lain, near to Sedgley Church.) They had received them from 

 their brother, the Rev. Arthur Dudley, Prebendary of Lichfield 

 Cathedral, who for fear of their being desecrated, had abstracted 

 them from the Shrine in the Cathedral. The ladies becoming 

 alarmed because a search was instituted, gave them to the two 

 brothers, Richard and Henry Hodgetts. It is not known (says 

 the Record) what became of Richard's portion. Henry's was 

 carried off by the Priest and entrusted first to the Levesons, of 

 Wolverhampton, then to the Fitzherberts, of Boscobel, who took 

 them to Swynnerton, and thence to Aston Chapel, where they were 

 discovered in 1833, hid in the wall behind the altar, and carried 

 with much ceremony to Birmingham. 



" And now comes a curious coincidence — a short time before 

 these documents were put into Mr. Hewitt's hands, some State 

 Papers of the Reign of Edward VI. on Ecclesiastical matters were 

 published (1863). Among these is found an entry of April, 1553 

 (just before Edward's death), to the effect that our friend Arthur 

 Dudley, Prebendary of Lichfield, who had abstracted the bones, 

 was a recognised commissioner for holding such Church articles 

 as were seized by the Crown ; and in fact he was accepted by the 

 Crown as a staunch Protestant. In case, however, of any search 

 being instituted for S. Chad's bones, he would take care not to 

 look for them near Sedgley. The simultaneous publication of 

 these two documents confirms the genuineness of the Roman 

 Catholic Priest's Record." 



Mr. J. Charles Cox, next read a Paper upon " The Mortuary 

 Chapels," which appears at length in another part of the 

 Journal. A discussion followed as to the position of the Shrine, 

 and altar of S. Chad. 



The Council fixed September the 14th for an expedition to 

 the bone caves at Creswell Crags, Whitwell Church, and Steetley 

 Chapel. The Sub-Committee appointed for the purpose, made 

 special railway and other arrangements to accommodate a party 

 of not less than fifty. So few members, however, signified their 

 intention of joining the expedition, that it was impossible for 

 the special arrangements to be carried out, so that the expedition, 

 greatly to the disappointment of some, had to be abandoned. 



