By C. E. Ponting, F.S.A. 



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Sundries : — 



Oyster-shell, fouud September 3rd, 1805, in an old scaffold hole under the east 

 window in the north chapel of the Church, left there by the workmen, circa 

 1470. 



Three shells found under the font on its removal, April, 1896, to its original 



position under the tower, from west side of north door in north aisle, where 



it was placed in 1856. 

 Bronze celt, found by the late Mr. Philip Crocker, agent to Sir R. C. Hoare, 



probably ou the Wiltshire Downs. (Mrs. Ernest Baker.) 

 Specimens of Selenite, found on " lynch " near the gas-house at Mere during 



excavations for the sewerage, 1879. {Thomas H. Baker.) 

 Piece of pottery from Cold Kitchen Hill. (Thomas H. Baker.) 

 Pyrites with piece of flint imbedded in it, found on Mere Down. (Thomas H. 



Baker.) 



Impression in wax of a seal found under the Castle Hill, at Mere — " Sigillu : 

 Johi . de : Orchard X 



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Tobacco-pipe sand found at Mere. (Thomas H. Baker.) 



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Coins, Tokens, &c. : — 

 Carausius, third brass, reverse Pax, found near Edge Bridge, Mere, by Robert 



Welch, about 1890, when digging a post-hole. (Thomas H. Baker.) 

 Constantinus Magnus, third brass, struck at Treves, found on the arable land on 



the Manor Farm, Mere, about 1870, by John Hooper. (Thomas H. Baker.) 

 ^Emilia Gens, denarius found in the river at Wellhead, Mere, 1878, by John 



Gray. (Thomas H. Baker.) 

 Henry II., penny found by Frederick Hooper, in his garden at Mere. (Thomas 



H. Baker.) 



Valentinianus, denarius, reverse, urbs Roma. Struck in Aquitaine. ( Rev J. A. 

 Lloyd.) 



Roman, third brass, uncertain. (Rev. J. A. Lloyd.) 



William III., sixpence, found in churchyard. (Rev. J. A. Lloyd.) 



George III., farthing, 1799, found in churchyard. (Rev. J. A. Lloyd.) 



Seventeenth century tokens : — 

 Bristol farthing, 1662, found in Knoll Path, Mere Down, by Samuel Dodiugton. 



(Thomas H. Baker.) 

 Thomas Cutler, Junr., in Sarum, 1666. (Thomas IT. Baker.) 

 William Roggers in Meere, 1666. (Mrs. Ernest Baker.) 

 Thomas Gamblin in Meere 1665. (Rev. J. A. Lloyd.) 

 Robert Harrison of Amsbury 1653. (Thomas H. Baker.) 

 For the Poore's benefit. Help 0. Andover 1666. (Thomas K. Baker.) 

 Stephen Brassier, Wilton in Wiltsheere 1667. (Thomas H. Baker.) 

 Farthing token of Charles I. Rose. (Thomas S. Baker.) 

 Lead label, with merchants' mark. (Thomas H. Baker.) 

 Nuremburg Token, Hans Winckell in Nur, reverse, gotes . keich . blib. (Rev. 



J. A. Lloyd.) 



Maundy threepenny-piece, Charles II., 1679. (Rev. J. A. Lloyd.) 

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