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lias continued in the possession of his descendants, with the 

 exception of one alienation, down to the present time. 



The Castle at its first erection consisted of the keep only, and 

 the buildings within it, the remainder being the work of the 

 three succeeding Lords, and was only completed during the 

 reign of Edward III. The History of Berkeley and its Lords 

 is thenceforth a part of the History of England, there being 

 hardly a transaction in the civil or military annals of the 

 kingdom in which they were not mixed up. During the civil 

 wars of Charles the Ist's reign the Castle was first of all 

 occupied by the Parliament, but the garrison was withdrawn 

 to reinforce that of Gloucester, after which it was held by the 

 Royal forces. In 1G45 the Parliamentary troops besieged the 

 Castle, and after taking the town and church by storm, it was 

 surrendered upon honourable terms on the 26th of September, 

 To render it thereafter incapable of defence, a large gap was 

 made which is visible on the north-west side of the keep, and 

 it was then given back to George, Lord Berkeley. 



After readiug his papei', Mr. Cooke exhibited some remains 

 lately found in an ancient cemetery near Wick, which was visited 

 by many of the Club later in the day. There were portions of 

 two skulls with other bones, several coins and pieces of pottery, 

 all of Eoman origin so far as could be ascertained. 



The church was next visited. It has been lately restored by 

 Mr. Gilbert Scott, and contains some excellent examples of 

 "early English" work, a remarkably bold west window, and 

 some good bits of wall painting. The monuments are numerous 

 and well preserved. One, an ancient raised tomb, has on it two 

 full-length figures in alabaster, representing Thomas Lord 

 Berkeley and his wife, who died about 1361. Others of the 

 Berkeley family are likewise buried here, and the Mortuary 

 Chapel contains many of their tombs. Here too are buried the 

 remains of one whose name, of world-wide celebrity, will 

 outlast the fame of the old iron-headed barons whose grander 

 monuments seem to flout the plain slab which bears the honored 

 name of " Jenner." It is fitting that some more appropriate 

 memorial should mark the resting-place of such a man, and it 



