Mr Comptroller

M' Edward Herbert Richemond Herauld before theim

Sr William Cicill

S Walter Myldmay

Chester Herauld before theim

Sr Nicho: Throckmorton

Richemond Heraulde before theim

Mr Gerard attorney general

Then the iiij assistantes Yorke Herauld before them

Then the noble men in blackes ioyntly togither Richemond Herauld befor theim Then the Steward Threasorer & comptroller; Chester Herauld before theim

Then the Knightes Master Coferer and Clerkes of the greene clothe and all other Esquyres and gentlemen to folowe theime ioyntly ij and ij Richemond Herauld before

Then the banner of his armes

Then the Standert

Then all other gentlemen having no blackes that will offere Then the offringe donn and a certayne collect readde all the cheif mourners and noble men departed leauinge the officers and assistantes to see the body buryed Which officers did putt the Defunctes staffe into the graue and brake eche of theim ther owne staves and cast theim into the graue with him." Endorsed: "18 Aprill 1570 ordre of y Erl of Penbroke's Buryall at Poules"

The Banner was originally oblong in form, that is, about twice the depth of its width, thus corresponding to the early fashion of the shield; but latterly it grew to be nearly square. It displayed the armorial coat of its owner, spread entirely over its surface. The Standard was originally an ensign too large to be borne by a man into battle, it was fixed on a carriage and placed in the centre of the host, where it remained stationary, as their rallying point. In the reign of Henry VIII. the King's standard for this purpose was of less dimensions, and those of other persons were graduated according to their owners rank, from the duke's standard of seven yards and a half in length, to the knight's of only four. Standards differed from banners, not only in form, but in not bearing the arms of their masters. Every standard and guydon was "to have in the chief the cross of Saint George; next the beast or crest, with his motto; and to be slit at the end." The standards borne at funerals were made after this model. Standards became more frequent in use than banners. They were borne by knights; but banners were confined to bannerets and persons of higher rank. The Bannerolls were banners of increased width, made to display impalements, representing the alliances of the ancestors of the deceased. The Helmet is still seen lingering in some country Churches; it is seldom found to be more than a fictitious helmet, made for the purpose to which it is applied. In early times a knight's real helmet was offered. The Target was a shield of the arms of the defunct, the successor of the knights real shield,-(Notes upon Funerals by J. G. Nichols, Camden Society, vol. 42.)

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"Abury Notes."

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"MY DEAR MB. SMITH,

"In the interesting paper under the above heading in the last number of our Magazine I am surprised to find that my late esteemed parishioner, Mr. Butler, of Kennett, should have expressed himself with such hesitation on some of the existing remains of the Kennett avenue as he does in his letter to Dr. Thurnam, given in a note at p. 331. Thus he writes, 'on the south side of the road [i.e., from Kennett to Marlborough] is some of the stones which is believed to be a part of the avenue.'

"Now, I submit that an inspection of the stones in question will amply satisfy any person that they formed part of this avenue.

"They stand in the hedge-bank of the meadow at the south of the Marlborough road as it leaves the hamlet of Kennett; they cannot be seen from the road itself, owing to the massiveness of the hedge-bank, but must be visited from the meadow. They are four in number, all of them being in situ,' and standing about twenty-three yards apart; two of them are prostrate, and the two others have been partially broken.*

"Avebury, Calne,

July 23rd, 1878."

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"I am,

"Yours very faithfully,

"BRYAN KING."

• There is also another stone which doubtless formed part of the Kennet Avenue, now lying in the hedge-bank at the corner of the road which branches off from the London road to East Kennett, and though completely hidden by the hedge and bank from the passer-by will be found by anyone who searches for it: this stone is in the same line with those in the Kennett meadow above-mentioned, and indeed is the easternmost stone of the avenue now existing.

[ED.]

H. F. & E. BULL, Printers and Publishers, 4, Saint John Street, Devizes.

THE

WILTSHIRE MAGAZINE.

66 'MULTORUM MANIBUS GRANDE LEVATUR ONUS."-Ovid.

Annual Meeting and Report, 1878.

HE General Meeting of the Society for receiving the report, electing officers for the ensuing year, and other formal business, was held in the Library of the Museum, Devizes, on Wednesday, November 6th, 1878, at three o'clock; the Rev. Canon JACKSON in the chair.

The Rev. A. C. SMITH, one of the Honorary Secretaries, read the

REPORT FOR 1878.

