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has now been firmly fastened together, the decayed and broken 
portions filled in with cement, containing a sufficient quantity of 
finely powdered black marble to give it the exact appearance of the 
Font itself; a flat cover of oak, ornamented with iron-work, has 
been substituted for a former one, long since lost or destroyed, and 
the entire surface of the exterior, as well as the interior, re-polished, 
thus preserving it as nearly as possible in its original state. 
E. K. 
Devizes, October 1st, 1856. 
Pilgrims ta Rome from the County of Wilts and 
Diocese uf Sarum, 
IN THE YEARS 1504-1507, 1581-1587. 
The following names have been selected from a list printed in 
“Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica,” vol. V., p. 62, and 
extracted from the Records of the English College at Rome. 
The Hospital of the English at Rome, now the English College, 
_ is said to have been founded in 1531, by John Shepherd, and the 
_ letters of Gregory XIII., by which he authorized the change, both 
in the name and character of the building, are dated Ist May, 
1579. On the 29th December, 1580, the College took possession 
of the Hospital and its property, charged, however, with the duty 
of continuing to entertain the English coming to the Holy City, 
the poor for eight, and the gentry for three days. 
The list above-mentioned, (which is written in Latin), contains 
the names of 579 English Pilgrims entertained at the Hospital from 
November 4th, 1504, to May 4th, 1507, of which number the nine 
individuals only whose names are annexed, belonged either to the 
County of Wilts or Diocese of Sarum. 
From November 4th, 1504, to May 4th, 1505 :— 
Gentry. None. 
Poor. Thomas Williams of Stipleaston in the County of 
Wilts, came on the 20th of April, and died in the 
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