town of France, in Upper Bretagne, situated on the river Men, 12 miles from Rennes. W. Long. 1. 58. N. Lat. 48. 8.

handsome and strong town of the Netherlands, in the United Provinces, with an ancient castle; seated on the river Yssel, seven miles from Utrecht. E. Long. 5. 0. N. Lat. 52. 4.

town of Germany, in the circle of Suabia, on the confines of Tirol, 16 miles south of Lindow, and the lake Constance. It is capital of a country of the same, which has been almost all purchased by the house of Austria. E. Long. 9. 51. N. Lat. 47. 22.

Montfort-de-Lemos, an ancient town of Spain, in the kingdom of Galicia, with a magnificent castle, where the Comarca of Lemos resides. It is seated in a fertile country, 25 miles north-east of Orense, and 55 south-east of Compotella. W. Long. 7. 9. N. Lat. 42. 28.

Montfort-l'Amuly, a town in the Ille of France, with the title of a duchy, 25 miles from Paris. E. Long. 2. 50. N. Lat. 48. 45.

Montfort (Simon Count de), descended from an illustrious and flourishing family, was lord of a small town of the same name ten leagues from Paris. He was one of the greatest generals of the age in which he lived; and he displayed his bravery in a voyage beyond seas, and in the wars with the English and Germans. The strength of his constitution enabled him to support without inconvenience the severest labours of the field; his majestic stature distinguished him in the midst of the battle; and the motion of his sword was sufficient to strike terror into his boldest enemies. In the greatest dangers he possessed the utmost coolness and presence of mind; he observed every emergency; and was ready to bring assistance, while he himself was employed in attacking the bravest who made head against him. He was appointed to conduct the crusade against the Albigenes in 1209; and the name of Simon de Montfort is highly celebrated in this war. He took Beziers and Carcassonne, raised the siege of Castelnau, and gained a great victory in 1213 over Peter king of Arragon, Raimond VI., count of Toulouse, and the counts de Foix and de Cominge. Simon de Montfort was killed at the siege of Toulouse on the 25th of June 1218, by a blow with a stone discharged by the hands of a woman.—Such was the fate of one who had fulfilled the glory of his victories by the cruelty of his executions.—Some historians have given him the name of Macabeus and of Defender of the Faith; but men, animated with the true spirit of Christianity, have revolted against such titles. "We cannot (says the Abbé Nonotte) read the accounts of his severity, or rather cruelty, towards the Albigenes without horror. He was not guided by the spirit of the religion of Je- Montgat, fus in the massacre of Beziers, the pillage of Carcassonne, and the taking of Lavaur. But our horror is somewhat diminished by the consideration of the dreadful revolt, and massacres committed by the Albigenses themselves." Simon de Montfort treated them at the belt with as great cruelty as they had done the Catholics. His younger son afterwards made a great figure in England, and is known by the title of Earl of Leicester.