ACCORSO A Ili ANGEL°, a learned write r, vvho born, about the end of the fifteenth century, at Aquila. in the kingdom of Naples. He employ ed hiluself in the meritorious office of rescuing the works of older au thors from oblivion ; a species of labour w hich is fre quently more useful than the composition or new ours. He published a learned work, entitled, it .1u.•onium," &c. in 1524, which is much este( med as a specimen of critical skill. The authors whose works he corrected are Ausonius, Ovid, Claudi,m, and Solinus. In 1533, he published an edition of Aminiamis Marcel linus, containing live books more than any other celition; though the first thirteen arc still wanting. Iie was also the original editor of the " Epistles of Cassiodorus," and his "Treatise on the Soul." In 1531, lie published a. facetious dialogue, in which lie ridiculed the affected use of antiquated phrases, with v, hich his contempo raries corrupted the Latin language. Accorso was ac cused of having, in his notes upon Ausonius, appro priated to himself the labours of Eabricius Varano ; but the solemn and determined oath with NS hich he repelled this charge of plagiarism, is a strong proof of his inno cence, and of the anxious solicitude which be felt about his literary reputation. Accorso was likewise the ant
thou of Latin and Italian verses. Ile was a celebrated linguist ; and he corrected a number of passages in an cient authors, while he was riding On horseback through Germany and Poland. He spent thirty-three years in the court of the emperor Charles V. who was much de lighted with his society, and honoured him with many of his favour. See Nicol() Toppi Bibliuth. Xupolit. p. 206. (c) ACCOUNTS,Puitnic, (CommtssioNEns oF), arc five persons appointed by act of parliament " to examine and state, in what manner, and at what tunes, the re ceipts, issues, and expenditures of the public moneys arc accounted for ; and to consider and report by means and methods the public accounts may in luturc be passed, and the accountants compelled to pay the balances clue from them in a more expeditious and less expensive manner." See .pct of 25th Geo. III. cap. 52.
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