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paring for a future occasion. It dealt with the subject of the Barony of 

 Marshwood. There was only one case in which the Crown had by an 

 extreme stretch of right broken through the rule of primogeniture. This 

 was in relation to the Barony of Marshwood in the time of Henry II. 

 Gregory de Mandeville the First was twice married, and had sons by both 

 wives, but Henry II. granted the Barony to the son of the second wife on 

 the ground that he was the better knight. A descendant of the first son 

 Robert asserted his claim subsequently, and the lands were restored to him- 



The Rev. C. R. Baskett then read a poem descriptive of a legend 

 connected with the building of the chapel, which was quoted from ' ' Good 

 Words." 



The party then proceeded to the chapel of St. Gabriel to see an old rood 

 screen lately taken from the ruined chapel near the sea. Of Stanton St. 

 Gabriel Hutchins, in his "History of Dorset," says "Chapel of Ease of 

 Whitechurch. It has a building of the 13th century, but has been disused 

 since the erection of a new chapel at Morecombelake in 1841." 



The ascent of Golden Cap, one of the highest points on the coast between 

 Bridport and Weymouth, was then made, from which a magnificent view 

 was obtained of the inland country lying towards the north and east, and 

 of the coast line from the Chesil Beach to Lyme Regis, exposing sections of 

 the whole of the Liassic and Lower Oolitic Strata. At this point the 

 President gave an interesting address on the geological features of the 

 district which extended before them. 



The return route lay through the parish of Chideock, where the church 

 was visited, after which the party proceeded to the Manor House at 

 Symondsbury, where they were entertained at tea by Mr. and Mrs. J. S. 

 Udal, who also exhibited a collection of rare books on Dorset topography, 

 but time was wanting for more than a very hurried glance at them. 



This brought another successful meeting of the society to a close. 



THE LAST SUMMER MEETING of the Field Club was held at Poole on 

 Tuesday, September 13th, and owing to the fineness of the day a much 

 larger number of members and friends were present than had been ex- 

 pected. The programme, which was the joint production of the Rev. 0. 

 P. Cambridge, Dr. Turner, and Mr. Wm. Penney, was a very large and 

 varied one, and was excellently carried out. At eleven a.m. the party met 

 at Poole House, built A.D. 1746 by Sir Peter Thompson, F.R.S., an 

 eminent Hamburgh merchant, who was born in 1698. In this house 

 Sir Peter resided during the latter portion of his life, and, being a great 

 lover of antiquities, he collected several ancient records relating to the 

 town of Poole. The house is built in Queen Anne's style of architecture, 



