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# 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Amazonas (Brazil)

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​AMAZONAS, the extreme north-western and largest state of Brazil, bounded N. by Colombia and Venezuela, E. by the state of Pará, S. by the state of Matto Grosso and Bolivia, and W. by Peru and Colombia. It embraces an area of 742,123 sq. m., wholly within the Amazon basin. A small part bordering the Venezuelan sierras is elevated and mountainous, but the greater part forms an immense alluvial plain, densely wooded, traversed by innumerable rivers, and subjected to extensive annual inundations. The climate is tropical and generally unfavourable to white settlement, the exceptions being the elevated localities on the Amazon exposed to the strong winds blowing up that river. The state is very sparsely populated; two-thirds of the inhabitants are Indians, forming small tribes, and subject only in small part to government control. The principal products are rubber, cacao and nuts; cattle are raised on the elevated plains of the north, while curing fish and collecting turtle eggs for their oil give occupation to many people on the rivers. Coffee, tobacco, rice and various fruits of superior quality are produced with ease, but agriculture is neglected and production is limited to domestic needs. The capital, Manãos, is the only city and port of general commercial importance in the state; other prominent towns are Serpa and Teffé on the Amazon, Borba and Crato on the Madeira, and Barcellos on the Rio Negro. Up to 1755 all the Portuguese territory on the Amazon formed part of the capitania of Pará. The upper districts were then organized into a separate capitania, called S. José do Rio Negro, to facilitate administration. When Brazil became independent in 1822, Rio Negro was overlooked in the reorganization into provinces and reverted, notwithstanding the protests and an attempted revolution (1832) of the people, to a state of dependence upon Pará. In 1850 autonomy was voted by the general assembly at Rio de Janeiro, and on the 1st of January 1852 the province of Amazonas was formally installed. In 1889 it became a federal state in the Brazilian republic.
# 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Amber (city)

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​AMBER, a ruined city of India, the ancient capital of Jaipur state in the Rajputana agency. The name of Amber is first mentioned by Ptolemy. It was founded by the Minas and was still flourishing in A.D. 967. In 1037 it was taken by the Rajputs, who held it till it was deserted. In 1728 it was supplanted by the modern city of Jaipur, from which it is 5 m. distant. The picturesque situation of Amber at the mouth of a rocky mountain gorge, in which nestles a lovely lake, has attracted the admiration of all travellers, including Jacquemont and Heber. It is now only remarkable for its architecture. The old palace begun by Man Sing in 1600 ranks second only to Gwalior. The chief building is the Diwan-i-Khas built by Mirza Raja. “No sooner” (it is related) “had Mirza completed the Diwan-i-Khas than it came to the ears of the emperor Jehangir that his vassal had surpassed him in magnificence, and that this last great work quite eclipsed all the marvels of the imperial city; the columns of red sandstone having been particularly noticed as sculptured with exquisite taste and elaborate detail. In a fit of jealousy the emperor commanded that this masterpiece should be thrown down, and sent commissioners to Amber charged with the execution of this order; whereupon Mirza, in order to save the structure, had the columns plastered over with stucco, so that the messengers from Agra should have to acknowledge to the emperor that the magnificence, which had been so much talked of, was after all pure invention. Since then his apathetic successors have neglected to bring to light this splendid work; and it is only by knocking off some of the plaster that one can get a glimpse of the sculptures, which are perfect as on the day they were carved.”
# 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Amazon-stone

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​AMAZON-STONE, or Amazonite, a green variety of microcline-felspar. The name is taken from that of the river Amazon, whence certain green stones were formerly obtained, but it is doubtful whether green felspar occurs in the Amazon district. The modern amazon-stone is a mineral of restricted occurrence. Formerly it was obtained almost exclusively from the neighbourhood of Miyask, in the Ilmen mountains, 50 m. S.W. of Cheliabinsk, Russia, where it occurs in granitic rocks. Of late years, magnificent crystals have been obtained from Pike’s Peak, Colorado, where it is found associated with smoky quartz, orthoclase and albite in a coarse granite or pegmatite. Some other localities in the United States yield amazon-stone, and it is also found in pegmatite in Madagascar. On account of its lively green colour, it is cut and polished to a limited extent as an ornamental stone. The colour has been attributed to the presence of copper, but as it is discharged by heat it is likely to be due to some pigment of organic origin, and an organic salt of iron has been suggested. (See Microcline.)
# 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Amazonas (Peru)

