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Robin, of Steephill, Jersey, I have been allowed to exhibit to 

 :he members to-night. This handkerchief has long been in the 

 possession of Mr. Robin's family, which had been seated at 

 St. Brelade's for many generations, and it is believed that it had 

 been given or left by the King when on a visit to a former 

 member of the family there. The fact that the handkerchief 

 bears the royal crown upon it in addition to the initials may, 

 perhaps, be taken as an indication that at that time its owner was 

 recognised as sovereign. 



I can best conclude this hasty paper upon a ground which as 

 yet has been but little trodden on by expressing a hope that 

 before very long the Dorset Field Club may pay a visit to that 

 loyal island of Jersey of which I have been discoursing, and will 

 extend a helping hand to the Societe Jersiaise, a kindred society 

 across the Channel, in prosecuting those interesting researches 

 which seem to have so strange a fascination for Dorset folk. 



