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sundial on the south wall of the church on which is inscribed : '* Post 

 est occasio calva. G. Young fecit 1791. The first recorded Vicar of the 

 parish was Baldwyn de Candel, 1295." There was a rectory house and 

 sonic rectorial glebe, but these were very anciently appropriated to the 

 Priory, and there has probably never been any vicarage or vicarial glebe, 

 the Vicars being non-resident until about 1817, when the Earl of Shaftes- 

 bury provided a house, rent free, for their use. 



The party then drove to Gaunt's House, where they had been hospit- 

 ably invited to lunch by Sir Richard and Lady Glyn. After the health 

 of the host and hostess had been proposed the new members were 

 elected, and it was resolved that Captain G. R. Elwes should be asked 

 to represent the Club at the ensuing meeting of the British Association 

 at Ipswich. An adjournment was next made to the lawn, where the 

 presentation was made to Mr. J. C. Mansel-Pleydell. The presentation 

 was made in the name of the Club by Lord Eustace Cecil, whose speech, 

 together with the President's reply, will be found in full in the last 

 volume of Proceedings at page xlvii. 



At about four o'clock the members drove to St. Margaret's Chapel 

 close to Wimborne, where a paper was read by Mr. W. J. Fletcher, 

 which will be found in full in the present volume. 



After partaking of tea at the Crown Hotel, some of the party were 

 taken by Mr. Fletcher over the Minster, and all left by various trains at 

 about seven p.m. The only shower during the clay, unfortunately, fell 

 during the presentation. 



NEW MEMBERS. Two were elected. 



THE FIRST- WINTER MEETING was held on Friday, December 13th, 

 1895, in the Heading Room of the Dorset County Museum, and was 

 attended by about 40 members. 



The HON. SEC. announced the gift by the British Association of their 

 volume ot Proceedings. He then read the following note received from 

 Mr. Henry Spicer, of Bishop's Caundle, formerly of Dorchester : "Some 

 years ago the felling of a lime tree in Cedar Park, Dorchester, brought 

 to light a curious reminiscence of school days. It is the name of Henry 

 Spicer, carved in the bark by himself 67 years ago, when at a school kept 

 at the adjoining house by Mr. Daniel. The name, " H. Spicer," is 

 remarkably plain, the letters having been very little obliterated by the 

 growth of the tree, which had carried up the inscription nearly 30 feet 

 high. This name was carved on the north side of the tree. Many years 

 previous a Mr. Watts had cut his initials " H. M. W." on the south side 

 in the butt of the same tree, but these initials remained stationary." The 



