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QUA ( 93 i)

Ai»«/oBjQtiAumjPEBs. To thefe feveral Kinds of Quadrupeds, the following Anomalous ones mult alfo be added.

(i.) Such four-footed Viviparous Animals, as have a longi/h Snout, with their Feet' divided into many Claws, and Toes, and having Teeth ; as the Echinus Terreftris, or common Urchin, or Hedge-Hog ; the Erinaceus Indian alius ; the Tatu or Armadillo prima of Marcgrave ; the I'atuete of Srafil, orthefecond Species of the Armadillo, according to Marcgrave ; the 1"atu Apara, his third Spe- cies of the Armadillo ; the Tatu Muftelinus, Soc. Reg. Mils.

QUA

m conference thereof, fet up for, Preacher. ' '

The new Prophet propofed but few Articles of Faith;

Lot'cTco! ° n ^f'V Preach ' d »»"S Charity the fecret IfiX ' andadee P Attention to the inner Motions and

Wor^! 7 S R °l- the S #? Hew °"ldhavea iimple

  • °f, 2'- a ', ld Rd 'S">">v.thout any Ceremonies ; making

,he Weafel-headed Armadillo; tbeT^'chTMo^W^ IKX, tf Sty SpiT ^ — *' ,h ° M ° I,0n S-SSSS* *""*"" .Shrew, -Hardy-Shrew, the G emus of the TiL?, the Novelty of the Doctrine,.

and .the grear^ Appearance ot Devotion in the Man, foon

Shrew-Moule.

(2.) gitadrtipedousMA Viviparous Animals with a longilh grin 'd'him Difciples 5 an d f me unufuii Sh^iT.- 3 r'""'

Snout, having their Feet divided into many Claws or Toes, vulfions which they were Teiz'd w, h, J« g K " »

^t^«^ i Md*2ta«jfc^ rfA ^ Ma 5 Meetings, procur'd %„"te Appelltbn tX ""

»M» , the Urfus Formicarms Cardan,; the great Ant- They ptofefs a great Aultethy „ 'S£ a

Bear; the Tamaaduais of Sra/it, ot Marcgrave'* UKer Probity and Uprightnefs Ant-Bear.

(3O Anomalous flying Quadrupeds, with a shorter Snout, and their Feet divided as above ; being of the Bat-kind, or

of which there are feveral Sizes and diffe-

y ot Behaviour; a Angular

--- in their Dealings ; a Demurenefs,

and Gravity of Countenance ; aColdnefsandSparingnefs of

Dilcourfe, to have time to weigh what they fay ; a great

deal of Frugality in their Tables, and of Plainnefs in Iheir

Flitter-Mice rent Forms.

(4.) There is one very anomalous Animal which has but thtee Claws on each Foot ; and that is the Als, or Ig- HOVUS of Mangrove, the Sloth, or Sluggard.

(50 Viviparous and Sanguineous Quadrupeds, breathing with Lungs, but having only one Ventricle in the Heart ; as the .Raw aquatica, the Frog or Froch ; the Rana ar- borea, feu Ranunculus Viridis, the fmall Tree or green Frog ; the Sufo, Jive Rubeta, the Toad ; the Tefiudo, the Tortoife, Greek nwi ; of thefe there are Land and Water ones, and many different Species in foreign Parts.

(<0 Oviparous Quadrupeds, with a long Tail stretched out horizontally, ot the Lizard-kind ; as the Lacertus oni- mum maximus, the Crocodile ; the Cordylus, [me Caudi-

verbera, Uromajlix Gratis, larger than the green Lizard ; cenae otner Penalties inflicted in 'em -hev w the '/apayaxiu Nov* Hifpame ; the Lacertus orbicularis laugh'd at, and rally'd in Writing and exposed on the of Hernandez, theZtfre«GjTO//£«nj,the commonEft.Swifr, Theatre: But they defpifed alikeboth the Prefs and the

T3 r7 »?•"■?' "' much a 8 ainft the "nterefled Views of the Englljh Ministers ; blame all War, and fet ailde all ufe of Oaths, as prohibited under the Gofpel. See Affirma- tion. *

According to the Genius of riling Sefls, an eager Zeal at nrtt led 'em to fome Extravagancies : They would run about the Streets naked ; and were frequently in Pnfon for interrupting the Ministers in Service-time.

One of their Company, Naylor, is (aid to have had the Impiety to allow his Followers to call him Son of God, S.n of Justice, and King of Ifrael ; to ftrew Garments before him, and Hail him at his Entry into Sriftol, with Hofamia Son oj David. He had his Trial fo r the fame, was whip'd tor Blaiphemy, and excommunicated by therett.