"The Committee of the Wiltshire Archæological and Natural History Society desires to present to the Members a short Report of the proceedings of the past twelve months.

"As regards our numbers, we have to lament the decease of some of our most valued members; indeed this has been a year of unprecedented losses to the Society. Death has robbed us of no less than twelve of our body, of whom five were original Members, including the late Marquis of Ailesbury; the Rev. Alfred Smith, of Old Park; Mr. Richard Mullings, of Cirencester; and Mr. W. C. Merriman, of Marlborough: while of those holding office in the Society we have to mention Mr. William Blackmore, one of our Vice-Presidents, whose name will ever be held in esteemed remembrance in this county as the munificent founder of the Blackmore Museum, at Salisbury, a museum of pre-historic archæology, second to none in the world. We have also lost another Vice-President in Sir John Awdry, who also held office as President for four years, and than whom none evinced greater or more continued interest in the Society from its inauguration to the day of his decease. And last of all our losses, but by no means least, by the death of Mr.

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Edward Stevens we have lost an accomplished archæologist, and a most able Secretary, whose talent of organizing the annual excursions of the Society, and carrying out details for the comfort and convenience of the Members who took part in them, will long dwell in the remembrance of all who were present at our gatherings at Salisbury and Wilton. But Mr. Stevens was also a thorough archæologist, to which the many papers he contributed from time to time to various archæological publications, and notably his wellknown volume entitled " Flint Chips," bear ample testimony. Your Committee will not readily forget the diligence and adroitness he showed in drawing up the new rules of our Society, which were mainly his work, and into which he threw himself with all the ardour he displayed about any matter he toɔk in hand. This was nearly the last work he did for the Society, since which the long and painful illness, which terminated in his death, incapacitated him from further exertions. But his is a loss which cannot be replaced.

"The number of names now on the books amounts to 375, being somewhat under the figure of last year, which may be accounted for by the unusual number of deaths which have occurred amongst

us.

"In regard to finance, the annual balance-sheet, which we now publish early in the year, contains such exact information as to render any details on this point at this season of the year wholly unnecessary: it will be enough to state roughly that our balance in hand is in some slight degree better than it was this time last year, and also a little better than when the balance-sheet for 1877 was published last March.

"With respect to the work of the Society, two Magazines have been issued within the last twelve months, and the Editor desires to add that a third might have been published, did the funds of the Society allow, as there is no lack of valuable material in hand, and much more is forthcoming.

"But the great work of the Society in 1878 is undoubtedly the enrichment of the Museum by the deposit therein of the noble Stourhead Collection of Antiquities. For this the Committee desires in the first place to express its best thanks to Sir Henry Hoare, for

the readiness and liberality he showed in consigning such precious treasures to our custody: and then to record its obligations to the Curators, Messrs. Olivier and Henry Cunnington, by whose efforts (and they were indefatigable in the work) this most desirable transfer was brought about. Those gentlemen themselves went down to Stourhead, and packed and brought away the many valuable specimens, so precious in the eyes of all Wiltshire antiquarians, as the spoil of the barrows on our downs: and not content with simply depositing them in our Museum, they have since, at a very considerable expenditure of time and labour, admirably arranged and labelled the several specimens, with the greatest judgment and good taste. Your Committee desires to repeat its cordial thanks to those gentlemen, as well as to Sir Henry Hoare, for the ready permission he gave for this transfer of the Stourhead heirlooms to Devizes.

"It only remains for your Committee to explain that the Annual Meeting of the Society for this year, which had been arranged to be held at Marlborough, was postponed till next year in consequence of the lamented death of Lord Ailesbury; to thank all who have in any way assisted in making known and preserving such archæological objects of interest as from time to time have been discovered; and again to invite the co-operation of all in every part of the county in regard to the objects we have in view, viz., the 'collecting and publishing information on archæology and natural history, more particularly in reference to the county of Wilts.""

The Report was unanimously adopted, and ordered to be printed in the Magazine.

The PRESIDENT (Sir John Lubbock) whose three years of office had expired, was requested to retain office during one more year, in order to preside over the Annual Meeting of 1879, intended to be held at Marlborough.

The following names were added to the list of VICE-PRESIDENTS of the Society: The Most Hon. the Marquis of Bath, The Right Hon. Lord Heytesbury, Sir H. A. Hoare, Bart.

The following noblemen and gentlemen were added as TRUSTEES of the Society: The Most Hon. the Marquis of Bath, The Most Hon. the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir John Neeld, Bart., Sir John