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Title: The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : Scientific American Compiling Dept.
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causeda prosecution for high treason to be commencedagainst him in Scotland, and demanded his per-son from the states, who refused to deliver himup. In the revolution he took an active part,accompanying the Prince of Orange to Englandas chaplain, and was rewarded for his servicesby the bishopric of Salisbury. On taking hisseat in the House of Lords, he displaj^ed hisusual moderation in regard to the non-juringclergy and dissenters. As a prelate. BishopBurnet distinguished himself by fervor, assi-duity, tolerance, and charity. In 1699 he pub-lished his Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles. The scheme for the aug-mentation of poor livings out of thefirst-fruits and tenths due to the Crown,known as Queen Annes Bounty, originated withBurnet. He left behind him in manuscript hiswell-known History of His Own Times*(1723-34). upon which the best judgment to-day is that nothing could be more admirablethan his general candor, his accuracy as tofacts, the fullness of his information, and the
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BURNE-JONES.The Prioresss Tale. BURNET — BURNETT justice of his judgments both of those whomhe vehemently opposed and of those whom hegreatly admired. The value of the work, saysa recent authority, as a candid narrative and aninvaluable work of reference, has continuallyrisen as investigations into original materialshave proceeded. Burnet, Jacob, American jurist: b. New-ark, N. J., 22 Feb. 1770; d. Cincinnati, Ohio, 10May 1853. Admitted to the bar in 1796, he re-moved to Cincinnati, then a village with about500 inhabitants, and was a member of the ter-ritorial government from 1799 till the estab-lishment of a State government in 1803. In1821 he was appointed judge of the supremecourt of Ohio, and was elected United Statessenator in 1828. Burnet was elected a memberof the French Academy of Sciences upon therecommendation of Lafayette, and published in1847 a volume of Notes on the NorthwesternTerritory.^ He was prominent in civic enter-prises in Cincinnati for over half a century, as-

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