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A Proposes Pibliography of CHiltshive. 
By Currrorp W. Hoteare, M.A. 
[Read at the Wilton Meeting, July 30th, 1891.] 
REASONS FOR READING THE PAPER. 
ere of the Wilts Archeological Society who attended 
yy G 5 the Annual Meeting held in connexion with the Royal 
Archeological Institute, at Salisbury, in August, 1887, will 
probably remember that at the evening conversazione, held on August 
3rd, in the Council Chamber, Salisbury, a paper was read by the 
Rev. Charles Herbert Mayo, on “ Dorset Bibliography,” which gave 
rise to an interesting discussion. 
Mr. Mayo had brought out in the year 1885 his work entitled 
“ Bibliotheca Dorsetiensis,” which is fitly described in the sub-title, 
as “a carefully compiled account of printed books and pamphlets 
relating to the history and topography of the County of Dorset.” 
I was present at the meeting, and heard Mr. Mayo’s paper and 
the discussion which followed, and conceived the idea of compiling, 
if possible, a work of a somewhat similar character, with regard to 
our county of Wiltshire, or, at all events, to collect materials towards 
such a work, to be fitly accomplished when the time and the man 
were ready, 
Accordingly, when I was spending a few days recently with one of 
the Secretaries of the Society—the Rev. E, H. Goddard—I was glad 
to promise to endeavour to draw the attention of Members of the 
Society, and Wiltshire men in general, to the desirability of such a 
work being undertaken, even though I could not definitely promise 
to undertake it myself. 
During the time which has elapsed since August, 1887, I have 
endeavoured to make myself acquainted with books relating to the 
topography of Wilts, and have collected a considerable number of 
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