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' tphilofopb. Tranfatf. N° 129. See Rocx-SPfctff.

Cobnu Cervi, HartJJjom, in Medicine, one of the Tef- taceous Pouders. See Testaceous.

Among Chymifts, the fame Name is ufed for the Mouth of an Alembic.

CORNUA Uteri. Sec Uterus.

CORNUCOPIA, among the Poets, a Horn out of which proceeded all things in abundance, by a particular Privilege which Jupiter granted his Nurfe, fuppofed to be the Goat Amalthea.

The real Senfe of the Fable is this ; that in Zybia there is a little Territory fhapcd not unlike a Bullock's Horn, ex- ceedingly fertile, given by King Amman to his Daughter Amaltbca, whom the Poets feign to have been Jupiter's Nurfe.

In Architecture and Sculpture, the Cornucopia, or Horn of Plenty, is represented under the Figure of a large Horn, out of which iffue Fruits, Flowers, ££c.

On Medals, F. Jclert obferves, the Cornucopia is given to all Deities, Genii, and Heroes.

CORNUTUM Argimtentum. See Dilemma.

CORONA, Crown, or Crowning, in Architecture, a large flat ftrong Member of the Cornice ; fo called, becaufe it crowns not only the Cornice, but the Entablature, and the whole Order. See Entablature.

The French call it the Larmier^ our Workmen the 'Drip, as ferving, by its great Projecture, to Ikreen the reit. of the Building from the Rain. See Larmier.

Some Latin Authors call it Supercilium -^ but, as itfiiou'd feem, by miftake for Stillicidium. Some French Authors call it Mouchette ; fome Latin ones Mentum, Chin j from its keeping ofF the Weather from the Parts underneath, as the Chin does the Sweat, &c, out of the Neck.

Some call it abfolutely the Cornice, as being the principal Member thereof. Vitruvius frequently ufes the Word Co- rona for the whole Corniche, See Corniche.

The Corona is it felf crowitd or finiih'd with a Reglet, or Fillet.

There are fometirnes two Corona's in a Cornice 5 as in the Corinthian of the Rotunda.

Corona Sorealis, Northern Crown, in Aftronomy, a Conltellation of the Northern Hemifphere. See Constel- lation.

The Stars in the Conftellation of the Northern Crown, in 'Ptolemy's Catalogue are 8 - 7 in Tycbo's as many 5 in the liritamiic Catalogue 21. The Order, Names, Longitudes, Latitudes, Magnitudes, &c. are as follow.

Stars in the Conjlellation Corona Borealis.

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Names and Situation! of the Stars.

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That preced. the Corona, withoutfide That next the Lucida, towards the N. Anoth. following this, and more Nor. Lucida of the Corona

ift of the Informes over ihe Crown

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Nor.in theCircumference of the Cora.

Sou. in the Circumference of the Coro.

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6th over the Corona

North, of thofe following the Corona

Preced. of the middle

South, of thofe following the Corona

Pofterior of the middle ones

20 Another following 'em all i\y

Corona Clericalis. See Crown ; fee alfo Coif.

CORONALE Os, in Anatomy, the Bone of the Fore- head ; called alfo Os Frontis, Os 'Pttppis, and Verecundum. See Os Frontis.

CORONALIS, the firft Suture of the Cranium, or Skull. See Suture.

The Coronal Suture reaches tranfverfiy from one Temple to the other ; and joins the Os Frontis with the Ojja -Tarie- taria.

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CORONARJA Vafa, CORONARY Vcfels, the \ ries and Veins which furround the Heart, to nourifh " C | fupply it with Blood, tSc. See Coronary Arteries.

Coronary Arteries, are two Arteries fprinpinp out f the Aorta, ere it leaves the Pericardium ; and fervinn carry the Blood into the Subftance of the Hi-- tf ? !0 Heart. "<*

At their rife out of the Aorta, there is a Valve to k;„ i the Reflux of the Blood ; firft difcover'd by % P„« , r a Native of San Scvermo. See Valve. ' ~ ""

They are call'd Coronary, becaufe of their furcadino im Branches, and encompaffing the Balis of the Heart, in m - ner of a Crown, or Garland. In their progrefs, they fend ""' feveral Branches lengthwifc of the Heart ; and, as Rnn, obferves, to the Auricles, and into the very Subftance of the Heart : After incompafflng the Bafis, and meeting again, they inofculate with each other.

