JORTIN, John, English clergyman of French Huguenot parentage: b. London, 23 Oct. 1698; d. Kensington, 5 Sept. 1770. He was educated at the Charterhouse School, and at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he held a fel lowship 1721-28. He was ordained in 1723-24. At first, 1723-26, he held the living of Sevanesey near Cambridge, but resigned and removed to London and became the preacher in a chapel in New street, 1731-47. He was editor of a magazine Miscellaneous Observations upon Authors Ancient and Modern (1731-33) ; preacher in a chapel in Oxenden street (1747 50) ; assistant to Dr. Warburton at Lincoln's Inn (1747-50) ; rector of Saint Dunstans in the East, 1751 until his death; also vicar of Kensington, prebend of Saint Paul's and chap lain to the bishop of London from 1762 and archdeacon of London from 1764. He was Boyle lecturer in 1749. He was considered one of the great scholars of the time credited with liberal views. He was the author of a notable volume of Latin poems, and his principal works include 'Truth of the Christian Re ligion' (1746) • 'Remarks Upon Ecclesiastical History' (5 vols., 1751-73) ; Dissertations'
(1755) ; 'Life of Erasmus' (2 vols., 1758-60) ; 'Sermons' (7 vols., 1771-72); 'Tracts, Philo logical, Critical and Miscellaneous' (2 vols., 1790). Consult Disney, N., of the Life and Writings of John Jorti& (1792) ; also the memoirs prefixed to the 'Sermons,' 'Tracts' and JORULLO, 116-roar!), a volcano of Mex ico in the state of Michoacan, 160 miles south west of Mexico, and 80 miles from the Pacific. The district had continued undisturb2d from the discovery of the New World when, in June 1759, earthquakes occurred, followed 29 Sep tember 'by one more violent. On the line of a chasm which was made, six volcanic cones were formed, the loftiest, Jorullo, 1,600 feet above the plain. The total height of the volcano above the sea is 4,265 feet. It shows but few signs of activity at present.