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many others, with names identical with those of persons residing 1 in 

 Swindon at the present day) , Cliffe Pypard, Hillmarton, Wootton 

 Bassett, Lyneham, Thornhill, Broad Town, Lydiard Tregooz, 

 Liddington, Wanborough, Tockenbam, Saltrop, Westlecott, Over- 

 town, Uffcott and Elcombe. In these parishes occur names which 

 may at the present time be found in the lists of voters. There was 

 also another ancient document, lent by the Rev. Francis Goddard, 

 which was a list of persons charged to supply horses to the Govern- 

 ment in the time of the Civil War. It belonged to Francis 

 Goddard, Esq., of Standen Hussey, and Cliffe Pypard, sheriff in 

 the time of Charles the First (1635), or to his son, of Standen or 

 Cliffe (1684). More probably the latter. There was an excellent 

 collection of copper, silver and gold coins of very ancient dates, 

 some going back as far as Edred. A Turkish golden coffee service 

 was exhibited by Mr. A. L. Goddard, also a miniature of Napoleon 

 the First, a bronze temple of Vesta, marble from the temple of 

 Diana of Ephesus, a Turkish knife, a Venetian Moor's head, Indian 

 pistols, a Spanish knife, a Goddard medallion in bronze, an old 

 enamel bottle, a silver pastille burner, pocket golden time-piece 

 of ancient manufacture, and a kind of invitation card which was 

 used on the occasion of an annual meeting and dinner in London, 

 of all persons bearing the names and arms of the Goddard family, 

 it being the custom to meet at the Bed Bull, behind St. Nicholas 

 Chambers, called " Goddarde Street." There was also a key ex- 

 hibited, which had been found in the great field, and a crystal 

 candlestick. There was a good collection of Roman coins, dug- up 

 at Wanbrough, by Mr. J. C. Maclean, in August last. A banner 

 screen (silk work), of the 17th century, was lent by Mr. W. F. Parsons, 

 of Wootton Bassett, and was regarded vvith interest by the ladies. 



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