and Lord Ormoiul escaped, but Sir Owen Tudor and four other Welsh chiefs 

 were taken prisoners, and several gentlemen of Herefordshire who sided with 

 the Lancastrians — Sir John Scudamore and his two sons, Thomas Fitzhenry, 

 John Throckmorton, and some others. They were taken to Hereford and eight 

 of them beheaded next day : a fearful retaliation for the slaughter of the Yorkist 

 prisoners after the battle of Wakefield. 



Edward joined the Earl of Warwick at Chipping Norton, near Glou- 

 cester, as soon as possible marched on to London, and was chosen and 

 proclaimed as King, in St. John's Field, Clerkenwell, on March 3rd, and 

 was eventually crowned June 29th, 14G1. 



The yourig Earl showed great decision and energy throughout. The 

 rapidity of his movements is remarkable. Like Napoleon in later days, he fell 

 unexpectedly on Iris enemies and gave them no time to concentrate their forces. 

 Thus, with probably a less number of troops, he contrived to outnumber and 

 conquer in succession each division of the opposing army. Edward probably 

 slept at Leominster the night after the battle. He was in Hereford the next 

 day with all his disposable troops, and in twenty-eight days led them into 

 London ; — thus averaging over five miles a day, a feat which must have required 

 wonderful energy, considering the difficulties he had to overcome. 



But to return to the progress of our Naturalists. The trysting spot for 

 the commencement of the day's explorations was the bridge at Aymestrey, and 

 here, meeting from all quarters, a goodly company assembled. Many were the 

 friendly greetings of the brother naturalists on this the opening day for the 

 season. 



The village of Aymestrey is one of the most beautiful in Herefordshire. 

 Its church and houses are prettily clustered near the most contracted portion of 

 the valley. The richness of its alluvial soil is shown by the size and height of 

 the timber, and the great variety of trees there prove that taste has not been 

 wanting to add to the natural beauty of the place. The river Lugg gives to it, 

 perhaps, the greatest charm of all, as it winds murmuring through the valley 

 from beginning to end. Its waters are so much more bright and clear and rapid 

 than they appear a few miles further south, that it scarcely looks like the same 

 river. The Lugg here truly bears out its old British name — Llug— the bright 

 river. 



Aymestrey, and the district around it, is classic ground for the geologist. 

 The physical features are most striking. The upper Silurian rocks — the Ludlow 

 formation — prevail throughout, and the narrow valleys and steep hills they 

 present, not only give great beauty and grandeur to the scene, but afford a most 

 instructive lesson to him who would read aright their varying characters. To the 

 members of the Woolhope Club in particular, Aymestrey and its district will 

 ever claim an additional interest. One of the earliest Presidents of the Club, 

 the Rev. T. T. Lewis, resided here for many years, and studied the rocks around 

 him with a patience and perseverance beyond all praise. To him it was first 

 granted to trace out their successive formation, to learn their varied character. 



