SECOND DAY. 7 



Remains about to be visitetl, hat! beert read by ]\Ir. 

 AVarre, tlie Company proceedecl on an Excursion to the 

 site of a Roman Villa, at Coker, where extensive excava- 

 tions had been made for the occasion by W. Helyar, 

 Esq., of Coker Court, and various interesting Eoman 

 remains brought to light. After this they visited Nash, 

 Brympton (the history and architecture of wliich were 

 explained by Mr, E. Batten), Odcome, Hamdon Hill, 

 where Mr. Walter acted as leader, the Church of Stoke- 

 sub-Hamdon, (an account of which, by Mr. Freeman, was 

 read in the churchyard, by the Rev. F. Warre,) and the 

 Priory and Church of Montacute. The Company were 

 afterwards hospitably entertained in the beautiful Eliza- 

 bethan mansion, the residence of W. Phelips, Esq. 



At the Evening Meeting a paper, by Mr. Freeman, on 

 the Architecture of the Neighbourhood of Yeovil, was 

 read by ^Ir. Warre, which is given in Part II. 



After a shoi't address on Roman Antiquities from Mr. 

 Yates, and a few words on the discoveries at Worle Hill, 

 from Mr. Warre, the iBeeting closed. 



€^t BliiPienrn. 



THE Museum formed a very attractive feature at the 

 meeting. A portion of the Hall having been divided 

 off by a partition, the various artlcles contributed wei'e 

 ari'anged in excellent order by the Curator of the Society, 

 Mr. Baker, assisted by several persona who very kindly 

 volunteered their Services. The circular issued by the 

 Honorary Secretary of the Local Committee having 

 been very cordially responded to by the ladiea and 



