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[21*8. No 51., Dec. 20. '56. 



Miniature Men made of Clay. — In a volume of 

 Mr. Limbird's Mirror, some twenty years ago, 

 I read an account, a "tale of a traveller" rather, 

 descriptive of a curious trick said to have been 

 performed by some of the medicine-men of the 

 Ked Indians of North America. 



To the narrator's astonishment, they made num- 

 bers of little clay figures of men and horses ; which, 

 on the recital of some charm or formula, became 

 endowed with life, and engaged in desperate com- 

 bat with each other ; a state of things which was 

 at length terminated by one of the conjurors 

 gathering them up, and reducing them to qui- 

 escence by compressing them into their original 

 clay. 



This story looks almost like a myth or allegory. 

 Can any of your readers give further particulars ; 

 and, if possible, a parallel or somewhat similar 

 story ? Heney T. Riley. 



"Martini Perscei Ocia" Sfc. — Can you give any 

 information relative to a very uncommon poetical 

 volume, of which the following is the title, Mar- 

 tini Perscei Ocia Libello VI. continuaia, Jenas, 

 Typis Johannis Werdneri, Anno m.dcxviii. The 

 title is beautifully executed ; at the foot is a re- 

 presentation of Jena, as it appeared in 1616. 

 Amongst other interesting poems is one addressed 

 " Andreas Synclar de S. Claro Equitis Aurati." 



J. Mt. 



"P. Q. Y. Z." — What is the meaning of the 

 expression " He is a P. Q. Y. Z." used in an un- 

 complimentary sense ? Henry T. Riley. 



Robert Waller, M. P. — In 1779 there was a 

 Robert Waller, who was M.P. for Chipping Wy- 

 combe. Was he descended from Edmund Waller 

 the poet ? And if so, did he inherit the poet's 

 residence at Beaconsfield ? D. 



Dr. Artie's Oratorio, " Abel." — Who is the au- 

 thor of the words of Dr. Arne's oratorio of Abel, 

 1755 ? R. Inglis. 



Translation of Horace. — Can you inform me 

 who is the author of a volume published with 

 the following title : The Lyric Works of Horace, 

 translated into English Verse : to which are added 

 a number of Original Poems. By a Native of 

 America. Published by Dilly, London, 8vo., 1787. 

 The volume, in addition to the translations from 

 Horace, contains translations from Ovid, pastorals, 

 songs, original odes, " Virginia," a pastoral drama, 

 &c. &c. The author, who appears to have been a 

 lieut.-colonel in the American army, has dedicated 

 the work to General Washington. R. Inglis. 



Glasgow. 



Wilkins of Gloucestershire. — Is this family 

 entitled to bear arms ? Wilkins of Frocester, 

 G^loucestershire ; Wylkyns of Stoke, co. Kent ; 



Wilkins of Brecknock and Bristol, are, and these 

 I have. Query, are there any others ? There 

 exists a grant of a quartering (for Wilkins) to 

 Ralph Bigland and son. Ralph was afterwards 

 Garter-king of Arms. Further particulars of this 

 grant, with descendants of said Ralph and son, 

 would be esteemed. W. de Wincestbe. 



Arms of Llewellyn Voelgrwn, — What are the 

 arms of Llewellyn Voelgrwn, Lord of Main, 

 Montgomeryshire. They were borffe by his de- 

 scendants, Davies of Peniarth, but I cannot find 

 them in Gwillim, Edmonton, Berry, or Burke ; 

 the family of Davies of Peniarth merged into that 

 of Davies of Marrington Hall, representatives of 

 the younger branch of Davies Guasanan by mar- 

 riage. Francis Robert Davies. 



Moyglas Mawr. 



St. Pancras Church in Middlesex. — This was 

 the last church in England after the Protestant 

 Reformation whose bell tolled for the Mass, and 

 in which the rites of the Roman Catholic Church 

 were performed. Can any of your readers inform 

 me the name of the vicar or priest of that time 

 who refused to conform, and the date ? E. 



The Hare in representations of the Last Supper. 

 — In the wood engraving of the Last Supper, in 

 Albert Durer's " Smaller Passion," the hare lies 

 on the principal dish, which is rather remarkable, 

 since, if I recollect rightly, this animal was for- 

 bidden to the Jews by the Mosaic law. I had, 

 however, set this down as an artist-anachronism 

 until a week or two since, when, in going through 

 the beautiful little chapel attached to the house 

 in Gatton Park, I was surprised to notice a very 

 similar dish, in a representation of the same sub- 

 ject in the east window : though from the condi- 

 tion of the colouring just at that part I could 

 hardly make sure of the animal. The glass seemed 

 to be a fine specimen of Flemish or German 

 media3val workmanship. That the great " evan- 

 gelist of art" was more than once guilty of some- 

 what extraordinary errors in such matters, more 

 especially perhaps in costume and architecture, 

 there would be no difficulty in proving ; indeed, a 

 flagrant instance is to be seen in a little oil paint- 

 ing of his in the collection so generously opened 

 to the public by Lord Ward, in the Egyptian 

 Hall ; but that a like anachronism should occur 

 in a similar representation in quite another branch 

 of art, seems worthy of notice, more especially 

 when we recollect that, in England at all events, 

 and probably elsewhere, the hare was considered 

 an ill-omened animal. (Brown's Vulgar Errors, 

 p. 301., ed. 1669.) 



Whilst on the subject of Albert Durer, it is 

 worthy of mention in the pages of " N. & Q," 

 that we are indebted to Archdeacon Allen for 

 collecting into a shilling volume thirty-two of that 