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​AMAZONAS, a northern department of Peru, covering a mountainous district between the departments of Loreto and Cajamarca, with Ecuador on the N. The Marañon river forms the greater part of its W. boundary-line. Area, 13,943 sq. m.; pop. (1896) 70,676. The rainfall is abundant, and the soil of the heavily wooded valleys and lower mountain slopes is exceptionally fertile and productive. Its settlement and development is seriously impeded by the lack of transportation facilities. The capital, Chachapoyas, is a small town (pop. about 6000) situated on a tributary of the Marañon, 7600 ft. above sea-level. It is the seat of a bishopric, created in 1802, which covers the departments of Amazonas and Loreto, and one province of Libertad. It has an imposing cathedral and a university. The climate is equable and delightful, the mean temperature for the year being 62° F.
# 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Amazonas (Venezuela)

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​AMAZONAS, a territory belonging to Venezuela, and occupying the extreme southern part of that republic, adjoining the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It lies partly within the drainage basin of the Orinoco and partly within that of the Rio Negro, an affluent of the Amazon. The territory is covered with dense forests and is filled with intricate watercourses, one of which, the Casiquiare, forms an open communication between the Orinoco and the Rio Negro and is navigable for large canoes. The capital of the territory is Maroa, situated on the Guainia river, an affluent of the Rio Negro.
# Proclamation 6622

Delivered on 10 November 1993.
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
American women have served with distinction and courage in every overseas combat theater of conflict since World War I. Some have been wounded in the line of duty, and others have given their lives for our country, but all have contributed tremendously to the success of America's Armed Forces. Bringing their talent, skill, and vision to a variety of occupations within each of the service branches, women have made an everlasting mark on the military history of the United States.
The loyalty and the sacrifices of the women who have served our country merit the respect and admiration of all of us. It is fitting then that we set aside a special time to honor these veterans, to salute them for their tireless devotion to duty while in uniform and for their patriotism and commitment to democratic ideals in civilian life.
The Vietnam Women's Memorial is a monument dedicated to the many women who volunteered to serve in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era. Appropriately, it recognizes the living as well as those who died. It is part of the important ongoing process of healing, both for veterans and for our country as a whole. It is a remembrance of the brave and compassionate service that is so worthy of our esteem.
Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim the week of November 7, 1993, as National Women Veterans Recognition Week, and I encourage all Americans to join in acknowledging the contributions and sacrifices of these veterans.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighteenth.
William J. Clinton
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# Proclamation 6625

Delivered on 17 November 1993.
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
From the beginnings of our Nation, we have sought to recognize the providence and mercy of God with words and acts of gratitude, indeed with effort and energy toward helping others wherever need occurred. In the colorful days and weeks when the autumn of the year brings ripe and fruitful harvest across our land, Americans give thanks for many blessings. It is a time of bounty and generosity, a time to come together in peace.
This is the true spirit of Thanksgiving: acknowledging God's graciousness, and in response, reaching out in service to others. This spirit was apparent in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621, when Pilgrim immigrants sat down with Native Americans and celebrated their common harvest.
This same spirit of Thanksgiving inspires our great Nation and our people to act with justice and concern toward all the peoples of the world and toward one another here at home. We are grateful for the dramatic progress made towards a comprehensive peace in the Middle East and for the Agreement signed in our United States; we are thankful for the relief efforts that our Nation and others have undertaken where natural disasters have struck unmercifully.
Still, in this final decade of the twentieth century, we face great challenges. The troubled areas of our world continue to challenge our ability to find peaceful and equitable solutions. On this Thanksgiving Day, the hospitality and harmony of loved ones, friends, and neighbors, remind each of us that we belong to the larger family of mankind.
As we gather together during this sacred and cherished time, let us pledge to build a new America where everyone will have a place at the table, and no one will be left out. In this way we will truly maintain the spirit of Thanksgiving that has enriched our country since its beginnings. While recognizing the importance of individual responsibility, we will continue to place the strength and benevolence of this great Nation at the service of all its people, indeed of all the peoples of the earth. Then, in these richer years, we will reap a true and fruitful harvest.
Now, Therefore, 1, William J. Clinton, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 25, 1993, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I encourage the citizens of this great Nation to gather in their homes, places of worship, or wherever they may choose to express heartfelt thanks for the abundance bestowed on us throughout our history.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighteenth.
William J. Clinton
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# Proclamation 6619

