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thereof : As the Greek Fafhion, the Rotnan Fafhion, JfJc. In 1571, there appear'd a new Star in this Conftellation,

j foul/n't makes it the molt antient of all Coverings of which at firft furpafs'd in Magnitude and Brightnefs Jvpi-

he Head, as well as the mod univerfal. Kings, Empe- ter himfelf; but it diminiih'd by degrees, and at kit difap-

or s and even Gods themfelves are feen therein. That pear'd, at the End of 18 Months. It alarm 'd all the Aftro-

which covers the Head of Rome, has ufually two Wings, nomers of that Age, many of whom wrote Differtations on

i'ke thofe of Mercury : And that of fome Kings, is fur- it • among the reft, Wyc-ho Brabc, Kepler, Mattrolyctts, Lice-

'ifti'd with Horns, like thofe of Jupiter Amnion; and tus,Graminetts,St.c. Bezel the Landgrave of Heffe, Rofa,St.c.

femctimes barely Bulls, or Rams Horns, to exprefs uncom- wrote to prove it the fame Star which appear'd totheAfog;

mon Force. at the Birth of Jefus Chrift, and that it came to declare his

Cask, in Heraldry. See Helmet. fecond coming : They were anfwer'd by Tycbo. See Star.

Cask, is alio us'd as a common Name for Veffels of di- The Stars in the Conftellation Caffiofeia, in iPtolomy's

, er s Kinds, in conrra-diftinction from the Liquor, or other Catalogue, are 15; in Tycbo's a 8; in the Britannic Ca-

jiatter contain'd therein. Thus, a Hogfhead of Spirits, &c. taloglte, Mr. Flamftead makes them 56. The Order,

' " Names, Longitudes, Latitudes, Magnitudes, ££?c. whereof, are as follow.

Stars in the Conftellation Cassiopeia 5£ Longitude,

Names and situation of the Stars.

j faid to weigh 4C. i and 22 L. Cask and Liquor Vunchion, 6 C. * and 2 L. Cask and Liquor.

jl Cask of Sugar, is a Barrel of that Commodity, con- tainino from 8 to 1 1 Hundred; a Cask of Almonds, is ab out -, Hundred weight.

CASSATION, in the Civil Law, the Abrogation, or annulling of any Aft or Proceedure. The Occafions of Caf- femxzare, ift, When a Decree is directly contrary to another Decree; and both againft the fame Party, idly, When Decrees are directly contrary to the exprefs Decifion of Sta- tutes or Cuftoms. 2dly, When the Formalities prefcrib'd

by the Laws have not been follow'd. The Word comes North, in the top of the Chair-back from the Latin gttaffare. . 5

CASSIA, a medicinal Drug, in frequent ufe as a gentle y

Purgative. There are four Kinds of Caffia, alike in Pro- South, mthe top of the_Chair-back V perties, and nearly in Figure; being all in long black Pods; but very different, if confider'd with regard to the Trees that produce them. Thefe Caffias ate, Caffia of the Levant, that of Egypt, that of Brafil, and of the Antilles Iflands.

Ctijfta of the Levant, is the Fruit of a very high Tree, whole Bark is Afh-colour'd, its Wood very folid, and its Grain clofe; towards the Center, the Wood is of an Ebony A fmall one againft the Hair black towards the Circumference yellowifh : Its Flowers In the bottomof the Chair-back, o-

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are yellowifh, and produce a Fruit in form of a long Pod, round and maffive; of a reddifh Colour, bordering on black. When ripe, it is full of a black, fweetifh Pulp, divided by little woody Cells : In this Pulp are found little hard Grains, in manner of Stones, fhap'd like Hearts, which are the Seed of the Tree. This Caffia muff be chofe new, in large Pods, heavy, and of a tan Colour; the Bark, when broke, fine and white within, full of a black foft Pulp of a fweetifh. Tatte.

Caffia of Egypt, is like that of the Levant, except that the Tree is higher, and the Leaves narrower; the Fruit (mailer, and rhe Bark fofrer.

Cafta of Brafil, is the largeft of all : Some of the Pods are found four or five Inches in Circumference. This Kind is not very common in the Shops.

Cajfta of the I/lands, is that now chiefly us'd; tho heretofore the popular Cajfta was the Levantine. It is fent from the Antilles; where 'tis produe'd in fuch abundance, that the Veffels, in their home Voyages, ufe it as Ballaft : whence it is, that we find it fo often foul and dirty : The Tree that yields it refembles a Peach-Tree. Its Flowers, which are yellow, grow in Clutters; and, as they decay, leave behind them a Fruit or Pod an Inch thick, and a Foot That againft the Knee (fometimes two) long. The Fruit, while in its^ growth, is p, e ced. in North.Part of the Frame green ■ when ripe, it becomes a dark Violet. 'Tis chofen in the fame manner as that of the Levant.

When the Pod is entire, and the Pulp not yet taken out, 'tis called Caffia Fiftula, or Caffia in the Cane. For ufe, the Pulp is taken out, and pulp'd thro a Hair Sieve. The Apothecaries put off little of this better Kind, but what _ intheLeg is old, and boil'd up with Sugar to make it keep. ^ of ^nSouth.PartoftheFrame

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The TinBure of Cassia, is a flight Infufion of the Pulp North, of the fame with the Seed.

The ExtraS of Cassia, is nothing but the Pulp fepa- rated from the Shell and the Seeds; with the Addition of 5°

a certain Quantity of Sugar to preferve ir from turning four. Cassia Lignea, is the Bark of a Tree much like that which bears the Cinnamon; growing promifcuoufly with it In thc Extremity of the Foot in the Ifland of Ceylon. The two Barks are gather'd and dry'd in the fame manner; their Smell and Tafte are 55

nearly alike; they are equally fweet, poignant and agree- able; and their Colour, Form, and Thicknefs fcarce differ r acttt 4 at all. But the Ca/fia is the fatter, and more mucilaginous; CASSOCK, or CASULA, and in chewinr. diffolves in the Mouth, without leaving any wore over the reft of the Habit; particularly by the ber- thing woody behind; whereas the woody Part of Cinna- gy. The Word Caffock comes from the French CaJJaque, monftill flicks, tho ever fo well chew'd. Some Authors a Horfeman's Coat; fome derive that again, 0) i^rrup- will have the Tree which bears Cinnamon bear the Caffia tion, from a Garment of the Cojfaques : Covarri.ma from too; and make the only Difference between them to confift the Hebrew Cafah, to cover; whence the Latin U)V Wt- in this, that the firft comes ftomCeylon, and the latterfrom tage; and Cafltla, a Diminutive of Caja, anotner JName the Coaft of Coromandel. See Cinnamon. of the Caffock. „,„ m ,.. TI:TT cQ .,ri?T«viT CASSIOPEIA, in Aftronomy, one of the Conftellations CASTANETS, CASTAGNETTES, or CASTANET- of the Northern Hemifphere. See Constellation. TAS, a kind of Mufical Inftrument, wherewith the Moors,^

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