THE 



WILTSHIRE 



IrrjjipnlDgiriil imii JMnml litnrg 

 MAGAZINE. 



No. XXI. OCTOBER, 1862. Vol. VII. 



Contents. 



PAGE 



Account of the Eighth General Meeting, at Shaftesbury, 21st, 22nd, 



and 23rd August, 1861 229-244 



Articles exhibited at the Temporary Museum at Shaftesbury 245 



The Ancient Histoet of Shaftesbtjet : By the Rev. J. J. Reynolds 250-271 

 Recent Excavations on the site of Shaftesbuet Abbey : By Mr. 



Edward Kite 272-277 



The Wiitshiee Possessions of the Abbess of Shaftesbitrt : By 



the Rev. W. H. Jones, F.S. A 278-301 



The Floea of Wiltshiee (No VI. continued) : By T. B. Flower, 



Esq., M.R.C.S 302-314 



"Wayland Smith's Cave oe Ceomiech: By Professor T. L. Donaldson 315-320 

 On Wayland's Smithy, and on the Teabitions connected with 



IT : By John Thurnam, M.D., F.S.A 321-333 



Donations to the Museum and Library 334 



List of Members of the Wiltshire Archaeological Society 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



page 

 Shaftesbitey. Arms on Borough Mace and Seals. Ditto 



of Humphrey Bishop 268 



Silver gilt vessel found in Trinity Church-yard 268 



Ground-plan of Excavations at the Abbey in 1861-2. . . . 272 



Tile paving on site of Abbey Church 276 



Wayland's Smithy, Plan by Professor Donaldson . . 316 

 Sketch by John Aubrey, A.D. 1670 323 



DEVIZES : 

 Heney Bttll, Saint John Steeet. 



LONDON : 

 Bell & Daldy, 186, Fleet Steeet ; J. R. Smith, 36, Soho SaUAEE. 



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