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Match shall this Lionesse with Caesars sonne Froin the Pontifick sea a pool shall runne That wide shal spread it's waters and to a flood In time shal grow : made red with martyrs blood. Men shall her short unprosperous Reigne deplore I>y losse at sea, and damage on the shore : Whose heart being dissected, you in it May in large characters find Calice writ.

Heywood's ' Merlin,' 1641, p. 328.

The story of the paternal relationship between Merlin and an " Incubus or Male Divell" proved, however, too much for the gullibility of Hey wood, as it had for that of Humfrey Lhuyd (or Llwyd = blessed, or Lloyd), who in his 'Breuiary of Britayne' (1573, black letter) makes it the exclusive property of "the rude common people" (fol. 79).

The references to Merlin in 3 rd S. viii. 401 and 521 have to do with the Strathclyde or Scottish Merlin.

WILLIAM ROBERTS (Ab Nefydd). 32, Lavers Road, Stoke Newington.

ARMS OF CANADA (9 th S. viii. 264). The arms of the Dominion of Canada are composed of the arms of the four original provinces- Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick quartered or combined in one shield. It is not unusual to add the armorial bearings of the other provinces that have been brought into the union since 1867 Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, and British Columbia ; but this cannot be done without express royal authority, and until this is so ordered the correct and legal Dominion shield of arms is as stated above. None of the arms have a goat or swan.

JNO. GEO BOURINOT.

[We are much obliged to the eminent Canadian authority for his note and the excellent illustrations included therewith, taken from his book ' How Canada is Governed.' These we regret, we cannot reproduce, but will forward them to the author of the query if required.]

MASTER OF THE MUSICK (9 th S. viii. 342). The first Master of the King's Musick was Nicholas Laniere, a son of Jerome, who emigrated with his family to England in the latter part of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Evelyn mentions Jerome as "skilled in painting," and adds that he " had been a domestic servant of Queen Elizabeth." In the 'Calendar of State Papers,' under date 23 November, 1613, there is mention of a "Grant to John Hussey of the. office of musician, in place of Alfonso Lanier, de- ceased," and on 14 October, 1619, of a " Licence to Alphonso Ferabosco, Innocent Lanier, and Hugh Lydiard, to cleanse the Thames of flats and shelves, with grant of fines," Whether

either of these Laniers was related to the Laniere family I cannot say ; anyhow, Innocent in 1625 is mentioned as "one of the King's musicians." In the index of the Calendar, 1625-6, there are the names of five Lanieres : Clement, Jerome, John, Nicholas, and William. They were all musicians. Jerome, and William, who was his son, were sackbut players. John is mentioned in the warrant of 11 July, 1626, for payment of pensions to the king's musicians, and at the head of the names is "Nicholas Lanier, Master of the King's Music, 200/." Laniere was commissioned, as is known, by Charles I. to buy pictures for him. Accordingly, on 13 June, 1626, there is an entry of a " Warrant to pay to Philip Burlamachi 2,000., paid to Laniere [spelt here with a final e] for pictures bought in Italy for the King's use." In 1628 we learn how Mrs. Laniere, in her husband's absence, petitioned the King "for 200., due on his entertainment." In 1629 he was pro- tagonist in a street riot. We read how, on 6 February, in consequence of a quarrel with one Allen, " Laniere and his companions went forth in a ruffling manner into Cornhill, flourishing their swords, whereupon the people began to throw stones." After a time, however, they were reduced to reason, and in a very practical way, "by restraint of their persons."

In 1633 Laniere is named among "the King's servants " who, " holding several places," were entitled to "double liveries out of the Great Wardrobe"; he is described as "Master of the King's music and also lutanist." For many years we find no mention of him, but in 1655 there is record of a pass " For Nic. Lanyer, from beyond seas, to Dover or any port convenient for London, bringing such things as belong to the arts of music and paintings"; and in 1658 one " For Nich. Laniere [this time with an accent] and 2 servants to come from Flanders, and bring such pictures of his as he thinks fit."

Under the article 'Laniere,' in Grove's said that the date of his death is unknown, but that he was living in 1665. We read, however, in the Calendar of 1661, that a private musician named Thos. Lanier petitions the king for continuance in his ' three places of music," and he states that " he was bred to music by the late master of music, Nich. Lanier." J. S. SHEDLOCK.
 * Dictionary of Music and Musicians,' it is

JOHN FOWKE, GOVERNOR OF DROGHEDA (9 th S. viii. 325). Lieu t.-Col. John Fowke, son and heir to John Fowke, third son