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Stars in the Conftellation Ursa Minor.

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Names and Situations of the Stars* 3

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URSULINES, an Order of Nuns, which obfervetheRule otSt. Augnftin ; and are chiefly noted for taking on them the Education and Instruction of young Maids. SeeO&DER, and Religious.

They take their Name from their Inftitutrefs St. Urfula ; and are cloth 'd in White and Black.

The Vrfulines have fpread exceedingly in France, ckc.

within thefe few Years. -Few Maids but are put out to

School to them.

USAGE, in Law. y „ SPrescription.

Usage, in Language. $ cLanguage.

USANCE, in Commerce, in Italian, Ufo, is a determi- nate time for the Paymenr of Bills of Exchange, reckon 'd either from the Day of the Bills being accepted, or from the Day of their date ; and thus call'd, becaufe regulated by the Ufage and Cultom of the Places whereon they are drawn. See Bill, and Exchange.

Bills of Exchange are drawn at one or more Ufances, ei- ther from fight or from date. — The Italians fay Ufo doppio, for double Ufance, or two Ufances.

This Term is longer or fliorter, according to the different Countries. — In France, Ufance is fix'd at thirty Days. — At London, Vfance is a Calendar Month ; and double Ufance, two Months. — In Spain, Ufance is two Months. — At Venice, Genoa, and Leghorn, three Months.

At Hamburgh, Vfatice of Bills drawn from England, France, and Venice, is two Months after date. — From Ant- werp and Nurenberg, fifteen Days after fight.

At Venice, Ufance of Bills drawn at Ferrara, Boulogne, Florence, Lucca, and Leghorn, is five Days after fight. — From Naples, Augsbourg, Genoa, and Vienna, fifteen Days after fight. — From Mantua, Modena, and Milan, twenty Days after date. — From Amfterdam, Antwerp, and Ham- burgh, two Months after date ; and from London, three Months after date.

At Milan, Vfance of Bills drawn from Genoa, is eight Days after fighr. — From Rome, ten Days after fight. And from Venice, twenty Days after Date.

AtFlorenee, Vfancecti Bills drawn from Boulogne, is three Days after fight. — From Rome ten Days after fight. — From Venice and NaUes, twenty Days after Date.

At Rome, Ufance of Bills of Exchange drawn in Italy, was, originally, ten Days after fight 5 but by an Abufe this Term has been extended to fifteen.

At Leghorn, Vfance of Bills drawn from Genoa, is eight Days after fight: From Rome, ten Days: From Naples, three Weeks : From Venice, twenty Days after date : From London, three Weeks ; and from Amfterdam, forty Days.

At Amfterdam, Ufance of Bills drawn from England and France, is a Month after date: From Venice, Madrid, Ca- dix, and Sevil, two Months.

At Genoa, Ufance of Bills from Milan, Florence, Leghorn, and Lncca, is eight Days after fight : From Venice, Rome, and 'Boulogne, fifteen Days : From Naples, twenty two Days : From Sicily a Month after fight, or two Months after date : From Sardinia, a Month after fight : From Antwerp, Am- fterdam, and other Places in the Low Countries, three Months after date.

USE, in Law, the Profit of Lands and Tenements.

A Deed confifts of two principal Parts.. The Tremifes,

which includes all that comes before the Habendum, or Limitation of the Eftate ; and the Confequcnt, which is the

Habendum hk\f; wherein are two Limitations. -The one

of the Eftate, or Property the Party Jhall receive by the Deed. The other of the Ufe, expreffing to, or for what Ufe and Benefit he /hall have the fame. See Deed.

The Vfes were invented upon the Stat, of Weftminf. quia Emptores terrarum ; before which Statute, no

fuch Vfes were known. And becaufe, in courfe of time,

many Deceits were invented by fettling the Pofleffion in

one Man, and the Ufe in another, it was enacted, Anno 27 Hen. VIII. That the Ufe and Poffeflion of Lands Ihould always {land united.

Use, and Cuftom, in the antient Law-Books, is the or- dinary Method of acting or proceeding in any Cafe, which by length of Time has obtain'd the force of Law. See Custom, Prescription, Law, £5£.

USER de Atlion, in Law, is the purfuing, or bringing an Action. See Action, and Prosecution.

