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and in process of time rendered useful as a a parochial church, many 

 additions being made to the fabric. In his lecture Captain Budworth 

 alluded to a curious custom as to the appointment of the rector. The 

 Bishop of London holds the living in trust to present to it the senior 

 curate of St. Botolph, Aldgate, for the time being, provided he is a 

 single man, although of course he may marry after the presentation. 

 The Rev. F. Rose, late curate of St. Botolph, had just been appointed, 

 but had not then taken up his residence. In illustration of Captain 

 Budworth's remarks, Mr. Unwin exhibited several views and sections, 

 showing the condition of the church at various periods of its history. 

 A cordial vote of thanks was given to Captain Budworth for his 

 interesting address, and the party pressed forward over the fields, 

 which were fortunately very dry, towards High Laver, Mr. Rodwell 

 kindly placing his carriage at the disposal of some of the ladies. 



The somewhat backward season precluded much work in the botani- 

 cal way ; the hedgerows were very bare of herbage, but in places the 

 fragrant Ground-ivy [Nepeta gkcJioma), the " rathe Primrose," and the 

 sweet and modest Violets [V.oderata et canina) were commonly seen and 

 gladly welcomed as a sign that the merry days of spring were indeed 

 come. Many specimens of a white " variety " of Viola oderata were 

 noticed. The pretty and local Moschatel {Adoxa moschatellina) was 

 common on many damp hedgerows and under the shade of trees ; fine 

 specimens of the Spurge Laurel [Daphne) were seen in a small wood 

 near Moretown ; young plants of Hottonia palnstris ("Water-violet") 

 occurred in a pond near Greensted, and PotentiUa fyagariastrutn and 

 Mercurialis pei'ennis were everywhere in bloom. Mr. E. A. Fitch, F.L.S., 

 pointed out the somewhat uncommon galls of the little Gall-gnat 

 [Cecidomyia Taxi) on the yew-trees in Greensted Churchyard. 



The only Lepidopteron observed was the little " March -dagger Moth " 

 (Diurnea fagclla), which occurred on trunks of trees in Captain 

 Budworth's park. 



Mr. Saward noticed a curious case of almost complete etiolation in 

 the leaves of a rose bush (Rosa sp. ?). 



At High Laver the Club was warmly welcomed by the Rector, the 

 Rev. M. Rodwell, M.A., who explained the various features of interest 

 connected with the church of All Saints, and pointed out some fragments 

 of very old stained glass which had been recovered. The churchyard 

 is celebrated as containing the tomb of John Locke, who died at the 

 seat of Otes in 1704, the quaint Latin epitaph having been written by 

 the philosopher himself. Mr. Rodwell gave some very interesting 

 anecdotes of Locke, and recited two renderings of the epitaph — one, a 

 metrical paraphrase by a friend, and the following prose version from 

 his own pen : — " Stay, passer-by, — Near this place lies John Locke. To 

 your question, — What sort of man was he ? — He answers that he was 

 of middle rank and fortune, and was contented therewith : of learned 



