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the monarch of the forest, the " King Oak," which now, alas ! 

 instead of four sturdy Hmhs, stretches forth one finger only 

 to the passer by ; even this is tottering almost to its fall, as a 

 board beneath, with the ominous word " dangerous," indicates 

 that royalty itself is not exempt from dissolution and decay. 

 The " Queen Oak" shows a more vigorous existence, and is 

 truly royal-looking. The last halt of the day was made at 

 FoUey Farm, the site of the ancient Cunetio. Several 

 tesserae of large dimensions and coarse construction were 

 exposed a few inches below the surface by the aid of a spade, 

 and appeared to have been laid on the surface of the native 

 chalk in a very rough, though effective manner. A piece of 

 red pottery was also found, with the letters (bolicu) on it, 

 indicating the maker's name. The descent of Forest Hill to 

 Marlborough was the conclusion of the day's Excursion, 

 which was rendered most instructive by the information 

 afforded by several of the neighbouring antiquaries who 

 kindly met the Members at various points, to whom and to 

 Mr. Bolam, who made all the necessary arrangements, the 

 thanks of the Club were cordially given. 



The Members of the Club who remained all night at 

 Marlborough, after being well provided for by the care of the 

 landlord of the Ailesbury Arms, left that hotel at 10 o'clock a.m., 

 and under the guidance of the Rev. Mr. Bleek, after visiting 

 the interesting Church at Preshute, which has been well 

 restored, and contains the handsome black marble font in 

 which King John is said to have been baptised, proceeded to 

 Clatford Bottom, to examine the cromlech called the Devil's 

 Den, and the Grey Wethers, a continuous valley of large 

 Sarsen stones which cover the surface of the ground for some 

 miles. The morning was very fine, with a bright sun and 

 fresh breeze, and the party having walked for some distance 

 up the valley, diverged to visit a ruined cromlech, a mile and 

 a half to the east. This, which lies upon the open Down 