USES and Cuftoms of the Sea, are certain Maxims, Rules, or Vfages, which make the Bafe or Ground work of the Maritime Jurifprudence ; by which the Policy of Na- vigation, and Commerce of the Sea, are regulated. See Na- vigation, Commerce, &c.

Thefe Ufes and Cuftoms confifl in three kinds of Regu- lations : 6

Thefirft, call'd Laws or Judgments of Oleron, were made by order of Queen Eleanor, Dutchefs of Guienne, at her return from the Holy War ; and that chiefly from Memoirs which (he had gather'd in the Levant, where Commerce was at that time in a very flouri/hing Condition.

She call'd them Rolls of Oleron, by reafon Ihe then re-

fided in an Illand of that Name in the Bay of Aquitaine.

They were much augmented about the Year I2, by her Son Richard, King or England, on his return from the Holy Land.

The fecond Regulations were made by the Merchants of Visbuy, a City in the Ifland of Gothland in the Baltic, an- tiently much ftmed for Commerce, moft of the Nationa of Europe having their Quarters, Magazines, and Shop3 therein.

Thefe were compiled in the 'teutonic Language, and are Hill rhe Rule in the Northern Countries. Their Date does not ap- pear; but 'tis probable they were made fince the Year 1288, that the City of Visbuy was deflroy'd the firft time, after- wards reftoted by Magnus, King of Sweden.

The third Regulations were made at Lubeck, about the Year 1 597, by the Deputies of the HansTowns. See Hans.

USHER, Oftearius, from the French, Haiffieri fignifies an Officer, or Servant, who has the Care and Direction of the Door of a Court, Hall, Chamber, or the like.

In the King's Houfhold there are four Gentlemen-Ujhers of the Privy-Chamber, appointed to attend the Door, give Entrance, &c. to Perfons that have admittance thither.^ Four Gcntlemen-Ufters, Waiters ; and an Afiiftant Gentle-

man-Ujlier. Eight Gentlemen-Ujhers, Quarter-Waiters in

Ordinary. See Chamber.

In the French Court there are two Ujhers of the Anti- Chamber, or Hall where the King dines in publick. — They wait Sword by fide, all the Year, and open the Door to fuch

as are to come in. There are above fixteen Ujhers of

the Chamber, two of the Cabinet, and one of the Order of the Holy Ghoft.

The Ujhers of the Inquijltion in Spain and 'Portugal, are Perfons of the prime Quality, who think themfelves highly honour'd by only looking to the Doors of the facred Tribu- nal. See Inquisition.

Usher is alfo ufed for an Officer in the Exchequer ; of which fort three or four do attend the chief Officers and Ba- rons, at the Court at Weftminfter, and Juries, Sheriffs, and other Accomptants; at the pleafure of the Court. See Ex- chequer.

Usher of the 'Black-Rod, is an Officer conffituted by the Founder of the Order of the Garter. See Garter.

In a Chapter held at White-hall, 13 Car. II. it was or- dain'd, that it Ihould be fix'd to one of the Gentlemen- Vjhers, daily Waters at Court ; the eldefi of which always holds the Place ; and is call'd Gentleman-Ujhcr, and Black- Rod.

In relation to the Order of the Garter, he is appointed to carry the Rod at the Feaft of St. George, and other So- lemnities, which he makes ufe of as an Authority to attach Delinquents, who have offended againft the Statutes of the Order, which he frequently doth by touching them there- with. He wears a GoldBadge, embellifhed with the

Enfigns of the Order. He has an Houfe in Wmdfor-

Caftle, and other Privileges. See Black-Ad^.

USNEA, in Natural Hiflory, a fort of Plant of the Mofs Kind, growing on the Oak, Cedar, and divers other Trees. See Moss.

Usnea Humana, is a fmall greenilh Mofs, growing on hu- man Skulls, that have lain a long time expofed to the Air.

'Tis very allringent, and held proper to flop Hemorrhages.

x It is alfo an Ingredient in the Weapon-Salve o(Ta-

racelfus, and Crollius.

USQUEBAUGH, a ftrong, rich, compound Liquor, chiefly taken by way of Dram ; its Bafis being Brandy, or rectified Spirit of Wine.

The Procefs is fomewhat various, and the Ingredients nu- merous. We Ihall give one much commended formerly,

as a Specimen.

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