XXXIV. SECOND WINTER MEETING. 



He left numerous bequests to monasteries, and to Merton College, 

 Oxford. The following extract from the will refers to his bequests to 

 Wimborne : " Item lego ecclesiae collegiatae de Wynborn Mynster 

 unum magnum missale cuius secundum fo. post Kalendar' incipit 

 ' inana et pro papa', et unum vestimentum cum tribus capis de panno 

 albo cerico et deaurato quod modo ibidem est." 



The Rev. HERBERT PENTIN said he supposed that this roll 

 of 1403 was one of the earliest churchwardens' accounts 

 extant in England. 



Canon FLETCHER replied that if Dr. Cox's list given in his 

 book on Churchwardens' Accounts was comprehensive, the 

 Wimborne Compotus Rolls appeared to come sixth in actual 

 order of age, although in all probability they were the most 

 complete. The earlier ones were those of St. Michael's, Bath, 

 which dated back to 1349 ; the fragmentary accounts of the 

 three churches in Hedon, in the East Riding of Yorkshire 

 St. James, 1350, St. Augustine, 1370, and St. Nicholas, 1379 ; 

 and those of Tavistock, 1385. The recently transcribed rolls 

 belonging to the interesting old church with its Saxon tower 

 St. Michael's, Oxford commence in the same year as the 

 Wimborne ones, viz., 1403. 



The PRESIDENT, in the name of the club, congratulated 

 Canon Fletcher on his fortunate discovery. 



Captain ACLAND exhibited two Portland reeve-staves, and 

 read a descriptive paper which will be found printed in this 

 volume. 



The Rev. C. H. WOODD exhibited a copy of one of the 

 earliest editions of the " Authorised " Version of the Holy 

 Bible. 



PAPERS. 



The following papers were read : 



(i.) " A Leaden Coffin of the Roman period, found at Cann, near 



Shaftesbury," by Mr. H. St. George Gray (Printed), 

 (ii.) " Notes and Queries on the Minsters of Wessex," by the Rev. 



A. C. Almack (Printed), 

 (iii.) " A Commercial Day Book (1697-1702) of Mr. John Richards, 



of Warmwell," by Mr. W. Neville Sturt (Read in Mr. Sturt's 



absence by the Hon. Secretary). 



