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We Hull only add, that in examining the Realms of narks, and other Colonies of Spam; and the Azores an j

Commerce's paffing fucceflively from the Venetians, Gemefe, other Colonies of Portugal, which are allow'd to be IhipM

and Hans-Towns, to the Portuguefe and Spaniards; and the one in Spanifi Ports, the other in Portuguefe '

from thofe again to the Englifi and Dutch; it may be efta- iz. Thefe Penalties, Prohibitions, and Confifcations not

blimed as a Maxim, That the Relation of Commerce to extendto Goods taken from the Enemies of England nor

uni Navigation, or, if we may be allow'd to fay it, their to Fi(h caught by the Scots, ortheir Corn, and Salt, w h; c j.

Union, is fo intimate, that the Fall of the one, inevitably may be imported into England by the Scotch Veffels draws after it the other; and that they will always either 5. Five Shillings per Ton Duty is impofed on everv

flourim or dwindle together. Trench Veffel arriving in any Port of England, fo \ 1

Hence lo many Laws, Ordinances, Statutes, tfc. for its (and even three Months longer) as 50 Sols per Ton lies on

Regulation; and hence particularly that celebrated AB of the Englifi Veffels in France.

Navigation, which an eminent Author calls the Palladium, or tutelary Deity of the Commerce of England; which is too important not to be here mentioned; as it is the (landing Rule, not only of the Englifi among themfelves, but alio of other Nations with whom they traffic.

Laftly, That Sugars, Tobacco, and other Commodities of the Growth of the Englifi Colonies, jhall not be im- ported into any other Part of Europe, but the Dominions of England. And that Veffels going out of the Ports of the fame Crown for the Englifi, Colonies, (hall give 1000/.

Parliament of England have fettled every thing relating to Navigation and Commerce.

Till this Acl, all Nations were at liberty to import all kinds of Merchandizes, whether of their own Growth, or loaden elfewhere, and that on their own Veffels.

AB of Englifi Navigation, is a Statute whereby the Security, if under one hundred Tons, and 1000/. if above'

- e'er they depart, that they will import their Cargo into fome Port in the faid Dominions; and the like, e'er they quit thofe Colonies, that they will land their whole Cargo in England. NAV1S, Am Nams, or the Ship Argo in Aflronomy, a Cromwell firft perceiving the Prejudice this Liberty did Conftellation of the Southern Hemifphere. See Argo to the Englifi Commerce, which was now almoft wholly NAUMACHIA, Navmachy, a Spectacle, or Shew in the hands of Foreigners, chiefly the Dutch, whom he among the antient Romans, reprefenting a Sea-Fi»ht hated; animated the Englifi, by feveral Acts of his Parlia- The Word is alfo ufed for a Grcus incompaffedwit'h Seats ments to refume their Trade into their own hands; and and Porticos; the Pit whereof, ferving as an Arena was particularly paffed an Act prohibiting the Dutch from im- fill'd with Water for the exhibiting of Sea-Fiehts ' See porting any Merchandizes, except thofe of their own Circus.

Growth or Manufacture, which were very few. There were feveral of thefe Naumaihias at R„,„e; three

,„?°V,. Reftoration, the firft Parliament Charles II. baihbyAuguflus, one by Claudius, and another by Domitian call d, dillinguilhing, in Cromwell, the Politician from the Nero's Naumachia ferv'd for the Reverfe of his Medals Parricide, condemn'd the Memory of the one, and follow'd The Word comes from the Greek ,u.Zs, l r effel arid'™*, the Plan of the other with regard to Navigation and Com- pugna, fight. '

m , e . rc , e '„ty? a J I!- n8 *".»leo««ed B,ll or AB of Navigation, NAUSEA, in Medicine, a Retching, or Propenfity and which ftill fubfifts in its full Latitude, and its antient Endeavour to Vomit; arifing from a Loathing of Food Vigour. Its Date is the i;d of September 1660. Its chief excited by fome vifcous Humour that irritates the Stomach' Articles follow. and urges it thus to difcharge itfelf; or nfc/o is when

1. That no Merchandizes (hall be imported or exported the thoughts or fight of proper Food create a Sicknefs in

to or from any of the Englifi Colonies in Afta, Africa, or the Stomach, or a Tendency to Vomit.

America, but on Veffels built within the Dominions of The ufual Caufes of a Naufea, and „,

England, or really belonging to Emltfimen, and whofe Drinking, great Heat, a Fever, Confumptions, Laxnefs of

Matters, and atleaft three fourths of the Crew are of that the Stomach occafion'd by Tea, £=fc. Narcotics, as Tobacco

Anorexia, are hard

Nation, on pain of Forfeiture of the Goods and Veffel

z. That noPerfon born out of the Subjeflion of England, a Plethora, foul Stomach,* 'tenacious HumoursTodgythere-

or not naturaliz d, Jhall exercife any Commerce in thofe in. Jtjc. °

Colonies for himfelf, or others. ' Boerlaave defines a Naufea Anatomically, to be a retro-

3. That no Merchandizes of the Growth of Afia or Ame- grade Spafmodic Motion of the Mufculous Fibresof the

rtca, /hall be importedjnto any ofjhe Dominions of Eng- Oefofhagus, Stomach, and Intellines; attended with Con-

land on any other than Englifi Veffels.

