244 The Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting, 
of Bishop Roger’s having had a nephew, or other near relative, who 
was known as “ Pauper,” 7.¢., “ The Poor Man.” But this eponym 
was quite accounted for by the revenues of both uncle and nephew 
having been confiscated by King Stephen, so, that the latter was 
left with very inadequate means for keeping up the dignity of the 
office of Chancellor, which had been bestowed upon him. And the 
etymology of the surname Poore, as borne by Bishop Richard and 
by his brother, appeared to have been entirely different from this, 
for the author of the St. Osmund Register spoke of him as “a 
wealthy and painstaking man.” 
Mr. PLeNDERLEATH added that he was sorry that this little 
historical mistake should not sooner have been discovered, and been 
corrected in the volume in which the record of it occurred. But he 
thought that the Meeting would agree with him that, however late, 
it was desirable that attention should now be called to it, and that 
the Wiltshire Archeological Society should not be responsible for 
the existence of a Wiltshire castle-builder whose name was unknown 
to history (hear, hear). 
The company then separated, and proceeded first to St. John’s 
Church, and afterwards to St. Mary’s—the architecture of both 
Churches being briefly described by the Rector, Dr. Burazs (cf 
vol. ii, p. 2183—256, and vol. xix., p. 119—126), whilst a few 
Members visited the Castle Grounds, which were kindly thrown 
open to them for the occasion, thongh the house itself, being under 
repair, was not shown. 
THE DINNER. 
At 6.30 thirty-one Members sat down to the Anniversary Dinner 
at the Bear Hotel, at the conclusion of which the speechmaking 
was cut very short. THe Mayor (Mr. Gillman), in responding for 
the Corporation, expressed his pleasure at welcoming the Society to 
Devizes, and he trusted that one result at least of their visit would 
be that the valuable deeds and charters belonging to the Corporation 
—hitherto hidden away in a somewhat mouldy chest—would be 
carefully framed and exhibited permanently in the Council 
Chamber. 
