The Society’s MSS.—Note I. 221 
but for what purpose I could not ascertain. It contained nothing 
beyond a few lumps of the hard blue Swindon rock found at a lower 
level. The entrance to this chamber was by a round hole like a 
well, over the west end. 
In January, 1899, a skeleton was discovered near the building 
described above. I was present soon after the discovery was made, 
and found the skeleton lying on its right side in a crouched-up 
position with the head towards the west. It was surrounded by 
an oval ring of small stones about the size of cocoa-nuts. These 
were from the higher beds of the Portland Rock, easily procurable 
here. Upon these, other stones were carefully built up over the 
_ body in a sort of beehive shape until it was entirely covered. 
Most of the stones appeared to have been rounded, and many of 
_ them showed traces of having been burnt. The bones were 
apparently those of a young female. Nothing whatever was 
found with the skeleton by which the date of the interment could 
be fixed. 
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Che Society's ASS. 
Note i. 
THe Vinerr Famity. 
=; HE marriage in 1578 of Thomas Stephens, of Burderop, with 
© Dorothy Violett (p. 135) is particularly interesting, 
introduction of the name of Vilett, well known and well respected 
for many generations at Swindon, into the county of Wilts. 
Mrs. Dorothy Stephens, whose maiden name has not yet been 
scertained, was the widow of Richard Vilett, citizen and fish- 
monger of London. It is known that this Richard Vilett owned 
