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WILTSHIRE 



Srrljaiilngirni unit llafural liisfnnj 

 MAGAZINE. 



No. XXI. OCTOBER, 1862. Vol. VII. 



eContents 



PAGE 



Account of the Eighth General Meeting, at Shaftesbury, 21st, 22nd, 



and 23rd August, 1861 229-244 



Articles exhibited at the Temporary Museum at Shaftesbury 245 



The Ancient History of Shaftesbury : By the Rev. J. J. Reynolds 250-271 

 Recent Excayations on the site of Shaftesbury Abbey : By Mr. 



Edward Kite 272-277 



The Wiltshire Possessions of the Abbess of Shaftesbury : By 



the Rev. W. H. Jones, F.S.A 278-301 



The Flora of Wiltshire (No VI. continued) : By T. B. Flower, 



Esq., M.R.C.S 302-314 



Wayland Smith's Cave or Cromlech: By Professor T. L. Donaldson 315-320 

 On Wayland's Smithy, and on the Traditions connected with 



it: By John Thurnam, M.D., F.S.A 321-333 



Donations to the Museum and Library 334 



List of Members of the Wiltshire Archseological Society 



ILLUSTRATIONS . 



PAGE 



Shaftesbury. Arms on Borough Mace and Seals. Ditto 



of Humphrey Bishop 268 



Silver gilt vessel found in Trinity Church-yard 268 



Ground-plan of Excavations at the Abbey in 1861-2 .... 272 



Tile paving on site of Abbey Church 276 



Wayland's Smithy. Plan by Professor Donaldson . . 316 

 Sketch by John Aubrey, A.D. 1670 323 



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