10 riFTH ANNUAL MEETING. 



ninth year of the rcign of Henry VIII. It is stated to 

 have been written " Arte Petri Maji Unoculi, Teutonis 

 Natione, Brabantlne." 2. A Psalter with interlinear Com- 

 mentary, written in 1514, for the Monastery of Hayles. 

 3, 4, 5. " Books of Horoe," one of the use of Ronen, ano- 

 ther of that of Poictiers — all being exquisitely illuminated 

 with delicate borders of flowers, and large drawings of 

 ßaered subjects, saints, &c. The first contains numerous 

 entries of the Deny family, dated from 1550 to 1600. 

 6. A curious MS. relating to cercmonies and discipline, 

 with forms of excommunication for a great variety of 

 oiFences. 7. A MS. collection of French Poems, 13th 

 Century, in its original oak boarding. 8. A beautiful MS. 

 of the Vulgate, 14th Century.* — Among the curiosities 

 contributed by J. M. Quantock, Esq., of Norton House, 

 were the remains of a skull dug from Ham Hill, about 30 

 feet below the surface. — A sword found in Sedgemoor, and 

 supposed to have belonged to an officer engaged in battle 

 in that locality, was contributed by Mr. Cave. — A rieh 

 collection of ancient armour was contributed by Mr. Noeris 

 of South Petherton. — Mr. G. P. Slade contributed some 

 very beautiful littlc sketches of the old George Inn, Yeovil, 

 the oriel and door of the Abbey at Nash, the Font at 

 Bradford Church, and drawings of the Ilchester Mace, 

 with its inscription, " Jesu de Deu Crie neme Dun et Mie." 

 — Mr. T. Manning contributed some Rubbings from the 

 Sepulchral Brasses of Giles Pennie and bis wife in Yeovil 

 church, and the insci-iption on the lectern, which has puzzled 

 antiquaries to decipher, — Mr. Custard, junr., contributed 

 fifteen drawings on various subjects, which were greatly 

 admired. He also contributed a sketch of Bradford Tower, 

 Dorset, which ho prcsented to the Society.— Mr.HiGHMORE 



* Now depositod iu the Socicty's Museum, at Tauuton. 



