SAMUEL, one of the most learned men in the 17th century, was born at Roan in Normandy. He made a very early progress in learning, and became a great proficient in the oriental languages. He was many years pastor of a Protestant church at Caen; where he was tutor to Wentworth Dillon earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse. Here he particularly distinguished himself by his public disputations with Father Veron, a very famous controversialist. The dispute was held in the castle of Caen, in the presence of a great number of Catholics and Protestants. Buchart came off with great honour and reputation: which were not a little increased in the year 1646, upon the publication of his Phaleg and Canaan, which are the titles of the two parts of his Geographia Sacra. He acquired also great fame by his Hierozoicon, printed in London in 1675. This treats de animalibus faecie scripturae. The great learning he displayed in his works rendered him esteemed not only among those of his own profession, but amongst all lovers of knowledge of whatever denomination. In 1652, the queen of Sweden invited him to Stockholm, where she gave him many proofs of her regard and esteem. At his return to Caen, he resumed the functions of the ministry, try, and was received into the academy of that city. His learning was not his principal qualification, he had a modestly equal to it; and hence enjoyed his great reputation in tranquillity, sheltered from those unhappy quarrels which so many other learned men draw upon themselves. He died suddenly while he was speaking in the above academy, on the 16th of May, 1667, aged 78. A complete edition of his works was published in Holland, in two volumes folio, 1712.

BOCHIUS, or BOQUI, JOHN, a Latin poet, born at Bruffels in 1555. He travelled into Italy, Germany, Poland, and Malcovy, and at his return became secretary to the duke of Parma. He died on the 13th of January, 1609. The critics in the Netherlands set so great a value on his poetry, that they gave him the name of the Belgic Virgil. He wrote, 1. De Belgii Principatu. 2. Parodia Heroica Psalmorum Davidicorum. 3. Observationes Physicae, Ethicae, Politicae, et Historicae, in Psalmos. 4. Vita Davidis. 5. Orationes. 6. Poemata.