See GENS. NOMES. A name given by the Greeks to the districts into which Egypt was divided from very ancient times. NOMOPHYLAKES. In ancient Athens, under the constitution introduced by Pericles, seven magistrates called Nomophylakes, or "Law-Guardians," "sat alongside of the Proedri, or presidents, both in the senate and in the public assembly, and were charged with the duty of interposing whenever any step was taken or any proposition made contrary to the existing laws. They were also empowered to constrain the magistrates to act according to law." _G. Grote, History of Greece, part 2, chapter 46._ NOMOTHETÆ, The. A legislative commission, elected and deputed by the general assembly of the people, in ancient Athens, to amend existing laws or enact new ones. _G. F. Schömann, Antiquity of Greece: The State, part 3, chapter 3._ NONCONFORMISTS, DISSENTERS, English: First bodies organized. Persecutions under Charles II. and Anne.- Removal of Disabilities. See ENGLAND: A. D. 1559-1566; 1662-1665; 1672-1673; 1711-1714; 1827-1828. NONES. See CALENDAR, JULIAN. NONINTERCOURSE LAW OF 1809, The American. See UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A. D. 1804-1809. NONJURORS, The. See ENGLAND: A. D. 1689 (APRIL-AUGUST). NOOTKAS, The. See AMERICAN ABORIGINES: WAKASHAN FAMILY. NOPH. See MEMPHIS. NÖRDLINGEN, Siege and Battle (1634). See GERMANY: A. D. 1634-1639. Second Battle, or Battle of Allerheim (1645). See GERMANY: A. D. 1640-1645. NORE, Mutiny at the. See ENGLAND: A. D. 1797. NOREMBEGA. See NORUMBEGA. ----------NORFOLK, VIRGINIA: Start-------- NORFOLK, VIRGINIA: A. D. 1776. Bombardment and destruction. See VIRGINIA: A. D. 1775-1776. NORFOLK, VIRGINIA: A. D. 1779. Pillaged by British marauders. See UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A. D. 1778-1779 WASHINGTON GUARDING THE HUDSON. NORFOLK, VIRGINIA: A. D. 1861 (April). Abandoned by the United States commandant. Destruction of ships and property. Possession taken by the Rebels. See UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A. D. 1861 (APRIL). NORFOLK, VIRGINIA: A. D. 1862 (February). Threatened by the Federal capture of Roanoke Island. See UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A. D. 1862 (JANUARY-APRIL: NORTH CAROLINA). NORFOLK, VIRGINIA: A. D. 1862 (May). Evacuated by the Confederates. See UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A. D. 1862 (MAY: VIRGINIA) EVACUATION OF NORFOLK. ----------NORFOLK, VIRGINIA: End-------- NORFOLK ISLAND PENAL COLONY. See AUSTRALIA: A. D. 1601-1800. NORICUM. See PANNONIA; also, RHÆTIANS. ----------NORMANDY: Start-------- NORMANDY: A. D. 876-911. Rollo's conquest and occupation. See NORMANS. NORTHMEN: A. D. 876-911. {2365} NORMANDY: A. D. 911-1000. The solidifying of Rollo's duchy. The Normans become French.