Befide other Penalties inflicted

orlNewt; the Lacertus viridis, the green Lizard; the Lacertus Fucetanus Aldrovand. at Rome and Naples call'd the Tarantula ; the Lacertus lndicus, call'd Senembi and Ingiwia; the Lacertus Srajilienfis, call'd Tejuguacu, and lemapara by Marcgrave ; the Taraguira, Ameira, 7"a- raguico Aycuraba, Americima, Curapopepa, 'teiunham, &c. of Marcgrave 5 the Lacertus lndicus ; the Scincus, or Crocodiius terrejtris; the Seps, or Lacerta Chocidica, a kind of footed Serpent ; the Stellio, the Swift, or fpotted Lizard ; the Salamandra terrejlris, Salamandra aquatica, the Water Eft ; the Lacerta volant Indica ; and the Cha- riheleo, the Chamelion,

QUADRUPLE, a Sum or Number multiply'd by four, or taken four times.

Quadruple is particularly ufed for Gold Coin worth four times as much as that whereof it is the Quadruple. The Quadruple of the Spanijb Kftole is a Piece of four Pifloles, worth about three Pounds fix Shillings Sterling. See Pistole.

The Quadruple of the Louis d'Or is only equal to two Louis d'Ors or French Pistoles, or one Pound thirteen Shil- lings Sterling.

QUM'Plura, a Writ thatantiently lay where Inquisition had been made by an Efcheator, of fuch Lands or Tene- ments as any Man died feized of, and all was fuppofed not to be found by the Office. See Escheator.

This Writ was to enquire what more Lands or Tene- ments the Party died feized of. But it is now made ufelefs by taking away the Court of Wards and Offices. QU-Si Servitia, a Writ. See Per qtke fervitia. QUJESTA, in our antient Writers, an Indulgence, or Remission of Penance ; expofed to fale by the Popes. See Indulgence.

QUjESTUS, orQoESTos, in Law, is that Estate, or thofe Effects which a Man hath by Acqu:firion or Purchafe; in conttadiftinction to Htereditas, which is what he hath by Defcent. See Goods, Estate, $3c.

So mGlanvile, lib. 7. aut habet htereditatem tantum, vcl quajllum tantum, atlt hiereditatem iS quantum.

QUjESTIONARU, in our antient Law- Books, were People who went about with Indulgences from Door to Door, deflring Charity either for themfelves or others. See Indulgence.

Matt. Weft obferves, 1140, that the King, I'erram fuam per <Papales Quteflionarios, depauperari, t£c. permifit.

QUAKERS, a Religious Sect, who made their Appea- rance in England , during the Time of the Inter-regnum. & e Sect.

They took their Origin from Gecrge Fox, an illiterate Perfon, born ar 2)raito:t in Leicejlerjhire 5 and by Pro- feffion a Shoe-maker.

Prifon, and form d their Sect, maugre all Oppofition of both ; and under the Direflion of Fox, Heivsbury, and others, grew from a loofe, undifciplin'd Multitude, into a regular Body, with flated Laws and Polity 5 which they retain with gteat Oeconomy 10 this day.

T he ; modern Quakers retain nothing of the Extravagan- cies charged on their Leaders ; having approved them- felves a fober, quiet People, of exemplary Morals, and remarkably charitable and friendly to each other.

Their Doctrines are not eafily colled ; at leaft, not eafilyreprefentedout of their own Terms, which appear fomewhat ambiguous.

They hold Chrill to be a Light which hath lighted every Man ; and that whoever will foberly and l'erioufly turn into himfelf with a fincere defire to know and praftife his Duty, will not fail to find there a fufficient Direflor ; a Ray from the Fountain of Light illuminating the Understanding, and affifting to diHinguifb. Good from Evil.

They add, That fuch as follow the Direaions and Con- victions of this Light, fhall be Holy and Aceptable to God ; and that this was the End of Cbrilt's coming into the World— Tnat fo far as they follow this Light, they /hall be infallible; and that it is not Opinion', or Speculations, or Notions of what is true, or Subfcription of Articles or Formula's of Faith, howfoundly foever worded, that make a Man a true Believer or Chriflian ; but a conformity of Mind and Praflice to the Will of God, according to the Manifestation and Diflates of this divine Principle of Light within 'em.

Our Saviour's Injunftion about Baptifm they underfland, in a figurative Senfe, of a Conversion and Change of the

Heart; and wholly neglefl the outward Sign Warer-

Baptifm they hold was only John's ; that it was no more than a Type or Figure, fitted for the Infant-flate of the Gofpel; and therefore now ufelefs, in a Difpenfation, which is fpiritual and inward .

The fame they hold of the Supper ; alledging, That both allude to old Jevifi Practices, and were ufed as Types or Sign.fications ot a near and accomplifhing Work They add, that the Communion of Saints confills only in a participation of the fame divine Principle, Shewing itfelf in an Unity of Spirit.

As to MiniHry and Ordinances, they deny that any are to be ufed of Man's Wit, or Will, or carnal Invention, or Imitation ; or other than what the inward Principle directs 'em ;o— — Accordingly, they have no Perfons fet apart for the Minulry ; but without distinction of Quality or Sex, every one who is of fober Life, and approved Converfation, and believes himorherfelf called or moved thereto, is permitted to fpeak and prophefy in their Aflemblies.

They