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Akemanceasfcer, was simply the place of tlie aquae or springs, and 

 he had since heard nothing to alter his opinion. 



Mr. Emanuel Green then read a paper on the manors of 

 Mudsley and Wedmore, the purpose being to trace out the con- 

 nection of King Alfred with Wedmore, and with especial reference 

 to some foundations in the parish, which it has been supposed 

 were those of that King's palace or residence (vide jj. 323 j. 



Professor Earle remarked that the essence of Mr. Green's 

 paper amounted to this, that Wedmore did not belong to King 

 Alfred till after the events recorded in the " Saxon Chronicle," 

 and may have come to him in recognition of his achievements. 

 This suggestion had come to his mind in reading King Alfred's 

 will, because the places therein bequeathed were those connected 

 with his victories, and it seemed as if they had been given as land 

 was bestowed upon the Duke of Wellington. With regard to the 

 treaty, the Professor expressed a strong opinion as to its genuine- 

 ness, and said that though it was true that Guthrum died before 

 Alfred, it did not follow that the treaty was not genuine. He 

 believed there was a second Guthrum, and the treaty itself was 

 good enough to make them believe that on its evidence. 



The Chairman having thanked the readers for their papers the 

 meeting ended. 



The afternoon of Feb. 2nd was given up to Mr. McMurtrie for 

 his notes on the Harptree Caves, and on the Roman road near 

 Eadstock. Colonel Cockell took the chair. The first paper was 

 a description of the caves at East Harptree visited by the Club 

 during the summer, and was illustrated by very carefully drawn 

 plans and sections from the hand of Mr. Ward, jun., of Eadstock. 

 (Fide p. 344.; 



Nowhere in this country, he said, could the histoiy of caves be better 

 studied than in the. Mendip Hills. Those of Wookey, Cheddar and 

 Banwell had a world-wide reputation. In the montli of June last how- 

 ever an important discovery was made ab Harptree of a series of 

 caverns, which are new to the present generation at least. Situated at 

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