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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2nd S. V. 127., June 5. '58. 



Charles Coleman (2"^ S.iv. 90.) — This musician 

 belonged to the private band of Charles I., and 

 his name appears among the " Musicians for the 

 Waytes" in a warrant dated April 17, 1641, ex- 

 empting the royal band from the payment of 

 subsidies. He was an excellent composer, and 

 contributed many pieces of music to The Musi- 

 call Banquet, 1651 ; Musicall Ayres and Dialogues, 

 1652; Court Ayres, 1656; Musicks Recreation on 

 the Lyra Violl, 1656 ; Select Ayres, 1659, &c. He 

 also assisted in composing the " Instrumental 

 Musick " for Davenant's Siege of Rhodes, per- 

 formed at Rutland House in 1656; and contributed 

 the explanation of musical terms in Phillips' New 

 World of Words, 1657. 



At the restoration of Charles 11. the Company 

 of Musicians was established upon the charter 

 granted by Charles I. to Nicholas Laniere. Cole- 

 man, who had received the degree of Doctor of 

 Music in 1651, was admitted a member of this 

 company, and, in the Minute Book (preserved in 

 Harl. MSS., No. 1911.), we read, under the date 

 1664, July 19, "Thomas Purceil chosen an assis- 

 tant in the room of Dr. Charles Coleman deceased." 



He left a son, of the same name, who was one of 

 the " Musicians in Ordinary " to the king in 1694 

 (see Chamberlayne's Anglice Notitim for that year). 



Edward Coleman, also an excellent musician 

 (the husband of Mrs. Coleman who acted in the 

 Siege of Rhodes), was brother to Dr. Coleman. 

 He and his wife are frequently spoken of in the 

 gossiping Diary of old Pepys. He was appointed 

 a gentleman of the Royal Chapel at the Restora- 

 tion ; and the ancient Cheque Book of that esta- 

 blishment records his death to have taken place at 

 Greenwich, August 29, 1669. 



Edward F. Rimbault. 



Derivation of Theodolite (1" S. iv. 383. 457.) — 

 I find this technical word spelt theodelitns in 



" The Topographical! Glasse, containing the Use of the 

 Topographicall Glasse, Theodelitus, Plaine Table, and 

 Circumferentor, &c., b\' Arthur Ilopton, 1611." 



The term is clearly derived from 6e!a, I see; 

 hr)\os, manifest ; irvs, a ci^cumference. 



C. Mansfield Inglebt. 

 Birmingham. 



Robert Deverell (P' S. I. 469., &c.)— His earliest 

 literary production was "Alter et Idem, a New 

 Review, No. 1., for a Summer Montii in 1794, 

 4to., with three engraved plates. Printed (but 

 not for publication) at Reading, Berks." My copy 

 was presented by Mr. Deverell to the late Mr. 

 Sergeant Lens " as a Brother Johnian." Were 

 any more numbers printed ? Joseph Rix. 



St. Neot's. 



Earthquake at Lisbon (2"'^ S. v. 395.) —I have 

 heard a similar instance to those mentioned in the 

 communication of A Constant Reader. At the 



same time with the terrible earthquake at Lisbon, 

 the Hot Wells at Bristol were observed to boil up 

 with unusual excitement. I have known it be- 

 lieved, in consequence, that there is a subter- 

 ranean passage from Bristol to Lisbon, but of 

 course I do not put forward this ridiculous sup- 

 position as a way of accounting for these simul- 

 taneous convulsions. Such a passage would be 

 invaluable in these days of electric cables. 



F. C. H. 



Booksellers Signs (2"^ S. v. 130. 346.) — 



" The Faulcon " in Flete Stret, W. Gryffith, 1567. 



"Tiger's Head" in Paula's Church Yarde, Lawrence 

 Lisle, 1614. 



"The Pyde Bull," St. Austen's Gate, Nath. Butler, 

 1622. 



" Bull's Head," in Paule's Church Yarde, Ambrose 

 Rithirdon, 1631. 



" The Star," under Peter's Church in Cornhill, Rob. 

 Leybourne, 1645. 



" The Bible." Newgate Street Without, Wright, 16.36. 



" The Ship," In Paul's Church Yard, J. Crooke, 1659. 



" The Angel," Cornhill, Nathi. Brooke, 1'569. 



" White Lion," in St. Paul's Church Yard, neere the 

 little north door, H. Lowndes, 1659. 



" Three Bibles," on Fleet Bridge, W. Crook, 1665. 



" Three Roses," Ludgate Street, J. Edwin? 1673. 



" The Gun," St. Paul's Church Yard, H. Brome, 1673. 



" The Gun," Ivy Lane, Brome and Marsh, 1660. 



" The Prince's Arms," Chancery Lane, Brome and 

 Marsh, 1660. 



" Two Swans," without Bishopsgate, G. Larkin, 1689. 



" The Raven," Poultrj', J. Dunton, 1693. 



" The Archimedes and thr ee Golden Prospects," in St. 

 Paul's Church Yard, 1696. 



" The Star," at the Corner of Bride Lane, Fleet Streete. 

 1696. 



" The Black Swan," without Temple Bar, Jonas Browne, 

 1715. 



" The Falcon," St. Paul's Church Yard, John Hawkins, 

 1739. 



" King's Arms," in St. Paul's Church Yard, J. Hinton, 

 1749. 



" King's Arms," 16. Paternoster Row, Alex. Hogg, 

 1784. 



" The Blew Ball," by the Ditch side, Holborn Bridge. 



" The syne of Blacke Boy," at the little north doore of 

 Paule's. 



" Cross Keys," opposite St. Dunstan's (now 27. Fleet 

 Street). 



R. W. Hackwood. 



Ingenious Puzzles (2"^ S. v. 336.) — The Rev. 

 J. Sidney Boucher will find a capital collection 

 of arithmetical and other puzzles in The Boy's 

 own Book, formerly published by Vizetelly ; but 

 now, I believe, in the hands of the Messrs. Rout- 

 ledge. John Pavin Phillips. 



Haverfordwest. 



Talking on Fingers (2"'* S. v. 416.) — For a full 

 account, see the Penny Cyclopcedia, art. " Dac- 

 tyology," " Deaf and Dumb." Resupinus. 



Early Lists of the Army (2"^ S. y. 343.) — " A 

 List of Officers claiming to the Sixty Thousand 

 Pounds." London, 1663. E. H. K. 



