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Register ? 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. Thom’s Eecle- 
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 
most 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 Kensineron. 
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. 8. 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.(:) 
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. 
Gower’s “' Confessio.” —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. Datpy, 
“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 1. 
“ Loke how a seke man for his hele, 
Taketh baldemoin with canele.”’ + 
Ib. Book 1. 
“ She leveth nought all that she hereth, 
And thus full oft herself she skiereth, 
And is all ware of ‘had I wist.’” 
Ib, Book 1. 
«“ And afterward the yere suende, 
Tho God hath made of her an ende, 
And fro this worldes fairiet 
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 oule, 
The more that a man defoule, ; 
Men witen well which hath the werse.” 
Jb. Book 11. 
“So what with hepe, 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 y. 
The Pronunciation of ‘ Falchion.” — Should 
this word be pronounced faltshion, falshion, or 
falkion 2 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 , as in cha- 
racter, melancholy, anchor. The ch in these cases 
represents the Greek x or «, as the case may be. 
So much for a general rule. It is very possible 
that many exceptions may be found. Fualchion, I 
suppose, is from-falx, 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 moment, remem- 
ber any other words of similar formation. For 
all of these the great doctor gives the sound ¢sh. 
We are rather apt to talk of lunsheon and trun- 
{* Wicked hag? +Cinnamon. jf Pilgrimage. ] 
