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e _Estates of France_ had such a fundamental Power lodg'd in them; who can help it, if the Writers for the _League_ made use of Hotoman's Arguments to support a wrong Cause? And this may suffice to remove this Imputation from his Memory. He was a Man of a very handsome Person and Shape, tall and comely; his Eyes were blewish, his Nose long, and his Countenance venerable: He joined a most exemplary Piety and Probity to an eminent Degree of Knowledge and Learning. No Day pass'd over his Head, wherein he employ'd not several Hours in the Exercise of Prayer, and reading of the Scriptures. He wou'd never permit his Picture to be drawn, tho' much intreated by his Friends; however (when he was at his last Gasp, and cou'd not hinder it) they got a Painter to his Bed's-side, who took his Likeness as well as 'twas possible at such a time. _Basilius Amerbachius_ assisted him during his last Sickness, and _James Grinaeus_ made his Funeral-Sermon. He left two Sons behind him, _John_ and _Daniel_; besides a great Reputation, and Desire of him, not only among his Friends and Acquaintance, but all the Men of Learning and Probity all over _Europe_. * * * * * Explication of the _Roman_ Names mention'd by _Hotoman_. _AEdui_, People of _Chalons_ and _Nevers_, of _Autun_ and _Mascon_. _Agrippina Colonia_, _Cologn_. _Arverni_, P. of _Auvergne_ and _Bourbonnais_. _Armorica_, _Bretagne_ and _Normandy_. _Aquitani_, P. of _Guienne_ and _Gascogn_. _Atrebates_, P. of _Artois_. _Attuarii_, P. of _Aire_ in _Gascogn_. _Augustodunum_, _Autun_. _Aureliani_, P. of _Orleans_. _Aquisgranum_, _Aix la Chapelle_. _Ambiani_, P. of _Amiens_. _Alsaciones_, P. of _Alsace_. _Bigargium_, _Bigorre forte_. _Bibracte_, _Bavray_, in the Diocese of _Rheims_. _Bituriges_, P. of _Bourges_. _Carisiacum_, _Crecy_. _Cinnesates_, P. on the Sea-Coast, between the _Elb_ and the _Rhine_. _Carnutes_, P. of _Chartres_ and _Orleans_. _Ceutrones_, P. of _Liege_. _Ceutones_, P. of _Tarentaise_ in _Savoy_. _Condrusii_, P. of the _Condros_ in _Flanders_. _Dusiacum_, _non liquet_. _Eburones_, P. of the Diocese of _Liege_, an
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