served in Holland 1746-48, and in 1753 became colonel of a regiment stationed at Gibraltar. He was promoted major-general in 1754, and in the same year was appointed to command in America, with a view to expelling the French from their recent encroachments west of the Alleghany Mountains. The plan of a general cam paign against the French, which was to include several independent expeditions, having been agreed upon with the colonial governors, he marched from a spot known as Little Meadows with an army of 1,200 chosen men, regulars and provincials, against Fort Duquesne, June 18, 1755. He cro ed Monongahela, July and on the following Bra bourne, Lord. See Knatchbull - Huge en . Braccia no (brä-chä'no). A town in the prov-day cohen about ten miles from the fort, fell into an am ince of Rome, Italy, situated on the Lake of Braccia no 21 miles northwest of Rome. It has a medieval castle. Braccia no, Lake of. A lake in Italy, 20 miles northwest of Rome: the Roman Lacus Sab at in us. Length, 6 miles. Braccio da Montone (brächō dä mon-to'ne), Andrea. Born at Perugia, 1368: died 1424. A celebrated Italian condottiere. He took Rome in 1417, and fought in the service of Naples against Sforza. Braccio lin i. See Poggio Braccio lin i . Braccio lin i (brä-cho-le'nē), Francesco. Bornat Pistoia, Italy, Nov. 26, 1566: died at Florence, Aug. 31, 1646. An Italian poet and ecclesiastic. His works include "Lo Scherno degli Dei" (1618), "La Croce racquistata" (1605), "L'Elezione di papa Urbano VIII." (1628), "La Rocella espugnata" (1630), and the tragedies "L'Evandro," "L'Arpalice," and "La Pent esile a." Brace (bras), Charles Loring. Born at Litchfield, Conn., June 19, 1826: died in the Tyrol, Aug. 11, 1890. An American traveler, author, and philanthropist. He devoted himself to the redemption of the criminal and pauper cla es in New York city, becoming the chief founder of the Children's Aid Society in 1853. Besides books of travel he wrote chiefly on sociological subjects. Brace, Julia. Born at Newing ton, Conn., June 13, 1806: died at Blooming ton, Conn., Aug. 12, 1884. A blind deaf-mute, noted in the history of the instruction of such unfortunates. buscade of French and Indians, who put his army to rout after two hours' fighting. He was mortally wounded while trying to reform his men, and died at a place called Great Meadows, about 60 miles from Fort Duquesne, the present Pittsburg. Braddon (brad'on), Mary Elizabeth. Born at London in 1837. An English novelist, wife of John Maxwell: author of "Lady Audley's Secret" (1862), "Aurora Floyd" (1862), "Eleanor's Victory" (1863), etc. She also conducted "Belgravia," to which she contributed many novels. Bradford (brad ford). [ME. Bradford , AS. Bra danford , dat. of brad ford , 'broad ford': the name of several places.] A town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, 9 miles west of Leeds, in lat. 53° 49′ N., long. 1° 45′ W. It has manufactures of worsted, cotton, etc. It is the seat of Airedale College (an independent seminary). Population (1891), 216,361. Bradford. A city in McKean County, Pennsylvania, lat. 41° 55′ N., long. 78° 43′ W., noted for oil manufactures. Population (1890), 10,514. Bradford, Alden. Born at Duxbury, Ma ., Nov. 19, 1765: died at Boston, Oct. 26, 1843. A historical writer and journalist, originally a Congregational clergyman. He was secretary of state for Ma achusetts 1812-24, and edited the "Boston Gazette" in 1826. He wrote a "History of Ma achusetts, 1764-1820." Bradford, John. Born at Manchester, Eng Brad street, John land, about 1510: died July 1, 1555. An English Protestant preacher and martyr. He became chaplain to Edward VI. in 1552; was arrested in 1553, shortly after the acce ion of Queen Mary, on a charge of sedition and heresy; was tried before a commi ion consisting of Bishops Gardiner, Bonner, and other prelates; and, with a young man named John Leaf, was burned at the stake at Smith field. Bradford, William, Born at Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, 1590: died at Plymouth, Ma ., May 9, 1657. An American pioneer and historian, one of the "Pilgrim Fathers." He was governor of the Plymouth colony 1621-57 (except in 1633-34, 1636, 1638, 1644), and wrote a "History of the Plymouth Plantation, 1602-47" (MS. lost 1774, found at Fulham library, England, 1855; printed 1856). Bradford, William. Born in Leicestershire, England, May 20, 1663: died at New York, May 23, 1752. An American printer, the founder, in 1725, of the "New York Gazette," the first newspaper in New York. He sailed with Penn for America, Sept. 1, 1682, returned to England, and again sailed for America in 1685. He became printer for Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, and (1702) Maryland. The first book i ued from his pre (1685) was an almanac, "America's Me enger," for 1686. Bradford, William. Born at Philadelphia, Sept. 