a town of Scotland, in the shire of Lothian, seated on the south side of the river Forth, 9 miles west of Edinburgh.

QUINTIN (St.), an ancient, famous, and strong town of France, in Picardy, and capital of Vermandois. The church is thought to be one of the finest in France. A famous battle was fought here in 1557, between the French and Spaniards. It is seated on an eminence by the river Somme. E. Long. 3° 22' N. Lat. 49° 50'.

QUERCY, a province of Guienne in France; bounded on the north by Limosin, on the east by Rouergue and Auvergne, on the south by Upper Languedoc, and on the west by Agenois and Perigord. It is divided into Upper and Lower; and is fertile in corn, wine, and fruits. Cahors is the capital town.