X. FIRST WINTER MEETING. 



book, Calendarium Romanum magnum (1518), containing 

 varied information on medicine, astronomy, geography, &c. 



CIST VAENS AND SKELETONS AT PORTLAND. Mr. W. DE 

 C. PRIDEAUX produced portions of two skulls and bones and 

 flints from a cist at Portland, removed in the process of 

 quarry work. With the second skull were found a few iron 

 nails and a portion of a Romano-British pot. He expressed 

 his gratitude to Mr. Cotterell, the managing director of the 

 Bath Stone Firms, and Mr. Sansom and Mr. Pearce, his 

 co-directors, for the kindly assistance that they had given 

 him, and also for the promise that in future any further finds 

 of the same kind should be reported to him before they were 

 disturbed. Mr. F. J. BARNES added further interesting 

 particulars. 



Mr. J. G. NEILSON CLIFT read a paper entitled " The 

 Mystery of Corfe." (p. 50.) 



PORTLAND FLORA. Mr. W. BOWLES BARRETT read a 

 valuable paper entitled " Contributions to a Flora of 

 Portland." (p. 96.) 



ANCIENT MEMORIAL BRASSES. Mr. W. DE C. PRIDEAUX 

 read a few notes in continuation of his series on " The Ancient 

 Memorial Brasses of Dorset," and exhibited some interesting 

 rubbings and a stereotype reproduction prepared by Mr. 

 Miller Christy (Treasurer of the Monumental Brass Society) 

 of the brass to " Master Wyllym Goldynge, somtyme parson " 

 of Piddlehinton Church. This he presented to the Museum, 

 and was cordially thanked. 



