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had a diagonal one at each angle, with two intermediate ones on 

 the north and south walls. The masonry was composed of flint 

 and green sand stone, four feet thick, with freestone quoins, and 

 the only piece of carved stone that was met with was a portion of 

 a saddle-stone of one of the gables. Foundations, 2 feet 9 inches 

 thick, the object of which it is not easy to divine, were found both 

 within and without the chapel at its west end. Within its area, 

 were also found portions of stained glass with its lead work at- 

 tached, coarse pottery, some of it decidedly Roman, stone roofing 

 tiles, Roman coins, (one of Constantine,) a blue glass bead, either 

 Roman or Early British, &c, (all in Mr. Selfe's possession,) which 

 were exhibited in the Society's temporary Museum in Marlborough. 

 There was likewise exhibited a piece of -ivory, 10 inches high by 

 4 inches at the base, gracefully carved to represent the Blessed 

 Virgin and Child, which probably belonged to this chapel ; and is 

 in the possession of Mr. Bartlett of Burbage. It was found by him 

 a few years ago, used as a plaything by some children who had 

 tied a piece of string round the neck of the principal figure, and 

 were dragging it after them in a lane in Marten. There is a screw 

 hole in the top of the head by which perhaps a golden aureole was 

 fixed, another hole in the back, and two similar holes in the base. 



The painted glass clearly belonged to the Decorated period. 

 Several pieces bore armorial bearings, all of them alike, viz. Per 

 pale Sable and Argent, a cross moline, counterchanged. There may 

 be some doubt as to the exact colours, for the glass is much decom- 

 posed and almost impervious to light ; but the above appear to 

 have been the original colours. If so, the chapel was probably 

 connected in some way, either by benefaction or by erection, with 

 the Malwyne family, one of whom, John Malwyne, it is said, held 

 lands at West Grafton in the 44th year of Edward III. (See Gent. 

 Mag., vol, iii. n.s. p. 591.) 



In the present day, Marten belongs to the representatives of the 

 late Admiral Fanshawe ; Wexcombe to the heir of the late Joseph 

 Tanner, Esq. ; an estate in Wilton to the Dean and Chapter of 

 Salisbury ; another in Little Bedwyn was sold in 1858 by Sir 

 William Curtis, Bart., to Mr. Bevan, the owner of the Fosbury 



