Claude,** an eminent Latin poet, was born at Chinon in Touraine in 1602, and practised physic there with reputation; but having declared against the pretended possession of the nuns of Loudun, in a manuscript treatise, the original of which was deposited in the library of the Sorbonne, he was obliged to retire into Italy, where he became secretary to the Marshal d'Estrees, the French ambassador at Rome. In 1655, Quillet having published in Holland a Latin poem entitled *Callipedia*, under the name of "Calvius Lactus," he there inserted some verses against Cardinal Mazarin and his family; but that churchman making him some gentle reproaches, he retrenched what related to the cardinal in another edition, and dedicated it to him, Mazarin having, before it was printed, given him an abbey. He died in 1661, aged fifty-nine, after having given Menage all his writings, and 500 crowns to pay the expense of printing them; but the Abbé took the money and papers, and published none of them. A third edition of his poems, with a number of other pieces, was published in London in 1708, 8vo. The *Callipedia* was translated into English verse by Nicolas Rowe, London, 1710.

**QUILLOTA,** a town of Chile in the province of Aconcagua, in a fertile valley 23 miles N.E. of Valparaiso. It is chiefly important on account of the copper mines in the vicinity, which are considered the richest in the country. The town suffered much from an earthquake in 1823; and also on other occasions. Pop. 8000.

**QUILOA,** or Keelwa, a seaport-town of Zanguebar, on the E. coast of Africa, on an island about 10 miles long and 6 broad, 225 miles N. of Mozambique; S. Lat. 8° 57', E. Long. 39° 47'. From the middle of a grove of palms rise the whitewashed flat-roofed houses of the town, and the domes and minarets of its mosques. The streets are narrow, and the buildings generally substantial. Some remains of former fortifications are still in pretty good preservation; and there is a fort capable of containing a strong garrison, though mounted with no guns. The harbour is large and deep, accessible to vessels of any size. Quiloa was once a place of much importance; and its monarchs held sway over the country as far south as Sofala. It was taken and burned by the Portuguese in 1505, but abandoned by them soon after, on account of its unhealthiness. It was subsequently rebuilt, and has recovered some degree of its former prosperity, being subject now to the Imam of Muscat. Pop. from 6000 to 8000.

**QUILON,** a seaport-town of India, in the native state of Travancore, presidency of Madras, 385 miles S.W. of Madras, and 740 S.E. of Bombay. There is here a British cantonment, containing a barrack and an hospital. The town has also a jail under the native authorities; and an Episcopal church has been erected some years ago. Communication is carried on with Trivandrum, the capital of Travancore, by means of canals running parallel to the shore; and similar means of transit extend in the opposite direction northwards. The chief productions of Quilon are timber, cocoa-nuts, pepper, ginger, and coffee. There is good anchorage in a bight about 3 miles from the fort. Pop. estimated at 20,000.

**QUIMPER,** a town of France, capital of the department of Finistere, on the slope of a hill at the confluence of the Eir and the Odet, 134 miles N.W. of Nantes, and 330 W. of Paris. It has an antique appearance; and there are still some remains of its ancient walls and towers. The older part of the town is ill built; but the more modern quarter contains many fine houses, especially along the quay which lines the right bank of the Odet. The cathedral is a large and stately edifice, with a finely-sculptured portal and two massive towers. There are more than one other church, a large college, a military hospital, public baths, and a prefect's house, behind which there is a fine promenade leading to the top of a wooded hill. Quimper contains potteries, tanneries, breweries, &c. Fishing and shipbuilding are also carried on; and there is a considerable trade in corn, wine, brandy, fish, cattle, wool, hemp, flax, &c. Pop. (1856) 9896.

**QUIMPERLE,** a town of France, in the department of Finistere, at the confluence of the Isole and Ellé, 57 miles S.E. of Brest. It has a picturesque situation among high hills; and contains a curious old round church, a large Benedictine convent (now the residence of the mayor), Capuchin and Ursuline convents, a college, and a court of justice. Leather, paper, and wooden shoes are made here; and there is some trade in these articles, corn, and cattle. Vessels of considerable size can come up to the town, and discharge their cargoes at a spacious quay lined with good warehouses and other buildings. Pop. (1856) 5902.