Most of them played instruments&colon; the violin, flute, "hautbois", or tambourine. This was largely due to the spread of the "hautbois" to countries outside France. In 1685 Charles II allowed the band to maintain 12 "hautbois" (oboe) players. Lamas has been united with the neighbouring hamlet of Little Hautbois since the 15th century. Anouck Hautbois voices Marinette in the French version of the series. He was Rector of Coltishall with Great Hautbois in Norfolk from 1938 to 1958. The regular oboe first appeared in the mid-17th century, when it was called a "hautbois". Thomas Astruc regarded Hautbois and the rest of the French cast as fantastic. Its French name "hautbois" strawberry may be anglicised as hautboy strawberry. Hautbois Hall is a 10,842 sf private residence set in grounds by the River Bure. Little Hautbois is a small hamlet in Broadland, England, part of the parish of Lamas.