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had already begun his perversions. Mr. Nevill suggested that per- 
versions began much earlier, in fact at the commencement of 
scholarship, the Ven. Bede being a very bad example of the practice 
of explaining Celtic or earlier names by Saxon meanings. 
The Secretary explained that the delay in publishing Mr. Gomme’s. 
General Index and certain faults found with the Annual Index arose 
from the neglect of Messrs. Constable, and he was authorized to write. 
to them and endeavour to secure the prompt publication of the 
General Index. 
Mr. W. P. W. Phillimore gave an account of the recently-formed 
Canterbury and York Society which had already obtained sufficient 
support to justify it in proceeding vigorously with the publication 
of the Bishops’ Registers of various Dioceses ; these would be given 
in extended form. Some discussion arose as to whether it would 
be possible to obtain the Registers of separate Dioceses at increased 
prices. 
After lunch Mr. E. W. Brabrook, C.B., took the Chair; Mr. 
Round mentioned that the Pfpe Roll Society had been revived and 
would probably arrange to issue its productions in separate counties. 
Mr. Green stated that the Latin was to be extended. 
Mr. E. S. Prior, with the help of a large number of lantern 
slides gave an account of his attempt to produce a system of classi- 
fying effigies. His idea was that effigies, of which England possessed 
some 2,000 examples, could be. divided into the three main classes 
of Purbeck, Freestone and Alabaster, and that they were the pro- 
duction of local trade centres where these materials prevailed, the 
use and fashion of material being in the order indicated which corres- 
ponded roughly to the 13th to 14th, the 14th to 15th, and the 15th 
to 16th centuries. Mr. Hope gave some corroborative particulars 
as to the use of alabaster for tombs, deduced from contracts that 
had been found. 
Votes of thanks to the Society of Antiquaries for the use of their 
room, and to the Chairmen, were carried by acclamation. 
RALPH NEVILL, F.S.A,, 
Hon. Secretary. 
CASTLE HILL, 
GUILDFORD. 

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