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was an ordinary at the National School Boom, after which 

 the nierubers were hospitably entertained by tbe Local 

 Secretary H. Dyne, Esq., and otber inbabitants of Bruton. 

 In tbe evening tbe following papers were read : Mr. C. 

 Moore, e.g.s., on " Saurians and tbeir food ;" tbe Rev. 

 W. A. Jones, m.a., f.g.s., on tbe "Mendip Bone 

 Caverns," wbicb will be found in Part II. 



SECOND DAY. 



Wednesday, August 5th, 1857. 



A large party assembled at Bruton and proceeded on 

 the Excursion. 



Tbe first object of interest was tbe ancient Priory of 

 Stavordale, now occupied as a farni bouse, some parts of 

 wbich are in excellent preservation, tbough unfortunately 

 very little, if any, care is taken to maintain tbe cbaracter- 

 istic features of tbe building. The chapel still remains, 

 and exbibits niany traces of tbe elegance and beauty of 

 the original structure. The nave is occupied as a barn, 

 and the choir as a farm house, and the spot which no 

 doubt formerly was graced by a road screen, now shows 

 only a huge partition wall. 



The Bev. F. Warre gave a brief sketch of the history 

 of the building. He stated tbat it was a small priory of 

 Canons regulär of St. Augustine, and was built by one of 

 the Lovell family, in the reign of Henry III. In the time 

 of Edward III, another of the same family founded a 

 chantry, on the site of which the present chapel might 

 probably stand. In tbe year 1533, the priory was united 

 as a cell with Taunton, which, in common with all tbe 

 Augustine priories of Somerset, was connected with the 

 great priory of Bristol. Mr. Warre also gave a list of the 



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