By J. E. Nightingale, F.S.A. 



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a tall silver-gilt cup, with straight sides, supported by a long stem, 

 and surmounted by a cover terminating in a triangular pyramid. 

 The whole is of rich repousse work ; the belts round the cup consist 

 of flowers in rather high relief, other parts being richly chased. 

 The height, including the tall pointed cover, is some 14in. The 

 hall-marks consist of : — the leopard's head crowned ; the lion passant; 

 the date-mark (a Lombardic O with external cusps) indicating the 

 year 1611 ; the maker's mark (a capital letter W surmounted by the 

 letter F enclosed within a shield). This cup is very well preserved; 

 no record exists as to how or when it came to the parish, the church- 

 wardens' accounts being missing. At the bottom is found a slightly- 

 scratched inscription of the name of Elizabeth Marellion. 



The Flagon is of silver, of the heavy solid form of the early part 

 of the last century. The maker's mark alone is found, and this 

 several times repeated. It consists of an anchor flanked with the 

 letters R and O. Mr. Cripps states that it is the mark of Philip 

 Rollos, Juu., a London silversmith who commenced business in 

 1705 ; but few of his examples are found. 



Berwick St. James. A silver Chalice of the form which was in 

 use during the thirteenth century, and also for some years before and 

 after. With the exception of the smaller chalices of this period 

 found in the tombs of ecclesiastics, this is, perhaps, a solitary instance 

 of the earlier form of vessel being retained in use in an English 

 parish Church. The parish of Berwick lies in a somewhat unfre- 

 quented valley on the borders of Salisbury Plain. Owing perhaps 

 to this, and to there being no decoration or inscription on the chalice 

 to clash with the prevalent religious feeling at the time of the 

 Reformation, it probably owes its escape from the general change 

 of form in the sacred vessels which obtained during the reign of 

 Elizabeth. The only mark of any kind found on the chalice is a 

 roughly-incised cross on the foot, as will be seen in the engraving. 

 This was probably added in later mediaeval times, when it became a 

 general custom to mark the front of the chalice by a cross of some 

 kind on the foot, a good example of which will be found on the 

 Wylye chalice ; this practice has never died out. The dimensions 