4. That none of the Commodities of Europe lhall be imported into England by any other Veffels than thofe of the Parts, Countries, and States where the Commodities grow, or are manufactured.

5. That all Kinds of Filh, and Train-Oils not filh'd by

j /- & - - --, «.™«iim, *.Lv*i IU t.u wim \.on-

vulfions ot the Abdominal Mufcles, and the Septum tranf- verfutn. See Vomiting.

Naufea and Vomiting only differ from one another, as more or lefs Violent. The Naufea is properly the Effort the Stomach makes to Vomit,which has not always theEffecl.

The Word is Latin, form'd from the Greek vmw, of

Enghfi Veffels, imported into England, lhall pay double um, Navis, Ship : In regard, People, at the beeinn'ini!

DuMe ™„. .l. r r__ «... „ „.... ,_„.,_.,.., of '^^^Ses, are ufually inclined to Vomiting.

NAUTICAL Plamfphere, aDefcriptiun of theTerreftiial

SeePt.

Globe upon a Plane, for the ufe of Mariners. sphere and ^-Chart,

NAt/TICAL Chart, fee&a-CHART.

Nautical Compafs, the Sea-Compafs, fee Compass ' NAU1 ICUS, in Anatomy, a Mufcle; call'd alfo Ti-

er. That the Commerce from Port to Port in England and Ireland lhall be carried on wholly by Englifi Veffels and Merchants.

7. That none but Englifi Veffels (hall reap the Benefit of the Diminutions made, or to be made in theCuftoms.

8. All foreign Veffels are prohibited importing into Engi landsma. Ireland any of the Commodities of Mufcovy, or hialis Pojiicus. See Tibialis

even any Malls or other Woods foreign Salt, Pitch, Ro- NAUTILUS, in Natural Hiitory, a- petrified Shell fin, Hemp, Ra.fins, Prunes, Oils of Olive, any kind of found in the Earth; in other refpefts like thofe found in the Corn, or Grain, Sugars, Allies and Soap, Wine, Vinegar, Sea, or in Rivers. See Fossil, Petrefaction Sheli Brandy, Currants, and other Commodities the Product of andSTONE. 'action, shell,

theWj/Z, States, except Veffels built in the Places where NAVX, the Fleet, or Shipping, of a Prince or State the Commodities grow or are manufactured, or where 'tis See Fleet »•■«.

ufual to take them up; and unlets the Mafter and three The Direftion of the Navy Royal of England is in the fourthsof the Crew be Natives of the Country where they Lotd High-Admiral, and under him in the Principal Officers

and Commiffioners, who all hold their Places by Patent.

are loaden.

9. That to prevent all falfe Declarations to favour the Entry of foreign Goods, all thofe mention'd in the laft Article lhall be deem'd to belong to Strangers that are

See Admiral.

Principal Officers of the Navy a.rc (our, viz. The Treafurer whofe Bufinefs is to receive Moneys out of the Exchequer'

not broughr in Veffels of the Quality raent.on'd in the firft and ro pay all the Charges of the Navy, by Warrant i

Article; and as fuch (hall pay the Duties ufed to be paid the Principal Officers. The Comp trolll, who at ends and

by other Commodities .... ,,. r comptrolls all Payment of Wages, is to know tL Rates f

• IO -J^, ,0 rp e " t ^ ai " Js ^n Uyi L nS4nd ^ i [ gu i fln 8 fo " Storcs > to Ex!lmi " e and Audit all Account* %c The

reign Veffels, the Proprietors lhall take an Oath that they Surveyor, who is to know the State of all Sto'reT and fee

really belong to them, and that no Foreigner haa any part Wants fupply'd, .0 ettima.e Repairs, charge? Boatfwains

,n rThat » Veffels or reputed Englifi may im- gch^a^Stl *ESUJ«£ tA^f

grow, or are manufaflured. _ Provided it_ be in fome Part Comrmffoners of the Navy, are' five. The firft Executes

t ,'?^ Pa , r , t ° f i he Com P tcoll «'s Duty' which «Utes to the Viauallers Accounts. The fecond, another Part of the laid Comptroller's Duty relating to the Accounts of the Store- Keepers of the Yards. The third has the Direflion of the

Navy

of the Mediterranean beyond the Straights of Gib-alter. And the fame is underlined of Commodities brought from the Eaft- Indies; provided they be taken up in fome Port beyond the Cape of Good-Hope : And thofe from the Ca-