a kind of earth, called Terra de Baira, from the place where it is found: it is famous at Venice, for its efficacy in stopping haemorrhages of all kinds, and in curing malignant fevers.

Precept of CLARE CONSTAT, in Scots law, the warrant of a superior for entering and inflicting the heir of his former vassal, without the interposition of an inquest. See SCOTS LAW, title, Succession in heritable Rights.