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The Museum. 



By the Rev. F. H. Du Boulay, Haddington : — 



Specimen of iron slag found at Heddington. Encaustic tiles from Hed- 

 dington Church. 

 By the Rev. B. C. Dowding, Devizes : — 



Copies of Cranmer's Bible, A.l). 1539, and Barker's edition, A.D. 1634, 

 both in line preservation, the latter belonging to St. James's Church, Devizes. 

 By the Rev. A, Smith, Old Park, Devizes : — 



Shell harness and lure from Norway. 

 By the Rev. A. C. Smith, Yatesbury : — 



A series of Casts from Medals of the Twelve Csesars. 

 By the Rev. F. Goddard, Hilmarton : — 



Relics from the Holy Land, including a fragment of travertino, from the 

 rock in which the grave of Lazarus is hewn at Bethany ; a fragment of the 

 same from one of the large stones yet remaining of the temple of Jerusalem; 

 tessera forming a portion of the pavement of the ancient temple of Jerusalem ; 

 a lamp used by the early Christians in the catacombs of Egypt ; shells from 

 the sea of Galilee ; a fragment of the rock of Mount Zion ; a piece of 

 Jerusalem thorn from a tree standing at the foot of the Mount of Olives, 

 near the garden of Gethsemane, &c. Also a portion of an iron bar of the 

 prison window at Herculaneum. 

 By the Rev. W. H. Teale, Hector of Devizes : — 



Book of Common Prayer, in black letter, with the arms of Archbishop 

 Laud stamped on the cover. A copy of " Religio Medici,'' 1669, given to 

 William Wordsworth by Charles Lamb. 

 By the Rev. J. Baron, Upton Scudamore ; — 



Inigo Jones's Pearl, an heirloom in the possession of Mrs. William Baron 

 daughter of Rev. A. Inigo Suckling, author of " History of Suffolk, &c. 

 Fibula found at Upton Scudamore. 

 By Charles Bleeck, Esq., Warminster. (Through the Rev. J. Baron.) 



A brass Seal of the 14th century, found at Horningsham in 1863. It 

 bears a representation of St. Margaret, surrounded by the legend " sca 



MARGARETA ORA P N." 



By the Rev. E. H. M. Sladen, Alton Barnes: — 



A rubbing from some initials, carved on two shields over the western 

 doorway of Stanton St. Bernard Church. These initials appear to be 



but no satisfactory explanation has yet been given of their meaning/ 

 By the Rev. H. T. Kingdon, Devizes : — 



A valuable collection of English, French, Spanish, Prussian, Austrian, 

 Mexican, and Bremen coins, in gold and silver. 

 By W. P. Hayward, Esq., Wedhampton: — 



Case of antiquities, chiefly from the Downs near Wilsford, comprising 

 ancient British arrow heads, celts and sling stones ; spear heads of iron and. 

 bronze, bone pins, fibulse, and other objects of the Roman period. Also a 

 large colleotion of Roman and other coins, in gold, silver and bronze. 



