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were to go to the milking and mending of roads, that a special body 

 of administrators called feoffees had to be created for the purpose of 

 carrying out the terms of the bequest. These feoffees, it would 

 seem, not knowing what otherwise to do with the funds they found 

 themselves in possession of, and possibly with a view of making a 

 thorough good job of the thing and saving themselves and others 

 trouble, purchased the remains of the Druidieal temple at Broome, 

 and after having them broken up they were conveyed to Cricklade, 

 and they now formed parts of the roads and footways of that town, 

 so that those who would desire now to see those ancient remains, 

 instead of going to Broome and looking up and measuring in their 

 mind's eye a stone said to be standing 10ft. high, would have to go 

 to Cricklade and look down at their feet as they walked along to 

 see the remains of this Druidieal temple. Then he (Mr. Morris) 

 would remark that in his opinion their neighbourhood was crowded 

 with objects of interest which had not yet been described or even 

 investigated, and which only waited to reward those who should 

 seek after them and enquire into their history. On the previous 

 day something had been said about Wanborough. But comparatively 

 little was known about Wanborough to what might be known if 

 proper time and attention was given to it. The neighbourhood of 

 the Nythe was literally swarming with remains and evidences of 

 the Roman period. But not only the Nythe; there were other 

 places also, and he might mention that recently when the railway 

 was being made from Swindon to Highworth it was discovered that 

 its course ran along the edge of what undoubtedly was a very con- 

 siderable Roman station. In this one place there were acres of 

 ground which bore traces most inviting to the enquirer, and which 

 promised him a rich reward for his labours. In the making of this 

 railway, although the site was only slightly touched, a number of 

 interesting relics and objects of interest were discovered, but un- 

 fortunately they had all been carried away to distant parts before he 

 (Mr. Morris) had heard of their discovery. There was one other 

 point to which he would, with the permission of the Meeting, refer. 

 Some few months since he had occasion to go into a field on the 

 Marsh Farm, a very short distance from the Swindon Wharf, for 



