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He introduced from Holland the called Rob Roy. Born in 1671: died 28, 1734. A Scottish freebooter. See Rob Roy . Machault, or Machaut (mä-shō'), Guillaume de. Born about 1284: died after 1370. A French poet and musician. Chaucer's indebtedne to him is marked. "A native of Champagne and of noble birth, he early entered, like most of the le er nobility of the period, the service of great feudal lords. He was chamberlain to Philip the Fair, and at his death became the secretary of John of Luxembourg, the well-known king of Bohemia. After the death of this prince at Crècy, he returned to the service of the court of France and served John and Charles V., finally, as it appears, becoming in some way connected with Pierre de Lusignan, king of Cyprus. His works were very numerous, amounting in all to some 80,000 lines, of which, until recently, nothing but a few extracts was in print. In the last few years, however, 'La Prise d'Alexandrie,' a rhymed chronicle of the exploits of Lusignan, and the Voir Dit, a curious love-poem in the style of the age, have been printed. Besides these, his works include numerous ballades, etc., and several long poems in the style of those of Froi art." Saints bury , French Lit., p. 102. Macheath (mak-hēth'), Captain. The principal character in Gay's "Beggar's Opera": a gay and di olute highwayman. Machias (ma-chi'as). A seaport and the capital of Washington County, Maine, situated on Machias River in lat. 44° 43′ N., long. 67° 27′ W. Population (1890), 2,035. Machi a vell i (mak-i-a-vel'li), Niccolo. Born at Florence, May 3, 1469: died at Florence, June 22, 1527. A celebrated Italian statesman and author. He was descended from a noble but impoverished family, and was the son of Bernardo Machi a vell i, a jurist. He is said to have studied under Marcello Virgilio Adrian i, although little is known of his youth and educatierte 1498 appointed secretary the Dieci Libertà Pace at Florence, by whom he was employed in numerous diplomatic mi ions to the petty states of Italy, to France, and to Germany. He was deprived of office on the return of the banished Medici in 1512, and in 1513 was imprisoned and put to the torture on suspicion of conspiring against Giovanni de' Medici. He was, however, released in the same year, and retired to a country estate near San Casciano, where he devoted himself to literary pursuits. His chief works are "Il Principe" ("The Prince"), "Istorie fiorentine" ("Florentine History"), "Arte dell a guerra" ("Art of War"), "Discorsi" (e ays on Livy and govern. ment), "Mandragola" and other comedies. His complete works were edited in 8 vols. in 1813. (See Principe , Also Macchia vell i . manufacture of sugar of lead in 1786; started the first alum works in Scotland in 1797; and in 1828 a isted J. B. Neilson in bringing into use his "hot-blast" proce for con as the inventor verting iron into steel. He is chiefly known as of the water-proof fabric called macintosh or mackintosh cloth, patented in 1823. MacIvor (mak-ē'vor), Fergus. A Highland chief, a character in Scott's novel "Waverley." He was beheaded after the rout of the Jacobite army. MacIvor, Flora. The sister of Fergus MacIvor, and the principal female character, in Scott's novel "Waverley." She refuses Waverley, and after her brother's death retires to a convent. Mack von Leiberich (mäk fon līʼbe-rich), Baron Karl. Born at Nenslingen, Franc on i a, Aug. 24, 1752: died at St. Pölten, Austria, Oct. 22, 1828. An Austrian general. In 1798 he commanded the Neapolitan army against the French. He was sent as prisoner of war to Paris, whence he escaped in 1800 by viol at ing his parole. He capitulated at Ulm to Napoleon Oct. 17, 1805. Mackay (ma-ki'), Alexander Murdoch. Born at Rhynie, Aberdeen shire, Scotland, Oct. 13, 1849: died in Usambiro, Africa, Feb. 8, 1890. A noted African mi ionary. As a mechanical engineer, he was sent to Uganda with the first party of the Mi ionary Society 1876, and reached his post in 1878. He labored in Uganda uninterruptedly until his death. He had a great influence over King Mtesa, was very popular among the people, and rendered invaluable services as a pioneer of civilization. Mackay, Charles. Born at Perth, March 27, 1814: died at London, Dec. 24, 1889. A Scottish poet. He was editor of the "Glasgow Argus" 1844 1847, editor of the "Illustrated London News" 1852-59, and special correspondent of the London "Times" at New York during the Civil War. He revealed in the "Times" in 1862 the existence of the Fenian conspiracy in America. Among his works are "The Salamandrine, or Love and Immortality"(1842), "Voices from the Crowd" (1846), "Voices from the Mountains" (1847), and "History of the Mor mons" (1851). McKean, or Mackean (ma-ken'), Thomas. Born at New London, Chester County, Pa., March 19, 1734: died at Philadelphia, June 24, 1817. An American politician and jurist. He was IMG:content-0725.png:[ocr errors] IMG:content-0726.png:[blocks in formation] Mackenzie (ma-ken'zi). [Named for its discoverer, Sir Alexander Mackenzie.] A river in British North America. It rises in the Rocky Mountains as the Athabasca, traverses Lake Athabasca, i ues thence as the Slave River, traverses the Great Slave Lake, and i ues thence as the Mackenzie. It flows into the Arctic Ocean about lat. 69° N. Total length, over 2,000 miles. Mackenzie, Sir Alexander. Died at Mulnain, near Dunkeld, March 11, 1820. A Scottish explorer. He entered the service of the Northwest Fur Company in 1779, and in 1789 commanded an exploring expedition to the Northwest, during which he discovered the Mackenzie River, June 29, 1789. He afterward conducted an expedition from Fort Chippewayan to the Pacific coast, which he reached near Cape Menzies, June 22, 1793, being