by his interest at court to have secured to him the succession of the laurel after his death. With these. favorable prospects, it might have been expected, that Jones would have passed through life with so much decency as to have ensured his own happiness, and done credit to the partiality of his friends; but this was not the case. After experiencing many reverses of fortune, which an over-bearing spirit and an imprudence in regard to pecuniary concerns, consequently drew upon him, he died in great want, in April 1780, in a garret belonging to the master of the Bedford Coffee house, by whose charity he had been some time supported, leaving an example to those of superior capacities and attainments, who, despising the common maxims of life, often feel the want of not pursuing them when it is too late. His principal performance," The Earl of Essex," appeared in 1753.

JORDANO, (LUCA) an eminent Italian painter, was born in 1632, at Naples, in the neighbourhood of Joseph Ribera, whose works attracted him so powerfully that he left his childish amusements for the pleasure he found in looking on them. 'His father placed him under the direction of that master, with whom he made so great advances, that, at seven years old, his productions were surprising. But hearing of those excellent models for painting that are at Venice and Rome, he quitted Naples privately, to go to Rome. His father, who had been looking for him, at last found him at work in St. Peter's church. From Rome they set out together to Bologna, Parma, and lastly to Venice; at every place Luca made sketches and studies, from the works of all the great masters, but especially Paul Veronese, whom he always pro posed for his model. He afterwards went to Florence, where he began afresh to study, copying the works of Leonardo da Vinii, Michael Angelo, and

Andrea del Sarto. He went back to Rome, whence after a very short stay, he returned to Naples, and there married against his father's inclinations, who apprehended such an engagement might lessen his attention to his profession.

Some of his pictures being carried into Spain, so much pleased Charles II. that he engaged him to his court in 1692, to paint the escurial, in which he acquitted himself as a great painter. The king and queen often went to see him work, and commanded him to be covered in their presence. The great works Jordano had executed in Spain, gave him still greater reputation when he returned to Naples; so that he could not supply the eagerness of the citizens, though he worked very quick.

No body ever painted so much as Jordano; his school grew into such repute, that there was a great resort to it from Rome, and all quarters; he loved his disciples, whose works he touched with great readiness, and assisted them with his designs, which he gave them with pleasure. His generosity carried him to make presents of altar-pieces to churches, that were not able to purchase them. He painted, gratis, the cupola of St. Bridget, for his reputation, and touched it over a second time.

His labours were rewarded with great riches, which he left his family, who lost him at Naples in 1705, when he was seventy-three. His monument is in the church of St. Bridget, before the chapel of St. Nicolas de Barie, which is all of his hand.

JORTIN, (DR. JOHN) a learned English Divine, was born in London, Oct. 23, 1698. He was trained at the Charter house school, where he made a good proficiency in Greek and Latin. In 1713 he was admitted member of Jesus College, Cambridge, and took the degree of B. A. in 1718, and M. A. in 1722. This year he distinguished himself by the publication

of a few Latin Poems, entitled "Lusus Poetici," which were well received. Sept. 1723, he entered into deacons orders, and into priest's, the June following. He spent twenty-five years of his time in London, where he had employment, as a preacher in several chapels, with the emoluments of which, and a competency of his own, he supported himself and family in a decent, though private manner: dividing his leisure hours between his books and his friends, especially those of the literati, with whom he always kept up a close and intimate connection. In 1730, he published "Four Sermons upon the Truth of the Christian Religion;" the next year, "Miscellaneous Observations upon authors, ancient and modern," in two vols. 8vo. In 1751, Archbishop Herring bestowed upon him the living of St. Dunston in the East, London. And in 1755 conferred uponTM him the degree of D. D. This same year came out his first vol. of "Remarks upon Ecclesiastical History," 8vo. These "Remarks," were continued in four succeeding volumes, down to the year 1517, when Luther began the work of reformation. In 1756 he published "Six Dissertations upon different subjects," 8vo. In 1758 appeared his, "Life of Erasmus," in one vol. 4to. and in 1760, another volume 4to. containing "Remarks upon the works of Erasmus," and an "Appendix of Extracts from Erasmus and other writers."

In 1762 he was made domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of London, admitted into a prebend of St. Pauls, and soon after presented to the living of Kensington, where he performed the office of a good parish priest, till August 27, 1770, when being siezed with a disorder in the breast and lungs, he grew continually worse, and died September 5, in his seventysecond year.

ISÆUS, a celebrated Greek orator, and native of Chalsis, in Syria; the scholar of Lysius, and precep

tor of Demosthenes. He taught eloquence with reputation at Athens. He composed fifty orations, of which we have only ten remaining, which were admirably translated by Sir William Jones, in 1779.

ISELIN, (JAMES CHRISTOPHER) a German, learned in antiquities both ecclesiastical and profane, was born at Basil, 1681. He was made professor of History and eloquence at Marborough, in 1704; but was recalled to Basil to teach history and antiquity in 1707, when he was also devoted to the divinity chair in 1711. The academy of inscriptions and Belles Lettres at Paris, made him an honorary member, in the room of M. Cuper. Iselin was also librarian at Basil, where he died in 1737. He published a great number of valuable books.

JOUBERT, (LAURENCE) was born at Valence Dauphiny in 1530. Having made choice of physic for his profession, he went to Paris, where he studied that art under Sylvius, and going thence to Italy, he attended the lectures of L'Argentier. After this he continued his studies at Montbrison, a city in the county of Tarez. At last, going to Montpelier, he became the favorite diciple of Rondelet, upon whose death he succeeded to the regious professorship of physic, in that university in 1567. The fame of this physician was so prodigious, that nothing was deemed too difficult for his skill; insomuch, that Henry III. who passionately wished to have children, sent for him to Paris, to remove those obstacles which rendered his marriage fruitless; in which, however, he was disappointed. Joubert died in 1582. His writings in Latin and French, are numerous, the Latin were printed at Frankfort in 1582, 1599, and 1645, in two vols. folio: the greater part of which are upon physic and surgery.

JOSEPHUS, (FLAVIUS) the ancient historian of the Jews, was born at Jerusalem, of parents who be longed to the priest-hood, about A. D. 37. He discovered great acuteness and penetration early, and made so quick a progress in the learning of the Jews, that he was often consulted by the chief priests and rulers of the city, even at the age of sixteen. He became of the sect of the Pharasees of which he was a great ornament. A. D. 63 he went to Rome, where a Jew comedian, who happened to be in favor with Nero, served him much at court, by making him known to Poppaca, whose protection was very useful to him. Upon returning to his country, where he found all things in tumult and confusion, he had the command of some troops; and distinguished himself at the siege of Jatapat, which he defended 7 weeks against Vespasian and Titus. Upon the reduction of this place, Vespasian granted him his life, at the intercession of Titus, who had conceived a great esteem for him; and carried him with him to the siege of Jerusalem. After the taking of Jerusalem, he attended Titus to Rome; where Vespasian gave him the freedom of the city, and settled a pension upon him. At Rome he cultivated the Greek language, and applied himself to write his history. He conti nued to experience favors under Titus and Domitian, and lived beyond the 13th year of Domitian, when he was fifty-six; for his books of antiquities end here, and yet after that period he composed his book against Apion.

His "History of the Jewish war and the destruction of Jerusalem," in seven books, was composed at the command of Vespasian, first in the Hebrew language for the use of his own countrymen, and afterwards offered to Vespasian in the Greek. It is singularly interesting and affecting, as the historian was an eye witness to all that he relates. His "Jewish Antiquities," in seventy books, and written in Greek, are also a very noble work: their history is deduced