DEVIZES:
HENRY BULL, SAINT JOHN STREET.

LONDON:
BELL & DALDY, 186, FLEET STREET ; J. R. SMITH, 36, Soho SQUARE.

1862.

DEVIZES: PRINTED BY HENRY BULL,

ST. JOHN STREET.

Marlborough: Facts and Observations as to its Ancient State : By

the late F. A. CARRINGTON, Esq.....

1- 44

Poll Tax, 1. Churches, 2. St. Peter's, 4. St. Mary's, 5. St. Martin's 6. Hermit-

age, 6. Military Musters, 8. Civil Wars, 11, Fires, 12. Postal Arrangements, 13.

Corn Trade, 13. Inns, 14. Stage Coaches, 14. Hanging, 16. Pillory, 19. Whip-

ping of Rogues, 22. Cucking Stool, 25. Brank, or Scold's Bridle, 29.

The Littlecote Legend : Remarks on Mr. Long's Papers, By “A

CREDULOUS ARCHÆOLOGIST."

45- 51

The Earldom of Wilts : On the Claim to, in the House of Lords ...... 52

Roman Villa at North Wraxhall, discovered 1859: By G. P. SCROPE,

Esq., M.P.

59. 74

Lost Volume of Aubrey's MSS. : By the Rev. Canon JACKSON, F.S.A. 76- 80

Ornithology of Wilts, No. 10. : By the Rev. A. C. SMITH, [Insessores

continued.]

81-102

Alaudidæ, 81. Emberizidæ, 82. Fringillidæ, 85. Sturnidæ, 92. Corvidæ, 94.

Great Bedwyn, Tile pavement in old Church : By Rev, JOHN WARD,

M. A.

103

No. XX.

Account of the Seventh General Meeting, at Swindon, 15th, 16th, and

17th August, 1860.

105-118

Articles exhibited at the Temporary Museum .

119

Swindon, and its Neighbourhood : By the Rev. CANON JACKSON, M.A.,

F.S.A ....

123-144

Swindon, 123. Chiseldon, Burderop 130. Badbury, Wanborough 131. Hannington,

155. Cricklade, 136. Braden, 138. Purton, 139. Lydiard Tregoz, 141.

Silbury : By the Rev. A. C. Smith, M.A....

145-191

Flora of Wiltshire, (No. 6): By T. B. FLOWER, Esq., M.R.C.S. 192-211

The Littlecote Legend, (No. 4): By the late C. E. LONG, Esq ..212-220

Memoir of CHARLES EDWARD LONG, Esq....

221-224

Fac-similes of John AUBREY's Plans of Abury.

224

Corrigenda to Mr. WILLIAM Long's paper on Abury, vol. iv.

227

No. XXI.

Account of the Eighth General Meeting, at Shaftesbury, 21st, 22nd,

and 23rd August, 1861....

.229-244

Articles exhibited at the Temporary Museum at Shaftesbury

245

The Ancient History of Shaftesbury : By the Rev. J. J. REYNOLDS 250-271

Recent excavations on the site of Shaftesbury Abbey: by Mr. EDWARD

KITE

272-277

The Wiltshire Possessions of the Abbess of Shaftesbury : By the Rev.

W. H. JONES, F.S.A.

278-301

The Flora of Wiltshire, (No. VI. continued): By T. B. FLOWER, Esq.

M.R.C.S...

302-314

Wayland Smith's Cave or Cromlech : By Professor T. L. Donaldson..315-320

On Wayland's Smithy, and on the Traditions connected with it: By

JOIN THURNAM, M.D., F.S.A. ..

..321-333

Donations to the Museum and Library..

334

List of Members of the Wiltshire Archæological Society..........

Illustrations.

Pillory at Marlborough, 19, 21, at Coleshill, (co. Warwick) 22. Cucking

Stool at Wootton Basset, 26, at Leominster, 27. Brank, or Scold's Bridle,
30, Ludlow, 34, Worcester, 35, Forfar, 37, Ashmolean Museum, 38,
Doddington, 39, Lichfield, 40, Edinburgh, 42. Roman Villa at North
Wraxball. (See references to Plates, p. 75.) Plan of Villa and Burial
Ground : Enlarged plan of portion of Villa: Thermæ, or Baths: Various
objects found in the Excavation, 74. View of Great Bedwyn Church, from

S.E. 102. Border Tile pavement, 103.
Silbury, View of the hill from the West, 145. Ground Plan of the hill, 146.

Ditto of Excavations in 1848 : course of the Roman Road, 147. Section
showing Geological formation, 183. Fac-simile of John Aubrey's Pl. I. the
“ Survey of Aubury,” 226. Ditto of his Pl. II., “ The whole view with the

walk,” &c., 227.
Shaftesbury. Arms on Borough Mace and Seals : Ditto of Humphrey Bishop,

268. Silver gilt vessel found in Trinity Churchyard, 268. Ground Plan of
Excavations at the Abbey in 1861-2, 272. Tile paying on site of Abbey
Church, 276. Wayland's Smithy: Plan by Professor Donaldson, 316. Sketch
by John Aubrey, A,D, 1670, 323.