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although both works were issued the same year. In all likelihood Prof. Masson's view is correct. And thus we have the first edi- tion of the ' Teares on the Death of Meliades ' contained in the 'Mausoleum.' The second edition was reprinted the same year under the name by which the poem, is now known. And in 1614 the third edition was issued.

In ' Books printed in Scotland before 1700,' Mr. Aldis states that a copy of the ' Mausoleum ' is contained in the Advo- cates' Library, Edinburgh. Apparently he failed to discover the second edition entitled ' Teares on the Death of Meliades.' From information received, I am led to believe that a copy may be found either in the British Museum or in some other London library. The third edition, dated 1614, is enumerated among the books contained in the Edinburgh University Library. It was seen and described by Mr. Aldis.

Query No. 3 indicates a publication not generally included under works bearing Drummond's name. " Drummond's verses," says Dr. Irving, " appeared in a publication entitled ' The Entertainment of the high and mighty Monarch Charles, King of Great Britain^, France, and Ireland, into his auncient and royall Citie of Edinburgh, the fifteenth of June, 1633.' Printed at Edin- burgh by John Wreittoun, 1633, 4to." Of this work a copy is said to be found in the Edinburgh Advocates' Library. At all events, Mr. Aldis, who locates it there, obtained a full bibliographical description of it. There is, or was formerly, another copy in the Edinburgh Signet Library.

The last of Drummond's works to which PROF. KASTNER refers is entitled ' To the Exequies of the Honourable S r. Antonye Alexander, Knight, &c. A pastorell Elegie, Edinburgh, printed in King James his College, by George Anderson, 1638,' 4to. All trace of this work seems now to be lost. One would naturally expect a copy to be found in the Edinburgh University Library, but unfortunately that library is not easy of access for bibliographical purposes. Mr. Aldis failed to find any trace of the book. It may be noted that the Alexander men- tioned was a distinguished architect and second son of the first Earl of Stirling.

It is much to be feared that many valuable and interesting books have disappeared from the shelves of Scottish libraries, although still named in their respective catalogues. To some extent this may be due to the fact that formerly it was the custom in many Scottish libraries^ to allow valuable books to be carried away by private

persons for purposes of research, some of which got lost through the death or dis- appearance of the parties to whom they were entrusted. Perhaps, however, Scotland is not alone in having to lament the loss of literary treasures. A large number, it is asserted, of rare editions, both English and Scottish, can now only be examined by students who cross the Atlantic.

W. SCOTT.

NAPOLEON'S IMPERIAL, GUARD (11 S. iv. 289, 350). Coloured prints of some of the Imperial Guard appear in ' Histoire de Tempereur Napoleon, par P.-M. Laurent de 1'Ardeche, illustree par Horace Vernet, r Paris, 1840. They are : Lc prince Eugene Beauharnais, colonel des

Chasseurs a cheval de la Garde Imperiale, de

1804 a 1809 (mounted). Grenadiers a pied : officier et soldat. Gendarme d'elite (mounted). Fusilier grenadier, grande tenue. Artillerie a pied et Train d'artilleric (the latter

mounted).

Tirailleur et Voltigeur. Artillerie a cheval (mounted). Chevau - legers lanciers. Premier regiment

(mounted).

Tambour-major des Grenadiers a pied. Dragons (mounted^.

Grenadier ft pied, 3' regiment (hollandais). Chasseur a pied (grande tenue d'ete). Sergent

de Chasseurs a pied (petite tenue d'ete). Grenadier a Cheval (mounted). Mameluck (standing by his horse). Sapeur du genie. Chevau-legers lanciers, deuxif me regiment

(mounted ).

Marins. (The picture is of a marine, not a sailor.) Timbalier de Chevau-legers polonais. Trompette

des Chasseurs a cheval 1812 (both mounted). Pupilles.

Perhaps to the above should be added : Garde d'honneur. (Leading his horse.)

The " Table des types colories " does not quite agree with the coloured pictures in the book. In it " Grosse cavalerie, 1795," appears instead of "Le prince Eugene Beauharnais" ; and near the end, according to the table, there should be a picture of an " Officier de Chasseurs a cheval (garde)," whereas the actual picture is of a " Capitaine de Vaisseau."

I doubt whether these coloured pictures are by Horace Vernet. Although the initials H. V. occur again and again on the black-and-white woodcuts, I have not found them on any of the " types colories." interesting to note that, whereas in the title " Timbalier de Chevau-Legers Polonais the word " Chevau" without the x appears, on the cloth of the kettledrum the x com- pletes the word.