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borne by Sir John at the battle of Falkirke 1298 and at the siege of Carlaverock 1300 : azure, crusily and two barbes or, a bordure in- dented gules (engrailed in Carlaverock roll). The barbes are blazoned " poissons " in Har-1. 6589 fol. 3b and " bar beaux " fol. 50 : but correctly tricked in Add. 5848 fol. 79 as two barbels addorsed embowed or. In all other MSS. they are erroneously blazoned or tricked as heraldic "bars." (Foster's 'Some Feudal Coats of Arms,' 1902) Foster gives a facsimile.

One little addition to the early history of the House of Bar may be given. Frederic or Ferri who became first Comte de Bar in 951 was made due de la Lorraine Mosellane (Haute Lorraine) in 959 and this title of due was held, until 1034. From that date until 1355 the family resumed the title of comte only. A new grant as dues de Bar was obtained in 1355 and retained to the end. RORY FLETCHER.

THE AQUA VITA MAN (12 S. vii. 150, 177). Aqua vitse is a term the origin of which is somewhat obscure. According to Wootton ('Chronicles of Pharmacy') Rhazes in the ninth century used it of some kind of wine. Albucasis, a Spanish Arab of the eleventh century, is suppoied by some obscure expressions in his writings to have known how to make spirit from wine, but Arnold of Villa. Nova, who wrote two centuries later, is the first explicitly to mention it, which he does under the name of aqua vini, adding that some name it aqua vitse, or water which preserves itself always. Raymond Lully (1235-1315) greatly improved the process of distillation. I gather from Wootton that he calls the spirit both aqua vita and aqua ardcns.

In our old London pharmacopoeia there were^two preparations named aqua vitse, a simple and a compound one, the former dis- tilled from a mixture of ale and lees of wine into a vinous infusion of aniseeds and then re-distilled, the latter having other seeds and spices added before the final distillation. There was also an usquebach in this phar- macopoeia, an infusion of cloves, mace, ginger, raisins of the sun, &c., in strong aqua vitse. In the edition of 1677 this appeared as "aqua vitse Hibernorum si ve Usquabagh." There are several recipes for "Usquabaugh " in Weddell's 'Arcana Fair- faxiana,' the most elaborate of which con- tains thirteen ingredients in addition to aqua vitae. C. C. B.

'THE SPECTATOR' (12 S. vii. 131, 158,. 174). To the contribution of W. S. I would add the following, taken from an old edition (1827), without vouching for their- accuracy.

John Hughes (1677-1720), Nos. 54, on th- new sect of Loungers ; 306, Letter from a beauty destroyed by the smallpox ; 539, on, a clergyman spoiling one of Tillotson's sermons ; 540, Letter on the merits of Spenser.

No. 237 is signed C. (Addison), but 467, On. the Lore of Praise : character of Manilius is - given definitely to Hughes.

Alex. Pope, 378 the Messiah.

Dr. Brome, correct No. to 302.

John Byrom (1692-1763) add 603 (poem),.

Dr. Zachory Pearce, for 363 read 633.

Thomas Tickell (1686-1740) add 532 (verses), and 410 (verses). Vide, ' Spectator," No. 555.

Lawrence Eusden (1688-1730), poet- laureate (1718) No. 87 Letter on Idols. Vide 'Spectator,' No. 555.

Miss Shephard : Nos. 140 and 163, Letter from Leonora.

Ambrose Phillips (1675-1749) : Nos. 233 and 229 (poems).

John Weaver (1673-1760) ; No. 334, Letter on Dancing.

William Fleetwood (1656-1723): No. 384,. The Bishop of St. Asaph's Preface to his Sermons. J

Dr. Isaac Watts (1674-1748) : No. 461, Letter and Hymn.

Nahum Tate (1652-1715): No. 483, Epi- gram on the ' Spectator. '

Dr. Francham : No. 520, On the death of a beloved wife.

Dunlop and Montgomery : No. 524, Visions of worldly and heavenly wisdom.

Dr. Bland, provost of Eton : No. 628 (Latin verses).

Harper : No. 480, Letter from a Lawyer's Clerk.

The following are labelled " Unknown " : Nos. 286, 292, 316, 404, 425, 548, 551, 553, 560*, 563, 564, 566, 570, 573, 577, 578, 581, 589, 591, 594, 595, 596, 599, 602, 604 to 619, 621 to 625, 627 to 629, 632, 634 : also 408 (W. S. "probably Pope"), 587 and 597 (assigned by W. S. to Byrom).

In this edition Addison' s CLIO appears up to No. 559, after which 20 Nos. are- assigned to him, I suppose with warrant,, but have no signatory letter subscribed r Nos. 561, 562, 565, 567-9, 571, 574-6, 579^. 580, 582-5, 590, 592, 598, 600.