The  parents  frequently  tied  jew-
els and  rings  to  the  children  they
expofed,  that  if  Drovidence  "pro-
tefled  them  they  might  afterwards
be  difcovcredj  or  that  thofc  that
found  them  might  be  induced  to
educate  them,  if  alive;  or  give
them  decent  burial,  if  dead;  or  it
might  be  the  fupcrltitious  tendeniels
of  the  mother,  who  would  not  fend
away  her  child  without  fome  por-
tion of  its  parent's  fortune.  The
places  where  they  ufualiy  cxj)ored
their  children  were  fuch  as  were
moll  frequented,  that  they  might
have  a  better  chance  of  being
found  and  taken  care  of  by  the
compaihonate  and  humane,  who
were  able  to  bring  them  up.  The-
Egyptians  and  Rorrums  chofe  the
banks  of  rivers — and  the  Greeks
the  highways.  This  barbarous
cullom  was  feldom  praftifcdby  the
Roniav.s,  and  met  with  little  en-
couragement.
ExTispiCES,  a  name  given  ta
the  Arifpices,  bccaufe  they  drew
prefages  from  viewing  the  entrail;,
of  vitftims  in  facrificc.  See  Anf-
pex,  Sacrifce.
ExTRAORDiNAP-ii,  amongft  the
Romans,  was  a  body  of  men  con-
fifling  of  a  third  part  of  the  fo-
reign horfe,  and  a  fifth  of  the  foot,
which  v;as  leparated  from  the  reft
of  the  forces  borrowed  from  the
confederate  Hates,  with  great  po-
licy and  caution ;  to  prevent  any
defi?u


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deugn  that  they  might  polTiblv  en.  drawn  from  amongll:  the  extraordi.
tertain  againft  the  natural  forces.  7/^jr:V,  under  the  lidimc  oi  abledi. —
A  more  choice  bosiv  of  men  were     See  Ahkf:i.
F.
ABA.     S;c  Beans.
Fabari.t:  Calendar,  the  calends
^?  June,  fo  called  by  the  Romans,
becaufe  the  beans  being  then  firil
ripe,  lomc  of  them  were  offered
to  the  Goddefs  Carna,  the  wife  of
"Jarais.
