eventually found it in a church in another part of the country, where 

 was another stone with the heading " Here lieth." 



Mr. Quarrell and Dr. Laver objected strongly to the paragraph as 

 to the use of soap and brushes, and pointed out with other members 

 that the lichen that had formed was a protection to the stones and 

 that its removal would be injurious. 



Dr. Philliniore suggested that the paragraph of the Report as to 

 plans of Churchyards should be incorporated in the Directions, and 

 it was eventually agreed that the Committee be asked to reconsider 

 the Directions in the sense generally agreed to by the meeting. 



Some delegates having expressed the view that it was unnecessary 

 to record inscriptions after 1840, as records of burials would be found 

 in Somerset House, it was pointed out by Dr. Phillimore, Mr. Rice, 

 and others that the great value of Churchyard Inscriptions was that 

 they gave particulars of family history that could not be found in the 

 registers. 



The Hon. Secretary called attention to the fact that they could not 

 dictate to people what they should not copy; they could only advise 

 their not omitting important matter. Garter King of Arms and the 

 College of Arms attached great importance to the movement, and had 

 appointed Mr. Athill, Richmond Herald, Librarian to the College, to 

 represent them on the Committee. 



A delegate pointed out the great use of photographs in deciphering 

 almost illegible inscriptions, especially when the photographs were 

 taken at an angle. The help rendered by photographs of Ogham 

 stones and Roman inscriptions are examples in point. Mr. Andrews 

 stated that the East Herts. Society hoped to have 200 Churchyards 

 finished by the end of the year. 



In the absence of Prof. Copinger, unavoidable owing to his duties 

 at the Victoria University, the Hon. Secretary read a paper by the 

 Professor giving his reasons for undertaking his monumental work on 

 the Records of Suffolk and; he means he had devised for carrying it 

 through, with other practical details of the greatest value to anyone 

 undertaking similar work. 



Mr. Ralph Nevill said that in the course of investigation into 

 Suffolk matters he had been led to explore the work in question, and 

 as the Index was not yet published he had been through the entire 

 five volumes. This he should never regret, as he had found information 

 on all sorts of subjects that he should not have sought for in an Index. 

 As an old County y\rclKi'ologist, lie was so impressed by the enormous 

 \;ilue of the work that he had suggested to the Council tliat tluy 

 should ask Dr. Copinger to tell them about it. 



He should liave been afraid e\en to suggest to the Congress the 

 possiljility of the prepaiation of such a Calendar, but here it was on 



