Chapter Fourierists to Frangipani of F by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

Francesca da Rimini Daughter of Guido da Polenta, Lord of Ravenna. Her story is told in Dante's Inferno (canto v.). She was married to Lanciotto Malatesta, Lord of Rimini, but committed adultery with Paolo, her husband's brother. Both were put to death by him in 1389. Leigh Hunt has a poem, and Silvio Pellico a tragedy, on the subject.

Francis's Distemper (St.). Impecuniosity; being moneyless. Those of the Order of St. Francis were not allowed to carry any money about them.

"I saw another case of gentlemen of St. Francis's distemper." - Rabelais: Pantagruel, v. 21.

Franciscans or Minorites (3 syl.). Founded in 1208 by St. Francis of Assisi, who called poverty "his bride." Poverty was the ruling principle of the order. Duns Scotus, Roger Bacon, Cardinal Ximenës, Ganganelli, etc., were of this order.

Called	Franciscans, from the name of their founder.
"	Minorites, from their professed humility.
"	Grey Friars, from the colour of their outer garment.
"	Mendicants, because they were one of the Begging or mendicant order.
"	Observants, because they strictly observed the rule of poverty.

    The Franciscan Sisters were known as Clares, or Poor Clares, Minoresses, Mendicants, and Urbanites.

Frangipani A powerful Roman family. So called from their benevolent distribution of bread during a famine.
   Frangipani. A delicious perfume, made of spices, orris-root, and musk, in imitation of real Frangipani. Mutio Frangipani, the famous Italian botanist, visited the West Indies in 1493. The sailors perceived a delicious fragrance as they neared Antigua, and Mutio told them it proceeded from the Plumeria Alba. The plant was re-named Frangipani, and the distilled essence received the same name.