Delivered on 28 October 1993.
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
Home should be a place of warmth, unconditional love, tranquility, and security. And for most of us, home and family can, indeed, be counted among our greatest blessings. Tragically, for many Americans, these are blessings that are tarnished by violence and fear.
Domestic violence is more than the occasional family dispute. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, it is the single largest cause of injury to American women, affecting six million of all racial, cultural, and economic backgrounds.
In our country, a woman is battered every 15 seconds, and 40 percent of female homicide victims in 1991 were killed by their husbands or boyfriends. Yet unbelievably, more than half of women in need of shelter may be turned away due to a lack of space.
Women are not the only targets. Young children and the elderly are also counted among the victims, and sadly, emotional scars are often permanent.
A coalition of organizations has emerged to directly confront this crisis. Law enforcement officials, those involved with shelters and hotline services, health care providers, the clergy, and other concerned citizens are helping in the effort to end domestic violence. We must recognize the compassion and dedication of these volunteers and professionals, applaud their efforts, and increase public understanding of this important problem.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 1993 and October 1994 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I urge all Americans to observe these months by becoming more aware of the tragedy of domestic violence, supporting those who are working toward its end, and participating in other appropriate efforts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighteenth.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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# Proclamation 6617

Delivered on 21 October 1993.
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
More than ever, as a Nation and as individual consumers, we need to make every dollar count. Yet, despite the consumeroriented quality of the U.S. marketplace and the concerted efforts of our law enforcement agencies, marketplace fraud drains at least $100 billion from the economy every year. The loss is not just in dollars, but in consumer confidence—the driving force behind a strong economy.
Fraud has the greatest impact on the most vulnerable consumers. No one, rich or poor, young or old, literate or illiterate, English-speaking or foreign-speaking, able-bodied or disabled, is exempt. What's more, in this electronic global marketplace, fraud has become a "borderless crime" that affects consumers around the world.
Since 1982, the President has designated one week of the year to spotlight consumer education as a vital tool in helping consumers make smart shopping decisions. This year, during "National Consumers Week," the focus is on fraud. Consumers can protect their resources and end the costly drain on the economy by knowing how to spot the signs of fraud and where to turn when they suspect fraud.
If you believe that you have been defrauded, the Better Business Bureau, representatives of Federal, State, and local governments, and even the media can help you. Exposing fraud not only helps you, but it can help prevent others from becoming victims in the future.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim the week beginning October 24, 1993, as National Consumers Week. I urge business leaders, educators, professionals, public officials, consumer leaders, and members of the media to observe this week with appropriate activities that emphasize the important role smart consumers play in keeping our markets open, competitive, fair, and honest.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighteenth.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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# Protestant Exiles from France/Book First - Chapter 15 - Agace, Hersent, and Mancke

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GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL FRAGMENTS.
Agace, Hersent, and Mancke.
These names were held in honour in their respective days, persons bearing them having been chosen to be anciens. For these and other names not traced in my pages, I must refer my readers to the Somerset House registers. In my Historical Introduction it will be observed that Jean Mancke died at Canterbury in 1650, Mr. Daniel Hersent at Southampton in 1673, and Jean Agace at Canterbury in 1676. The descendants of the latter preserved the memory of their Huguenot descent for more than two centuries later, four of them having sat on the Board of Directors of the French Hospital, namely, Zachary Agace (elected in 1759), Abdias Agace (1763), Jacob Agace (1764), and Daniel Agace (1788). The name was sometimes spelt Agache. Through the obliging courtesy of the late Registrar-General and his successor, I made as copious notes from the French registers in Somerset House as my occasional holiday time would permit. Besides these registers, I have had the advantages of imprints of others, namely, the Westminster Abbey Registers, edited and annotated by the late Colonel Chester; the Registers of the Dutch Church of London, edited by William John Charles Moens, Esq.; the Register of Canterbury Cathedral, edited by Robert Hovenden, Esq.; and several London Parochial Registers, edited for the Harleian Society by Colonel Chester and other genealogists. The Scotch registers in the Register Office have also been ransacked, by the kind permission of the Registrar-General for Scotland. Extracts from other registers I owe to various obliging correspondents.
# Protestant Exiles from France/Book First - Chapter 15 - Crespion

