SHERBORNE MEETING. 11. 



hyre ye yowre masse of seynte martyne, and the masse whyle sey 

 ye the sawter of our lady, and geue one offrynge to seynte 

 martyne, what that evyr ye wille, and promyse ye to faste ony s a 

 yere yn brede and watyr whiles that ye lyve othir sum othir 

 person for you. And he that belyvth not on this slondythe in 

 the sentence of holy Church, for hit hath be prechyd at Powol's 



THE BUSINESS MEETING. 



The members and their friends then repaired to the Digby 

 Hotel for luncheon. The President was supported by Mr. J. K. 

 D. W. Digby, M.P., and the Officers of the Society. After the 

 customary toast of " The King," the President read a letter 

 from the late Hon. Secretary (Dr. Colley March) stating that the 

 drawings of the Fifehead Neville pavements were now complete, 

 and expressing his thanks to the donors to the fund. 



THE MEMBERSHIP. Nine candidates were elected and eight 

 were nominated. 



At half-past two the members left the hotel for 



THE ABBEY CHURCH. 



Here the HON. SECRETARY, mounting the pulpit, read the 

 paper prepared by Mr. W. M. Wildman, M.A., and printed at 

 the end of the volume. 



Having finished his reading, the Hon. Secretary invited the 

 Vicar to address the company. 



The VICAR, speaking first of the raising of the choir by Abbot 

 Bradford, he described how the fire was caused by burning 

 arrows shot on the roof. ' No great damage was done, but the 

 traces were to be seen to this day, and the toning which the 

 stonework had undergone through the action of the fire was 

 admired by many. The nave was built in its present condition 

 by Abbot Ramsam, and he mentioned how the Norman pillars 