Coronary Vein, is a Vein diffus'd over the exterior Sn face of the Heart : It is form'd from feveral Branches ait fing from all Parts of the Vifcus, and terminates in th Vena Cava, whither it conveys the Remains of the Blood brought by the Coronary Arteries.

Stomachic Coronary, is a Vein inferred into the Trunk of the Splenic Vein ; which by uniting with the Mefen forms the Vena Porta.

CORONE, Procefs of a Bone. See Bone.

Of thefe thete are feveral in rhe Body, diftinguihVd ac- cording to their Figures, by different Names ; e.g. one of the Os fetropim, called Styloides ; as being (lop'd like a Bodkin : Anothet call'd Maftoides, from its relembling a Nipple ; another of the Omoplata, call'd Coracotdes ; as be- ing in the Figure of a Crow's Bill .- laltly, another of the Os Sphenoides, called Ptcrigoides, from its Ihape, which re- fembles the Wings of a Bat. See Styloides, Coiacoi. des, £5?c.

CORONER, an Officer, whereof there are two in every County, whofe Bufinefs is to inquire, by a Jury of twelve Neighbours, how, and by whom any Perfon came by a vio- lent Death ; and to enter the fame upon record. This.be. ing Matter Criminal, and a Plea of the Crown, 'tis hence they are called Crcnmcrs, or Coroners.

They are chofen by the Freeholders of the County, by Virtue of a Wrir out of Chancery.

This Officer, by the Statute of Weftminfler, ought to he a Knight ; and there is a Writ in the Regifler Wfi fit Miles, whereby it appears to be a fufficient Caufe for re- moval of a Coroner chofen, if he were not a Knight, and had not too Shillings per Ann. Freehold. Mention is made of this Officer as early as the Time of King Atklftmt, Anno 925.

The Lord Chief Juftice of the King's-Bench is the Sove- reign Coroner of the whole Realm, or wherefoever he abides.

There are alfo certain Special Coroners within divers Li- berties, as well as the ordinary Officers in every County; and fome Colleges and Corporations are impower'd by their Charters, to appoint their Coroner within their own Precinfls.

CORPORA Cavemofa, in Anatomy, two fpongious Bo- dies, called alfo Corpora Ncrvofa, and Corpora Sponiiofi. See Cavernosa Corpora, &c.

Corpora Olivaria. See Olivaria Corpora.

Corpora 'Pyramidalia, are two Protuberances of the Under- part of the Cerebellum, about an Inch long ; fo cal- led from their Refemblance to a Pyramid. See Pjrami- ealia.

Corpora Striata, two Protuberances of the Crura of the Medulla Oblongata. See Medulla Oblongata.

CORPORAJL, an inferior Officer in a Company of Toot, who hath charge over one of the Divifions ; places and re- lieves Centinels, and keeps good Order in the Corfs k Garde ; receiving, withal, the Word, of the inferior Rounds that pafs by his Corps de Garde.

There are ufually three Corporals in each Company. Sec Company.

The Word comes from the Italian Corporate, which % nifies the fame thing ; and that from Caput, Head, Chief; the Corporal being the firfl of the Company.

Corporal of a Ship, is an Officer who hath the Charge of fetting the Watch and Centries, and relieving them ; a"" 1 who fees that all the Soldiers and Sailors keep their Am" neat and clean : He alfo teaches them how to aft A"' Arms, and hath a Mate under him.

Corporal Oath. See Oath.

Corporal, Corporale, is alfo an antienr Church Ter" 1 ' fignifying the Sacred Linen, fprcad under the Chalice in '"f Eucharitt and Mafs, to receive the Fragments of the Bread, if any chanced to fall.

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