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Crespion.
Stephen Crespion, born in 1649, was the son of Germain Crespion, of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, gentleman, by Cornelia, eldest daughter of Stephen and Cornelia Nau. He was sent to Westminster School in the year 1663, and was elected Captain of the school. He was elected to Oxford University in 1666, where he matriculated on 13th July 1666 as an undergraduate of Christ Church. He recited a lyrical poem at the opening of the new Theatre, or Great Hall, of the University in 1668; he took his degree of B.A. on 17th May 1670, and proceeded to M.A. 22d March 1673 (n.s.). His fine voice, and, probably, his musical accomplishments, marked him out for the King’s Chapel at Whitehall, “the most ancient choir in England, served on the same grand scale as the cathedrals.” This choir were ​designated the Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal. Mr. Stephen Crispin, student of Christ Church, Oxford, was sworn into the place of a Gentleman of His Majesty’s “Chappell Royall,” the 13th day of May 1673. “And upon the first day of November 1675, the said Mr. Stephen Crespion was sworn Confessor to his Majesty’s household.” His name appears in the lists of the “Gentlemen of the Chappell” present at the coronation of James II. on 23d April 1685, and of William and Mary on 11th April 1689. Other honours had been bestowed on him; he became a prebendary of Bristol, 3d August 1683; and he had a patent as a sacrist of Westminster Abbey, dated 25th July 1683; and on 16th January 1684 (n.s.) he appears as Chaunter of that Abbey. His sympathy, learned at Oxford, with the party of the Non-Jurors, had been restrained at the Revolution; but it burst forth in 1697, when the Jacobites refused to sign the bond of association in defence of William III. Accordingly, we read, “1697. April 1st, Mr. Daniel Williams was sworn Gentleman of the Chapel Royal in ordinary, and admitted into the full pay of £73 per annum in the place of Mr. Stephen Crespion, whose place became vacant upon his refusal to sign the association.” On the occasion of the first vacancy in the reign of Queen Anne, he was again a Gentleman of the Chapel, by a verbal order from the Bishop of London (Compton), and was sworn into a full place on 8th May 1702. Mr. Crespion did not live to imperil his interests with Anti-Hanoverian scruples; for he died at the age of sixty-two, on the 25th November 1711, and was buried in Westminster Abbey on December 2. He had been twice married.
* ↑ See the Old Cheque-Book of the Chapel Royal, printed for the Camden Society in 1872, under the editorship of Edward F. Rimbault, LL.D. In plain English, the gentlemen were chaplains.
* ↑ William III. was most tolerant, and did not disturb Crespion in his privileges in Bristol or in Westminster Abbey.
# Protestant Exiles from France/Book First - Chapter 15 - Barbon

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Bassens.
In the Lord Mayor’s London List of Ministers, Strangers, in 1568, one of the comrades of the Hebrew Professor, Le Chevallier, might very probably have been one of the pasteurs of Caen, and may therefore be identified with one of the recipients of Mr. Robert Nowell’s bounty, whose surname is omitted in his account-book. The Lord Mayor calls him, “Vincent Bassens, Frenchman, minister of the gospel, and by that name put in exile by commandment of the French king.” The entry in the Spending of the Money is:—
To one vencentus, late minister of Cayne, the viij. of Martche A$^o$ - 1573. . . . Xs.
# Protestant Exiles from France/Book First - Chapter 15 - Bassens

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Bassens.
In the Lord Mayor’s London List of Ministers, Strangers, in 1568, one of the comrades of the Hebrew Professor, Le Chevallier, might very probably have been one of the pasteurs of Caen, and may therefore be identified with one of the recipients of Mr. Robert Nowell’s bounty, whose surname is omitted in his account-book. The Lord Mayor calls him, “Vincent Bassens, Frenchman, minister of the gospel, and by that name put in exile by commandment of the French king.” The entry in the Spending of the Money is:—
To one vencentus, late minister of Cayne, the viij. of Martche A$^o$ - 1573. . . . Xs.
# Protestant Exiles from France/Book First - Chapter 15 - Cisner

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Cisner.
The pasteur Christofle (i.e., Christopher) Cisner of the City of London French Church, was married in his own church in 1647 to Marie de Haze, by whom he had one daughter, Anna Maria. He married, secondly, on 13th April 1641, Hester (born 1620, died 1660), daughter of Pierre Du Quesne (son of Julien), by Ester de la Vincquière (daughter of Hubert), and by her had a daughter, Mary, born 1659. M. Cisner was pasteur during the Commonwealth along with Elie Delmé and Jean Baptiste Stouppe; he and Stouppe excommunicated Delmé in 1652 for differing from them regarding “holy days.” Delmé considered this deed invalid, and a controversy continued for many years; as to its merits and its termination I am not informed. Delmé died in the prime of life (date unknown); Stouppe became an officer in the French army. Cisner disappeared in 1660, when there was a clean sweep, and the commonwealth trio were replaced by Felles, Primerose, and Herault.