14, 1755: died Aug. 23, 1795. An American lawyer, attorney-general of the United States 1794-95. Bradford, William. Born at New Bedford, Ma ., 1827: died at New York, April 25, 1892. An American artist, painter of coast scenes, and especially of the scenery of the Arctic regions. Among his works are "The Land of the Midnight Sun," "Crushed by Icebergs," "Arctic Wreckers," "Sunset in the North," etc. Brad laugh (brad'la), Charles. Born at London, Sept. 26, 1833: died Jan. 30, 1891. An English radical politician and advocate of secularism. He served with the 7th Dragoon Guards 18501853, when he became a lawyer's clerk in London. He founded the "National Reformer" in 1860. Having been elected to Parliament from North amp ton in 1880, he refused to take the parliamentary oath, on atheistic grounds, and was not allowed to sit on affirmation. Though several times reëlected, and though he expre ed his willingne to take the oath, he was excluded from his seat till 1886, when no objection was offered to his taking the oath. He wrote "A Few Words about the Devil, and other Biographical Sketches and E ays" (1873), "The True Story of my Parliamentary Struggle" (1882), etc. Bradley (brad'li), Edward: pseudonym Cuthbert Bede. Born at Kidder minster, 1827: died 1889. An English author. He was rector of Denton, Hunting dons hire, 1859-71, and of Stretton, Rutland, 1871-83, when he became vicar of Lenton. He wrote "Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green" (1853), "The Curate of Cranston" (1861), "A Tour in Tartan land" (1863), "The Rook's Garden" (1865), and "Matins and Muttons" (1866). Bradley, James. Born at Sherbourn, Gloucestershire, March, 1693: died at Chalford, Gloucestershire, July 13, 1762. A celebrated English astronomer. He became Savilian profe or of astronomy at Oxford in 1721, lecturer on experimental philosophy at Oxford in 1729, and astronomer royal in 1742. He is especially famous for his discovery of the aberration of light, and his demonstration of the nutation of the earth's axis. His observations were published in two volumes, the first in 1798, the second in 1805. Bradley Bradley Headstone. See Headstone . Bradshaw (brad's ha), Henry. Born at Chester, England, about 1450: died 1513. An English Benedictine monk and poet. He wrote "De Anti quit ate et Magnificent i a Urbis Cestriæ," and a "Life of St. Werburgh," in English verse, mainly a translation of a Latin work by an unknown author. Bradshaw, John. Born at Stock port, in Cheshire, England, 1602: died at Westminster, Nov. 22, 1659. An English judge and politician, famous as a regicide. He was judge of the sheriff's court in London 1643-49; became chief justice of Chester 1647; was president of the High Court of Justice which tried Charles I., Jan., 1649; was president of the Council of State 1649-52; became chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster and attorney-general of Cheshire and North Wales, 1649; opposed the di olution of the Long Parliament by Cromwell, 1653; and refused to sign the "recognition" pledging the members of Parliament to sustain the government, 1654. His memory was attainted by Parliament, May 15, 1660, and his body hanged in its coffin, Jan. 30, 1661. Brad street (brad's trēt), Anne. Born at North amp ton, England, 1612: died at And over, Ma ., Sept. 16, 1672. An Anglo-American poet, daughter of Governor Thomas Dudley. She was married in 1628 to Simon Brad street, afterward governor of Ma achusetts, with whom she emigrated to New England in 1630. A collection of her poems was published in London in 1650, under the title "The Tenth Muse," the second edition of which (Boston, 1678) contains the best of her poems, "Contemplations." Brad street, John. Born 1711: died at New York, Sept. 25, 1774. An English soldier in the French and Indian war. He served as lieutenant-colonel in the expedition against Louis burg in 1745; became lieutenant-governor of. St. John's, Newfoundland, in 1746; participated in the attack on Ticonderoga in 1758; captured Fort Frontenac in 1758; and was made major-general in 1772. IMG:content-0216.png:[blocks in formation] shire, England, March, 1603: died at Salem, Ma ., March 27, 1697. An American politician, governor's a istant 1630-79, and gover nor of Ma achusetts 1679-86 and 1689-92. Brad street, Simon. Born at New London, Conn., March 7, 1671: died at Charles town, Ma ., Dec. 31, 1741. An American clergyman, grandson of Governor Simon Brad street. Brad war dine (brad'wär-din), Baron. An old man, the master of Tully Veolan, in Scott's "Waverley." He was a scholar, and of very ancient family, of which he was inordinately proud. He had been bred to the bar, and had served in the army. He had been in arms for the Stuarts, and was in concealment after the rebellion of 1745 till released by pardon. Brad war dine, Rose. The daughter of Baron Brad war dine in Scott's ،،