- Tillotson, John by Damien Hodges
1630–94, English prelate, archbishop of Canterbury (1691–94). He was ordained in 1661. At the Savoy Conference (1661) he was present as an auditor on the side of the Presbyterians, but upon the passing of the Act of Uniformity (1662) he yielded to its requirements. In 1663 he became rector of Kedington, Suffolk, and in 1664 preacher at Lincoln's Inn. In 1670 he was made a prebendary ...
- Goldfish by Webster's
... n.) A small domesticated cyprinoid fish (Carassius auratus); -- so named from its color. It is native of China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in 1691. It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or glass globes. Many varieties are known. Called also golden fish, and golden carp. See Telescope fish, under Telescope.(n.) A California ...
- Aughrim by Martin Wells
Or Aghrim., village, Co. Galway, W central Republic of Ireland. It was the scene of a battle (July 12, 1691) in which the forces of William III of Great Britain won a decisive victory over those of James II.
- Cumberland, Richard by Adrian Holland
Cumberland, Richard. 1631–1718, English philosopher. He was bishop of Peterborough from 1691. In his De legibus naturae. [on natural laws] (1672) he first propounded the doctrine of utilitarianism and opposed the egoistic ethics of Thomas Hobbes.
- Copley, Lionel by Marcos Goodman
... 1693) colonial governor; born in England. He was the governor of Maryland (1691–93). He concluded three different Indian peace treaties. He discovered that it was impossible to serve the king without infringing upon the territorial rights of the Lord of Baltimore.