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Mr. Flavell Edmoxds confirmed Sir. Havergal's reminiscences 

 vjf the meeting in ([uestion, and recalled the hi^fh oiJinion of the veteran 

 autinuary, Mr. Black, of those precious documents. The matter of some of 

 them was of singular interest. In one case he remembered Mr. Black had 

 re id to them the terms of a i^ermission granted by the Pope to Edward I., to 

 break his contract of marriage with a Herefordshire lady, in order that he 

 might marry a lady of Royal birth (a laugh), and there were many others 

 of eixual interest in other respects. 



After some remarks by Mr. Robinson, Mr. Havergal, and the President, 

 touching the possibility of respectfully approaching the Dean and Chapter 

 with a \'iew to access to these records, the difficulties in the way of jiroper 

 securities for thefr taking no hurt, and the necessity of the pri\alege of access 

 being limited, in any case, to a few duly qualified persons ; and after a few 

 words from the President in corroboration of !Mr. Havergal's statement that 

 the essay in elucidation of the MapiDa Mundi was by no means dry or un- 

 interesting, the annual meeting broke up, after a very pleasant evening. 



