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 BUT ( 67S } B R I Bridge of boats, boats made of copper, and joined fide BRIEF, in Scots law, a writ iffued from the chancery, by fide, till they reach a-crofs a river, which being co- diredted to any judge-ordinary, commanding and auvered with planks, are faflened with flakes or anchors. thorifing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the Bridge of communication is that made over a river, cafe mentioned in the brief, and upon their verdidt to by which two armies, or forts, which are feparated pronounce fentence. by that river, have a free communication with one a- Apojlolical Briefs,' letters which the pope difpatches nother. to princes, or other magiftrates, relating to any public Floating Bridge, a bridge made ufe of, in form of a affair. work in fortification, called a redoubt, confifling of Thefe briefs are diftinguiftied from bulls, in retwo boats, covered with planks, which are folidly gard the latter are more ample, and always written on framed, fo as to bear either horfe or cannon. parchment, and fealed with lead or green wax; whereBridge, in gunnery, the- two pieces of timber which as briefs are very concife, written on paper, fealed go between the two tranfums of a gun-carriage, on with red wax, and with the feal of the fifherman, or St Peter in a boat. which the bed refts. Bridge, in mufic, a term for that part of a (fringed BRIEG, a town of Silefia, about twenty miles fouthinftrument over which the firings are ftretched. The eaft of Breftaw ; E. long. 170 20, and N. lat. 50® 50’. bridge of a violin is about one inch and a quarter BRIENNOIS, the fouthern divifion of the duchy of Burgundy, in France. high, and near an inch and a half long. Bridge-town, the capital of the ifland of Barbadoes : BRIEUX, a port-town of Britany, in France, fituated about thirty miles weft of St Weft Ion. 56°, and North lat. 130. It has commo- on the Englifti channel, dious wharfs for unlading goods, alfo fome forts and Malo; W. long. 20 5c/, and N. lat. 48° 4c/. BRIGADE, in the military art, a party or divifion of a caftles for the defence of the place. Bridge-north, a borough-town of Shropfhire, fitua- body of foldiers, whether horfe or foot, under the ted on the river Severn, about fifteen miles fouth-eaft command of a brigadier. An army is divided into brigades of horfe and briof ,Shrewfbury: Weft Ion. 20 30', and North lat. 520 gades of foot: a brigade of horfe is a body of eight 40 . It fends two members to parliament. Bridgewater, a large borough-town of Somerfet-0 or ten fquadrons; a brigade of foot confifts of four, fhire, fituated near 0the mouth of the river Evil, in 3 five, or fix battalions. The eldeft brigade has the right of the firft line, Weft long, and 51 15' North lat. It fends two and the fecond the right of the fecond, and the two members to parliament. BRIDLE, in the menage, a contrivance made of ftraps next take the left of the two lines, and the youngeft or thongs of leather and pieces of iron, in order to ftand in the centre. Brigade-major, is an officer appointed by the brigakeep a horfe in fubje&ion and obedience. The feveral parts of a bridle are the bit, or fnaffie; dier, to affift him in the management and ordering of the head-ftall, or leathers from the top of the head his brigade. to the rings of the bit; the fillet, over the fore-head BRIGADIER is the general officer who has the comand under the fore-top; the throat-band, which but- mand of a brigade. The eldeft. colonels are generally tons from the head-band under the throat; the reins, advanced to this port. He that is upon duty is brigaor long thongs of leather that come from the rings of dier of the day. They march at the head of their the bit, and being call over thehorfe’s head, the rider own brigades, and are allowed a ferjeant and ten men of their own brigade for their guard. holds them in his hand •, the oofe band, going through Brigadiers, loops at the back of the head-ftall, and buckled under horfe-guards.and Sub-brigadiers, are polls in the the cheeks ; the trench ; the cavefan; the martingal; BRIGANDINE, a coat of mail, a kind of ancient deand the chaff-halter. of thin jointed fcales of Bridles imported pay a duty of 4 s. q-renyd. the do- fenfive armour, confifting to the body. zen ; whereof 4 s. 3-r^d. is repaid on exporting plate, pliant andaeafy fmall light veffel, which can both them again: befides which they alfo pay 6s. for eve- BRIGANTINE, row and fail well, and is either for fighting or giving ry 20 s. value upon oath, without any drawback. Bridle-hand is the horfeman’s left hand, the right chace. It hath about twelve or fifteen benches for the rowers, one man to a bench ; all the hands aboard hand being the fpear or fword hand. foldiers, and each man hath his mufquet lying To /wallow the Bridle, is faid of ahorfe that has too are ready under his oar. wide a mouth,, and too fmall a bit-mouth. a market-town in Lincolnfhire, about twentyBRIDON, or Snaffle, after the Englilh fafhion, is a BRIGG, miles north of Lincoln; W. long. 2c/, and N. very flender bit-mouth, without any branches. The four lat. 530 40'. Englifh make much ufe of them, and fcarcely ufe any BRIGHTELMSTONE, a little port-town in Suffex, {rue bridles: except in the fervice of war. The French call them bridons, by way of diftindtion from bridles. about feven miles fouth-weft of Lewes; W. long. dt BRIDPORT, a borough and port-town of Dorfetfhire, and N. lat. 50° $0. a town of New Caftile, in Spain, about fituated about ten miles weft of Dorchefter j W. long. BRIHUEGA, forty-three miles north-eaft of Madrid; W. long. 30 50, and N. lat. 50° 4c/. 20', and N. lat. 41°. It fends, two members to parliament. BRILL,