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near the church we fell in with Mr. Jones the Vicar, and discovered 

 that the Free School House was an old little church of the time of 

 Knut in a very perfect state. We then examined the fine church. 

 This took up all our time. We then went in a fly to Westwood and 

 saw another fine church and the old manor house, and went on alone 

 to Norton St. Philip, not having time for more than a glance at the 

 Castle at Farleigh. At Norton we dined at Mrs. Gutch's (the mother 

 of Mrs. Freeman), and Freeman and I walked to Freshford, and 

 returned by the rail to Bath. A most successful day's trip. Far 

 better than going to Glastonbury with the Institute. 



July 23. Went in the afternoon with a small party to Bradford 

 to shew the church, barn, etc. 



July 24. Walked with Franks over Lansdown to Langridge to 

 look at an ancient eflfigy in the church. Dined with Mr. C. J. 

 Vigne at Weston to meet Mr. Shuttleworth of Berne. 



July 26. Went with the party to Stanton Bury, Stanton Drew, 

 Keynsham, and Bitton. 



July 29. To Llanrumney to visit E. A. Freeman. Went in the 

 afternoon to Cae Castel, the site of an old fort of some strength. 



July 30. Went by the side of the river Eumney up as far as 

 bridge below Cefn Mabley. Saw an abundance of Antennaria 

 margaritacea on both sides of the river at intervals, also Saponaria, 



July 31. To Cardiff and back, also to Llandalf. 



Aug. 3. Went to see the manufactory of coarse brown pottery 

 at Eumney Bridge. 



Aug. 4. Examined RuU. 



Aug. 5. Went to the marshes below Eumney. School-feast in 

 the afternoon. 



Aug. 9. Left Llanrumney, and went to Milford Haven by rail. 



Aug. 10. Left Milford Haven at 1.20 a.m. by steamer for 

 Waterford. A very calm but foggy night, so that we had an 

 extremely narrow escape from running at full speed upon the 

 Salter Isles. We were within two ships-lengths of them before 

 they could be seen. In the afternoon Newbould (who joined me 

 at Milford Haven) and I walked for two or three miles up each side 

 of the estuary above the City of Waterford, and also through much 

 of the town. 



Aug. 11. To Killarney and Eoche's Muckross Hotel. 



Aug. 12. Newbould and I went up some of the watercourses of 

 Turk, and along the road as far as the Long Eange ; then examined 

 the marshes and bogs near the banks of the river, and back again. 

 Wrote a note to Mr. Herbert this evening to ask permission to go 

 over his grounds. 



