_Mas._--I inquired what was the meaning of Mass Robert Fleming, and I partly answer my own question, by saying that Cameronian preachers were so styled, or rather Mas with one "s" before their Christian names,--as Mas David Williamson, Mas John King: see John Creichton's _Memoirs_. But I ask again, how the title arises, and whether it is short for master? A. N. [Nares, in his _Glossary_, has given several examples from our earlier dramatists in which _Mas_ is used as a colloquial abbreviation of _Master_, the plural being _Masse_.] _John Le Neve._--Who was John Le Neve, the compiler and editor of the _Fasti Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ_, fol. 1716? He has been, though erroneously, supposed to be a brother of Peter Le Neve, Norroy. When did he die? G. [John Le Neve was born in Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, Dec. 27, 1679. In his twelfth year he was sent to Eton School, and at the age of sixteen became a fellow-commoner of Trinity College, Cambridge, where he remained three years. He married Frances, the second daughter of Thomas Boughton, of King's Cliffe, in Northamptonshire, by whom he had four sons and four daughters. He died about 1722. Mr. Lysons, in _Environs of London_, says he had a house at Stratford, Bow. (See Nichols's _Lit. Anecdotes_, vol. i. p. 128.) In Cole's MSS., vol. i. p. 143., is the following curious note respecting his _Fasti_:--"I was told by my worthy friend and benefactor, Browne Willis, Esq., that though Mr. John Le Neve has the name and credit of the _Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae_, yet the real compiler of that most useful book was Bishop Kennett." The Bodleian contains a copy of this work, with MS. additions by Bishop Tanner.] _Meaning of Crow._--At page 437. of Lloyd's _Statesmen and Favourites of England_ is a letter from Queen Elizabeth addressed to the mother of Sir John Norris, written upon the occasion of the death of the said Sir John, which she commences thus: "My own Crow." This appears to me a very curious mode of address, particularly from a queen to a subject, and seems to mark a more than ordinary intimacy between the correspondents, for it has been suggested to me that it is still used as a term of endearment, in the same way as "duck," &c. are used: I have, however, never before met with it myself, and have sent you a Note of it now, not only because I consider it curious that the queen should thus write, but because I hope that some of your correspondents may be able to suggest how this word came to be thus used. JOHN BRANFILL HARRISON. Maidstone. [Queen Elizabeth had pet-names, or nick-names, for all the people of her court. Burghley was her "Spirit," Mountjoy her "Kitchen-maid;" and so of many others.] Replies. PRESBYTERIAN OATH. (Vol. v., p. 274.)