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datory Verfes upon perfons of rank in church and state at that time, printed in 8vo. at London, 1635.

JOINVILLE (JOHN, Sire de), an eminent French statesman, who flourished about 1260, was defcended from one of the nobleft and most ancient families at Champagne. He was fenefchal, or high-fteward, of Champagne, and one of the principal lords of the court of Louis IX. whom he attended in all his military expeditions; and was greatly beloved and esteemed for his valour, his wit, and the franknefs of his manners. That monarch placed fo much confidence in him, that all matters of justice, in the palace, were referred to his decision; and his majesty undertook nothing of importance without confulting him. He died about 1318, at not much less than ninety years of age. Joinville is known as an author by his " "Hiftory of St. Louis," in French, which he compofed in 1305. It is a very curious and interefting work. The best edition is that of Du Cange, in 1668, folio, with learned remarks. On pe.. rufing this edition, however, it is easily feen, that the language is not that of the Sire de Joinville, and has been altered. But an authentic MS. of the original was found in 1748, and was published without alteration, in 1761, by Mélot, keeper of the royal library at Paris. This edition is alfo in folio.

JOLY (CLAUDE), a French writer, was born at Paris in 1607; and obtained a canonry in the cathedral there in 1631. Discovering alfo a capacity for ftate affairs, he was appointed to attend a plenipotentiary to Munfter; and, during the commotions at Paris, he took a journey to Rome. In 1671, he was made precentor of his church, and feveral times official. He lived to the great age of 93, without experiencing the usual infirmities of it; when, going one morning to matins, he fell into a trench, which had been dug for the foundation of the high altar. He died of this fall in 1700, after bequeathing a very fine library to his church. He was the author of many works in both Latin and French, and as well upon civil as religious fubjects. One of them in French, 1552, in 12mo, is entitled, "A Collection of true and important Maxims for the Education of a Prince, against the falfe and pernicious Politics of Cardinal Mazarine;" which, being reprinted in 1663, with two "Apologetical Letters," was burnt in 1665 by the hands of of the common hangman. The fame year, however, 1665, he published a tract called "Codicil d'Or, or The Golden Codicil," which is relative to the former; being a further collec tion of maxims for the education of a prince, taken chiefly from Erafmus, whofe works he is faid to have read feven times

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JOLY (GUY), known by his long and faithful attachment to the famous cardinal de Retz, whom he attended both in his profperity

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profperity and adverfity. He wrote "Memoirs of his times,”
from 1641 to 1665, which, as Voltaire expreffes it, "are to
thofe of the cardinal, what the fervant is to the mafter."

JONAS (ANAGRIMUS), a learned Icelander, who acquired a
great reputation for aftronomy and the fciences. He was co
adjutor to Gundebrand of Thorbac, bishop of Holum in Ice-
land, who was alfo of that nation, a man of great learning and
probity, had been a difciple of Tycho Brahe, and understood
aftronomy very well. After his death, the fee of Holum was
offered by the king of Denmark to Anagrimus, who begged to
be excufed; defiring to avoid the envy that might attend him
in that high office, and to be at leifure to profecute his studies.
He chose therefore to continue as he was, paftor of the church of
Melstadt, and intendant of the neighbouring churches of the
laft-mentioned diocefe. He died in 1640, at the age of 95,
having entered into a fecond marriage with a young girl about
nine years before.

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He wrote feveral books in honour of his country, against the
calumnies of Blefkenius and others, which are well esteemed;
the titles whereof are, "Idea veri magiftratus." Copenhagen,
1589, 8vo. "Brevis commentarius de Ilandiâ, ibid. 1593,"
8vo. "Anatome Blefkeniana [G]. Holi in Iceland, 1612," 8vo,
and at Hamburgh, 1618, 4to. "Epiftola pro patria defenforia,'
ibid. 1618. "Azоrρion calumniæ," ibid. 1622, 4to.
"Cry-
mogæa [H], feu rerum Islandicarum libri tres, ibid. 1630,” 410.
Specimen Ilandiæ hiftoricum et magnâ ex parte chorographi-
cum,” Amftelod. 1634, 4to [1]. “"Vita Gundebrandi Thor-
lacii," Lugd. Bat. 1630, 4to.

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