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 470 LILLEBONNE LILLY King Philip the Fair. Afterward it alternate- ly gave its allegiance to France and the counts of Flanders until the end of the 14th century, when it passed into the possession of the house of Burgundy. In the latter part of the 15th century it passed into that of Austria, and in the next century of Spain ; but Louis XIV. re- conquered it in 1667, and made it the capital of French Flanders. In 1708 Lille was taken by Prince Eugene and the duke of Marlborough, notwithstanding the heroic defence of Marshal Bouflers. It was restored to France by the peace of Utrecht in 1713. It was besieged in 1792 by the Austrians, who after a heavy bom- bardment, which destroyed many houses, were repulsed with great loss by the citizens. LILLEBOME (Lat. Juliobona), a city of France, in the department of Seine-Inf6rieure, on the river Bolbec near its confluence with the Bec- quet, 19 m. E. of Havre; pop. in 1866, 5,049. It occupies a fine site in a beautiful valley, but has a dull sombre appearance, the most of its buildings being clumsy structures of wood, with long monotonous fronts. Almost all its inhabitants belong to the working class, and are employed in its numerous cotton aad linen factories and tanneries. The parish church has a fine tower and spire, built in the 15th century. On a commanding site, overlooking the valley, are the ruins of a strong castle, built by William the Conqueror, who called here the great council of his barons to decide upon the conquest of England. The massive outer walls are still standing, but the hall has been demolished by its present owner. Near by is a tall round tower, with walls 13 ft. thick, iso- lated by a deep fosse, which is crossed by a drawbridge. It was built probably by the Harcourts, who owned the castle until the revo- lution. But Lillebonne is chiefly noted for its Roman remains. Beneath the castle and part- ly cut out of the hill is the theatre, the best preserved example of its class in northern Eu- rope. It measures 300 ft. across the chord of the arc, and around the whole runs a vaulted passage 625 ft. long. The walls are faced with ashlar masonry of calcareous tufa, and banded together at irregular intervals with courses of red tiles. Among other remains are a Roman bath, a Gallo-Roman house, and many sepul- chral monuments ; and statues in marble and bronze, sculptures, mosaics, and numerous utensils of gold, bronze, iron, ivory, and glass, have been found here. According to Ptol- emy, Juliobona was the chief town of the Ca- leti or Caletes, an Armoric tribe occupying what is now the Pays de Oaux, Caux being a corruption of Oaleti. In the decline of the Roman empire it was ravaged by the barbari- ans, and it did not again acquire any promi- nence until the time of William the Conqueror. LILLERS, a town of France, in the depart- ment of Pas-de-Calais, on the Nave, 24 m. N. N. W. of Arras; pop. in 1866, 5,414. It is situated in a verdant plain, watered by beauti- ful streams, and all its houses of any impor- tance are ornamented with fountains. It has manufactories of linen, shoes, and earthenware, distilleries, tanneries, dye works, and oil mills. In the gardens of a former Dominican convent is the first artesian well, sunk in the 12th cen- tury; it is now nearly dry. In the church, which was founded in the 12th century, is a curious wooden sculpture, called the Christ du Saint-Sang de Miracle, of the same period. LILLO, George, an English dramatist, born in London in 1693, died there in 1739. He had been brought up a jeweller, and even after attaining literary celebrity still pursued his business. His first play, "Silvia," appeared in 1731, and met with little success; but his tragedy of "George Barnwell," produced in the same year, was acted at Drury Lane for 20 consecutive nights, and so fascinated Queen Caroline that she requested to be permitted to peruse the manuscript of it. In 1737 "Fatal Curiosity," generally considered his best trage- dy, was introduced at the Haymarket theatre, and was at first coldly received ; but owing to the exertions of Henry Fielding it subsequently became more popular. The dramatic works of Lillo, with a memoir of his life, were published in London in 1755, in 2 vols. 8vo. LILLY, or Lyly, John, an English author, born in Kent about 1553, died about 1600. He be- came a student in Magdalen college, Oxford, about. 1570, received the degree of master in 1575, and was at that time a noted university wit. He soon after went to London, was re- puted a rare wit and poet at the court of Eliza- beth, and published his "Euphues, the Anat- omy of Wit (1580), followed by "Euphues and his England " (1581), the elaborate, fanci- ful, and dainty style of which became the model of court conversation. (See EUPHUISM.) He enjoyed success also as a dramatic poet, produ- cing eight plays, which, however, being designed for representation by children at court enter- tainments or private theatres, scarcely came into competition with the public drama. He was engaged in the Mar-Prelate controversy, and wrote "Pap with the Hatchet" (1589), a once famous pamphlet against the Martinists. A few modern critics, as Malone, Hazlitt, and Charles Lamb, have been enthusiastic admirers of his best pieces, as "Endymion" and the song on Cupid and Campaspe. His dramatic works, with a life and notes by F. W. Fairholt, were published in 1858 (2 vols., London). LILLY, William, an English astrologer, born at Diseworth, Leicestershire, May 1, 1602, died at Walton-upon-Thames, June 9, 1681. In 1620 he went to London and secured a position as footboy to a merchant, who afterward em- ployed him as an accountant. His master dying in 1627, Lilly married the widow, with whom he received 1,000. He began the study of astrology in 1632, and soon practised with emi- nent success, and instructed many persons in the art. In 1644 he produced the first number of his almanac, Merlinus Anglicus Junior, which contained remarkable prognostications,