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NOTES AND QUERIES.

S. NO 9., MAR. 1. '56.

Register f I have now before me a copy of the edition of 1820, and one of that of 1830 (the latest, and by far the best) ; but I am aware of the existence of several besides the two I specify. Mr. (now Bishop) Knox's Ecclesiastical Index is good so far as it goes, and so is Mr. Thorn's Eccle- siastical Directory, published annually as part of his Irish Almanac and Official Directory; but nevertheless, would not a new and carefully re- vised edition of Erck's Register be a boon to the public ? , ABHBA.

Mare and Foal. M. Anatole Demidoff (Travels in Southern Russia, &c. &c., vol. i. p. 31.), describ- ing Stuttgardt, says, "A mare with her foal is also frequently found sculptured on both ancient and modern public monuments of the olden time," &c. What may this mean ? Has it any connexion with the white horse of the Saxons ?

The horse, we know, was held in veneration by moat of the northern nations. Perhaps some of your learned correspondents may be kind enough to explain the meaning of this oft-recurring em- blem. A. C. M.

Exeter.

" The Art of Sneezing at Will" Can any of your readers oblige me by stating where a copy of the following work can be seen ? It is thus mentioned in Wadd's Memorabilia :

" Sternutatorium Hemicraniologicum, or the Arte of Sneezing at Will, and curing all sortes of Megrims and Disorders of the Head, by Thomas Whishe, practitioner extra to the Kinge's Grace. Black Letter, 4to., no date."

HENRY KENSINGTON.

Greek Marriages. Where is a description of the rites and ceremonies of marriage amongst persons professing the orthodox and heterodox varieties of the Greek church ? Is it a religious rite, and always celebrated in a church ? or may it be celebrated merely as a civil ceremony ?

Y. S. M.

Dublin.

Deard, a Fabricator of Antiques. In Anstey's "Verses to Sir W. Draper, with a present of Cheese " (New Foundling Hospital for Wit) part v. p. 99.), he says :

" Freely I'd give ye cups of gold, Rich with the curious works of old ; With coins and medals I'd present ye, And send ye rings and seals in plenty; Reward ye like the valiant Greeks, If I, like Deard, could make antiques."

Who was Deard ? and where can I find any par- ticulars of his " making antiques " ? D. (2.)

Painter and Engraver. There is a picture in existence painted to celebrate a political event in the life of an ancestor of mine, from which a large number of engravings were taken at the time. The painter was " Steevens, 1749 ;" the engraver

was " Andrew Miller ; " the engraving was pub- lished by " Thomas Sillcock, Nicholas Street, Dublin." I should be glad to have any informa- tion respecting all these persons. Perhaps the author of The History of Dublin, lately published, can assist me. Y. S. M.

Dublin.

Gowers " Cenfessio." Can any of your readers assist me in discovering the meaning of the words printed in italics in the undermentioned quota- tions from Gower ? F. R. DALDY.

" Forth with his counseil came the Lorde, The thinges stoden of recorde, He send up for the lady sone, And forth she came that old mone." *

Confessio Amantis, Book I. " Loke how a seke man for his hele, Taketh baldemoin with canefe."f

Ib. Book i.

" She leveth nought all that she hereth, And thus full oft herself she skiereth, And is all ware of ' had I wist' "

Ib. Book ir.

" And afterward the yere suende, Tho God hath made of her an ende, And fro this worldes/at'n'ej Hath taken her into compagnie."

Ib. Book 11.

" But all that may me nought availe, With cheste though I me travaile,; But oule on stoke and stoke on mile, The more that a man defoule, \ Men witen well which hath the werse."

Ib. Book in.

" So what with Jiepe, and what with croke, They make her maister often winne, And woll nought knowe, what is sinne For covetise, and thus men sain, They maken many a fals bargein."

Ib. Book v.

The Pronunciation of " Falchion." Should this word be pronounced faltshion, falshion, or falkion ? The true English sound of ch seems to be tsh, as in chicken, children. Then in words which have come to us through the French, we find the sound sh, as in chaperon, chaise; and in words of Greek origin we have the k, as in cha- racter, melancholy, anchor. The ch in these cases represents the Greek x or K, as the case may be.

So much for a general rule. It is very possible that many exceptions may be found. Fulchion, I suppose, is fromfalx, and I consider falkion to be out of the question. Our choice lies between the other two modes. Dr. Johnson gives faltshun as the true pronunciation, and it certainly appears to me to be the preferable one.

We have luncheon, truncheon, puncheon, and escutcheon, and I cannot, at the m6ment, remem- ber any other words of similar formation. For all of these the great doctor gives the sound tsh. We are rather apt to talk of lunsheon and trun-

[* Wicked hag? f Cinnamon. J Pilgrimage.]