the first white man to make the overland journey. He was knighted in 1802. He published "Voyages on the River St. Lawrence and through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the years 1789 and 1793" (1801). Mackenzie, Alexander. Born at Logier a it, near Dunkeld, Perth shire, Scotland, Jan. 28, 1822: died at Toronto, April 17, 1892. A Canadian politician. He emigrated to Canada in 1842; became editor of the "Lambton Shield" at Sarnia in 1852; was elected to the provincial parliament of Ontario in 1861; entered the first Dominion House of Commons in 1867; and was premier 1873-78. Mackenzie, Sir George. Born at Dundee, Scotland, 1636: died at London, 1691. A Scottish lawyer. He became king's advocate in Scotland 1677. He strained his powers as prosecutor to such exce , especially against the Covenanters, that he was known as the "Bloody Mackenzie." Mackenzie, Henry. Born at Edinburgh, Aug., 1745: died at Edinburgh, Jan. 14, 1831. Á Scottish novelist. He wrote "The Man of Feeling" (1771), "The Man of the World" (1773), "Julia de Roubigné" (1777), etc. Mackenzie, Sir Morell. Born at Ley ton stone, July 7, 1837: died at London, Feb. 3, 1892. A Scottish physician. He graduated (B. M.) at London University in 1861; was a istant physician to the London Hospital 1866-73; and was one of the founders of the Hos Invited to Berlin in 1887 to attend the Crown Prince of Ger. Diseases of the Throat at London in 1863. He was many (afterward Frederick III.), who was attacked with a malady which eventually proved to be cancer of the throat, and which terminated fatally June 15,1888. Among his works are "Manual of Diseases of the Throat and Nose (1880-84) and "Use of the Laryngoscope" (1865). Mackenzie, Robert Shelton. Born at Drews Court, County Limerick, June 22, 1809: died at Philadelphia, Nov. 30, 1880. An Irish author. He came to the United States in 1852. He wrote "Titian, a Venetian Art-Novel" (1843), "Life of Guizot" (1846), "Mornings at Matlock" (1850), "Tresillian" (1859), and "Partnership 'en Comm an dite," a legal commercial work (1847). He edited with many notes Sheil's "Sketches of the Irish Bar," the "Noctes Ambrosianæ," De Quincey's "Klosterheim," Dr. Maginn's works, etc. Mackenzie, William Lyon. Born in Scotland, March 12, 1795: died at Toronto, Canada, Aug. 28, 1861. A Canadian politician and journalist, a leader of the Canadian rising 1837-38. Mackinac, or Mackinaw (mak'i-na), formerly Michilimackinac (mik"i-li-mak'i-na), Strait of. A strait connecting Lakes Michigan and Huron, and separating the northern and south ern peninsulas of Michigan. McKinley (ma-kin'li), William. Born at Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, Jan. 29, 1843: died at Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1901. An American statesman. He served in the Civil War, attaining the Mackintosh, Sir James. Born at Aldourie, near Inverne , Scotland, Oct. 24, 1765: died at London, May 30, 1832. A Scottish philosopher. He was admitted to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, London, in 1795; Macon burgh, 1821: died July 16, 1902. A Scotch political economist. He wrote "Theory and Practice of Banking" (1856), "Elements of Political Economy" (1858). "Dictionary of Political Economy" (Vol. I, 1862), "Principles of Economical Philosophy" (1873), "Elements of accepted the recordership of Bombay in 1803; was.com mi ioned judge in the court of vice-admiralty at Bombay Banking" (1876), "Economics for Beginners" (1878), in 1806; returned to England in 1811; entered Parliament "Elements of Economics" (1881-86), "Theory and Pracin 1813; and was profe or of law at Haileybury 1818-24. tice of Banking" (1883-86). Among his works are “Di ertation on the Progre of Macleod, Norman. Born at Camp belt own, in England in 1688" (1834). Ethical Philosophy" (1830) and "History of the Revolution Argylls hire, June 3, 1812: died at Glasgow, Macklin (mak'lin), Charles. Born in Ireland, 1697 (?): died at London, July 11, 1797. An English actor and dramatist. He was the son of William M'Laughlin, but changed his name to Mechlin, afterward Macklin. In 1713 he was a scout or badge man at Trinity College, Dublin. Little is known of his early life. He was playing at Lincoln's Inn Theatre about 1725, and rose steadily in public favor till his famous appearance as Shylock in 1741. From this time he played constantly in tragedy, comedy, and farce for nearly 50 years. When June 16, 1872. A Scottish clergyman. He was parish minister succe ively of Loudoun, in Ayrshire; Dalkeith, near Edinburgh; and Barony parish, Glasgow; and was editor of the Edinburgh "Christian Instructor" from 1849, and of "Good Words" from 1860. In 1867 he was sent by the General A embly to visit the mi ion stations in India. Among his works are "Parish Papers" (1862), "Wee Davie" (1864), "The Starling" (1867), "Character Sketches" (1872), etc. McLeod, Xavier Donald. Born at New York, Nov. 17, 1821: killed near Cincinnati, July 20, sycophant in his own play "The Man of the World," one about 90 years old he created the part of Sir Pertinax Mac- 1865. An American poet and miscellaneous of the most arduous characters in his large repertory. Dur author, son of Alexander McLeod. ing this time he also wrote plays, taught acting, and kept McLeod Case, The. The case of a British suba coffee-house for some years in Covent Garden. His ex treme quarrelsomene embittered his life and endangered his succe . He wrote "King Henry VII." (produced 1746), "Love à la Mode" (1759), and "The Man of the World" (1781: originally "The True-born Scotch man," 1766). ject, Alexander McLeod, tried in New York State, 1841, for his part in the burning of the steamer Caroline in Niagara River in 1837. McLeod was acquitted. Maclise (mak-lēs'), Daniel. Born at Cork, Ire