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several of these stones were found to be carved, and in one large stone a simple 
Gothic window, in excellent proportions, had been cut. The stone with the 
window cut through it, was laid on its side, and so, too, were all the other carved 
stones, which must evidently have been done for the purpose of concealment. 
These worked stones, and this small window, belonged, doubtless, to the original 
chantry, and, had more of the plinth been taken down, further evidence of the 
same nature would probably have been found. 
Taking all circumstances into consideration, therefore, the conclusion seems 
inevitable that the ‘‘Chapel Farm” was the original Chapel built by the Lollards; 
that it occupies the site of the ancient chantry of which the materials were used in 
its construction ; and that it was purposely built to resemble a hall of the period, 
in order to conceal the purpose for which it was used, and thus, too, the worked 
stones of the original chantry were intentionally concealed in its supporting plinth. 
In the Harlerian M.S. of the date 1655, is mentioned—‘‘ The chapel of Deer- 
‘*vold, a privileged place, now in the possession of one Richards, mentioned in 
**Fox’s Martyrology as a place frequented by Lollards, and so Derevold Forest.” 
(6726). 
Gough’s Camden, after speaking of Wigmore Castle, and also a forest called 
Deerfold, corruptly Darval, adds: ‘‘In the village of Darval, are ruins of a chapel 
“‘which some called Lollards’ Chape], because they were wont to meet at this 
eval.” (p. 79./) 
Tf the ‘“‘Chapel Farm” is not the site of the ancient ‘“‘ chantry” and the 
‘*chapel of the Lollards,” you will seek in vain for any other site in the Forest of 
Deerfold, where they could have been placed. 
THE ASARABACCA. 
(Asarum Europeuwm. ) 
Tuis plant belongs to the natural order of Aristolochie. It is an introduced 
plant, but has long since been naturalised in some five or six localities in the north 
of England, and in one in Scotland. 
In the Forest of Deerfold, it has taken possession of a hedge-bank, amongst 
the roots of thorns and brambles, and grows with great luxuriance for some forty 
yards. The locality is on the slope of the hill, on the western side, at no great 
distance from the ruins of the Priory of Lymebrook, and was very probably intro- 
duced there by the charity of some energetic sister who knew its value as a 
medicinal plant, and used it in her ministrations among the sick poor of the neigh- 
bourhood. 
The Asarabacca is a plant possessing considerable medical properties. It is a 
powerful irritant, and was used, like ipecacuanha, as an emetic, or purgative, but 
its action is very much more uncertain, and occasionally very violent. In the 14th 
and 15th centuries it was held in high repute. At this time the absurd belief in 
the doctrine of ‘‘signatures” prevailed ; that is, the belief that all natural pro- 
ductions indicated, by some external sign, the diseases in which they were effica- 
cious. The two leaves of the Asarabacca, as you see, bear a rude resemblance to 
the human ear, and thus it was especially used in all diseases of the ear. In the 
