same with a sailor or seaman. See these articles.

Method of preserving the health of Mariners. See Seamen.

Mariner's Compass. See Compass.

St Marino, a small town and republic of Italy, situated in E. Long. 13° 44'. N. Lat. 44° 21'. This small republic consists only of a mountain, and a few hillocks, that lie scattered about the bottom of it. The number of the inhabitants is about 5000. The mountain yields good wine, but they have no other than rain or snow water. The founder of the republic was a Dalmatian, and a man, who upwards of 1300 years ago turned hermit, and retired to this mountain. Here his devotion and austerity, and, in consequence of that, his reputation for sanctity, were such, that the princes of the country made him a present of the mountain; on which many, out of veneration for the saint, soon after took up their abode. Thus was the foundation laid of the town and republic, which still bears the name of the saint. The town stands on the top of the mountain, and there is only one way by which it can be come at. In the whole territory are only three villages, three convents, and five churches. The largest of the churches is dedicated to the saint, and contains his ashes and his statue. He is looked upon as the greatest saint, next to the blessed Virgin; and to speak disrespectfully of him is accounted blasphemy, and punished as such. The republic is under the protection of the pope. All that are capable of bearing arms are exercised, and ready at a minute's call. In the ordinary course of government, the administration is in the hands of the council of 60, which, notwithstanding its name, consists only of 40; one-half of the members of which are of the noble families, and the other of the plebeian: on extraordinary occasions, however, the arengo, in which every house has its representative, is called together. The two principal officers are the capitaneos, who are chosen every half year; and next to them is the commissary, who judges in civil and criminal matters, and is joined in commission with the capitaneos; both he and the physician must be foreigners, and both have their salaries out of the public stock. When any person, after due summons, neglects to assist at the council according to their statute book, he is to be fined in about a penny English; and when an ambassador is to be sent to any foreign state, he is to be allowed about 1s. a-day.

Marino, John Baptist, a celebrated Italian poet, born at Naples in 1569. His father, who was an able civilian, obliged him to study the law; at which being disgusted, he left his parents, and retired to the house of the Sieur Manzi, who was a friend to all persons of wit. He at length became secretary to Matthew of Capua, great admiral of the kingdom of Naples, and contracted a friendship with Talio. A short time after, he went to Rome; and entered into the service of Cardinal Aldobrandini, nephew to Pope Clement VIII. who took him with him to Savoy. Marino was in great favour with the court of Turin; but afterwards created himself many enemies there, the most furious of whom was the poet Gasparo Murtola, who, attempting to shoot him with a pistol, wounded one of the duke of Savoy's favourites. Marino being obliged to leave Turin, went to Paris at the desire of Queen Mary de Medicis, and published there his poem on Adonis. He afterwards went to Rome, where he was made prince of the academy of the humorists; from thence to Naples, where he died while he was preparing to return home. He had a very lively imagination, but little judgement; and, giving way to the points and conceits then in vogue, his authority, far from correcting the false taste of the Italians, served rather to keep it farther from reformation. His works, which are numerous, have been often printed.