Socteft/ of Antiquaries. 277 



English inscriptions found on stones there, relating the ar- 

 rrval and departure of sir Henry Middleton's fleet oF East 

 iTidia merchantmen in 1604 and IC09., being the fourth 

 vo\ aii;e to India. The inscriptions were on stones placed in 

 a conspicuous part of the shore, and designed merely as a 

 notice for other English sliips that might touch there, where 

 arnd when any others mi'xlit probably pass. 'I'he same writer 

 mentions, that he saw the fluke of an anchor on the sum- 

 nrit of Table mountain, a height at which no human efiorn 

 could likely have placed it. 



Tlie rig'ht hon. lord Hutchinson was elected a fellow of 

 tills society, which w&s adjournt-'d till the anniversary on 

 the 23J of A|>ril. 



On ihc i'sd of April, being St. George'^ day, -the soci-etv 

 of anliq\iarics met at their apartments in Somerset-]>lace, in 

 pursuance of their statutes and charter of incorporation, to 

 elect a president, council, and ofTicers of the societv for the 

 year ensuing : — whereupon 

 -George, earl of Leicester, Craven Ord, esq. 

 William Bray, esq. John, lord bishop of Sdlis' 



Rev. John Brand, A. M. bury, 



Sir H. C. Englefield, bart. John w'lUett Willctt, esq. 

 Rev. Dr. Hamilton, Joseph Windham, esq. and 



Samuel Lysons, esq. Rev. T. Wm. Wrighte, A.M. 



rleven of the council, were rechosen of the new council -, 

 and 



Edward Astle, esq. Job« Wilkinson, M.D. 



James Bindley, esq. Henry Norton Willis, esq. 



Francis Douce, esq. Hon. Brownlow, lord bishop 



Clurles, duke of Norfolk, of Winchester, and 



Hon. John Peachy, Chas. Wat. Williams Wynne, 



John Sylvest-er, esq. esq. 



ten of the other members of the society, were chosen of 

 the new council, and they were severally declared to be the 

 council for the year ensuing ; and on a report made of the 

 f-flicers of the Society, it appeared that 



George, carl of Leicester, was elected president, 

 William Bray, esq. treasurer, 

 Samuel Lysoua, es(^. director, 



S 3 Rev., 



