Allatius, Leo, keeper of the Vatican library, a native of Scio, and a celebrated writer of the 17th century. He was of great service to the gentlemen of Port Royal in the controversy they had with M. Claude touching the belief of the Greeks with regard to the eucharist. No Latin was ever more devoted to the fee of Rome, or more inveterate against the Greek scholastics, than Allatius. He never was married; nor did he take orders; and Pope Alexander VII., having asked him one day, why he did not enter into orders? he answered, "Because I would not be free to marry." The pope rejoined, "if so, why do you not marry?" "Because," replied Allatius, "I would not be at liberty to take orders." Thus, as Mr Bayle observes, he paffed his whole life, wavering betwixt a parish and a wife; sorry, perhaps, at his death, for having chosen neither of them; when, if he had fixed upon one, he might have repented his choice for 30 or 40 years.—If we believe John Patricius, Allatius had a very extraordinary pen, with which, and no other, he wrote Greek for 40 years; at the loss of which, he was fo grieved.