The Museum. 



Miraculis occultis Naturae" &c, Frankfort, 1593, (in old hogskin binding, 

 stamped with figures of Fortune and Justice.) Description of England, by 

 T. Smith, Elzevir edition, 1641. The latter work contains, at p. 31, the 

 following description of Salisbury: — " Sarisburia cedificiorum magnificentia 

 et elegantia nulli cedens ! " Plan of Salisbury Cathedral, west front, after 

 Hollar, 1808 ; the north-west view, after Hollar, 1670, showing the Hunger- 

 ford and Beauchamp Chapels destroyed by Wyatt in 1789; and the east 

 view, 1670. A pair of shoes, of English needlework about 1690, and a lady's 

 girdle about 1730. 



By Mr. W, Osmond, Jun. : — 



Copy of Heading of the original Charter granted by Edw. IV., to the 

 tailors of New Sarum, dated 14th Dec, 1461. 



By Me. S. Maton : — 



Roman jug from a barrow on Salisbury Plain. Carving representing the 

 Assumption of the Virgin. Plan of Salisbury 1751. Several posey rings. 



By Mr. J. Rumbold : — 



Several examples of decade and posey rings, one of them said to have been 

 found at Stonehenge, also an ancient clock with curiously inlaid case. 



By Mr. Wilkes :— 



A Majolica drug vase bearing the figure of St. Sebastian, also a double 

 vase of Mexican Pottery. 



By Mr. Beach : — 



Court sword of Alderman Beckford, of Fonthill. when Lord Mayor of 

 London for the third time A.D. 1770. 

 By Mr. Cunntngton, Devizes:— 



Three fine specimens of stone celts found in North Wilts. Case of fossil 

 Crustaceans from the Upper-green- sand of Wiltshire. Piece of needlework 

 temp. Elizabeth. Photograph of John Britton. 

 By Mr. R. T. Smith :— 



Specimens of flint flakings from a river-bed near Weymouth. 

 By the Rev. S. Littlewood : — 



Latin Bible, with illustrations, A.D. 1512. Portrait of our Saviour, in 

 tapestry, from a gem cut by order of the Emperor Tiberius Caesar, and sent 

 by him to Pope Innocent VIII. 1 

 By Mr. Stallabd, Calne : — 



Highly curious masonic snuff box, of very rare device. 



1 The inscription on this tapestry is as follows : 



VERA SALVATORIS NOSTRI EFFIGIES 

 AD IMITATIONEM IMAGINIS SMARAGDO INCISE 

 IVSSV TIBERII C^ESARIS QVO SMARAGDO PO- 

 STEA, EX THESAVRO CONSTANTINOPOLITANO, 



TVRCARVM IMPERATOR INNOCENTTVM VIII. 

 PONT. MAX: ROM. DONAVIT, PRO REDIMENDO 

 FRATRE CHRISTIANIS CAPTIVO. 



