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to the shares of the original Proprietors, but who had not hitherto 

 given us any annual subscription, have also kindly consented to be- 

 come annual subscribers. May I hope that others of those mem- 

 bers will be induced to follow such a good example. 



Ohituary. 



Of the 9 members whom we have lost by death a few require 

 more than a passing notice. 



The Rev. J. J. Wii^KiNsoisr, rector of Lanteglos-cum- Advent, 

 near Camelford, who died in December, 1876, took a lively inter- 

 est in our Institution. He joined it in 1872 ; biit before that 

 year he had contributed to our Journal, and indeed was interested 

 in our work from the time he came to reside in Cornwall. He 

 was a zealous and painstaking antiquary, and became a trust- 

 worthy authority on all historical matters connected with his 

 neighbourhood (Camelford), and with the County of Cornwall. 

 The first article which he wrote for our Journal was in 1865, 

 when he gave some very interesting ''Notices of the Borough of 

 Camelford." Again in 1871 he published an elaborate paper, 

 with illustrations, on Tintagel Castle. In 1874 he published, in 

 a volume of the Camden Society, a very important series of docu- 

 ments, being contemporary records of the 15th century of the 

 building of Bodmin Church, extending from 1469 to 1472. These 

 records were found about 50 years ago neglected in an old chest 

 in Bodmin Church, and the original documents, which when first 

 found were rapidly decaying from damp, mildew, and dirt, have 

 been preserved and are carefully interleaved, and in good custody 

 in the town of Bodmin. But to Mr. Wilkinson the credit is due 

 of publishing these valuable records to the world, with explana- 

 tory notes, so that archeeologists of other counties can become 

 acquainted with them. Mr. Wilkinson always took a lively interest 

 in the meetings and excursions of this society, and acted as leader 

 and chief exponent of everything interesting about Tintagel, when 

 our members made an excursion to that Castle in 1870, on which 

 occasion he very hospitably entertained them at his Rectory, and 

 in the evening read a paper on Tintagel Castle. Only last autumn, 

 when the Congress of the British Association visited Tintagel, 

 he again acted as cicerone and host, and during their visit to 

 Launceston read a paper on the old Castle, which was much 

 appreciated. 



