Norwich Castlé Museum. 173 
to have been enclosed with the skeleton of a Roman 
lady found enveloped in a rude coffin of lead at Stone: 
Hills, near Norwich. 
_ In the centre one of the table cases 1s displayed a 
handsome silk and gold lace embroidered and trimmed: 
bag, as large as a lady’s satchel. ‘This is an Elizabe- 
than purse, which was worn outside at the girdle, like 
ROMAN URN FROM HEDENHAM. 
Norfolk Archeology, Vol. VI., p. 154-156. 
a wallet. In MWichol’s Progress, mention is made of 
‘“‘a purse, such as factors do carry with them when 
they go to receive money.” | 
The purse rests on a case, in which it was kept in the 
house. The vellum-bound volume alongside the purse 
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