ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, a town of Nova Scotia, is seated in the bay of Fundy; and, though a mean place, was formerly the capital of the province. It has one of the finest harbours in America, capable of containing 1000 vessels at anchor in the utmost security. The place is also protected by a fort and garrison. At the bottom of the harbour is a point of land, which divides two rivers; and on each side there are pleasant meadows, which in spring and autumn are covered with all sorts of fresh-water fowl. There is a trade carried on by the Indians with furs, which they exchange for European goods. W. Long. 64. 5. N. Lat. 45. 10.
Annates. ANNATES, among ecclesiastical writers, a year's income of a spiritual living.
These were, in ancient times, given to the Pope through all Christendom, upon the decease of any bishop, abbot, or parish-clerk, and were paid by his successor. At the Reformation they were taken from the Pope, and vested in the king; and, finally, Queen Anne restored them to the church, by appropriating them to the augmentation of poor livings.