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IN THE 



TEMPORARY MUSEUM IN THE TOWN-HALL, MALMESBURY, 

 August 5 th, 6th, and 7th, 1862. 



Those marked with an Asterisk have been presented to the Society. 



By the Corporation" of Malmesburt :— 



The four silver Maces of the Borough, two bearing the arms of James I., 

 and the other the arms and initials of Queen Anne. * Impressions from the 

 three Borough Seals. The larger of these, which is more than two inches 

 in diameter, is engraved in Moffatt's " Malmesbury," p. 97, and also in the 

 recent edition of Aubrey's " Wiltshire Collections," by the Rev. J. E. Jackson, 

 Plate xxiii., No. 368. It bears the Arms of the Borough, and the legend, 



" SIG1LL. COM. ALDRI. BURGEN. BURGI. BE. MALMESBURT. IN. COM. WILTS. 



1615." The second Seal is somewhat smaller and bears the same Arms with 

 the legend slightly varied— " sigill. com. aldri. et. bvrgen. bvrgi. 

 be malmesbvry. in. com. wilts." The third, a still smaller Seal is 

 inscribed— " sigil. com. albri. et. capital, bvrgen bvrgi. be. malmes- 

 bvry." Moffatt (p. 132) mentions an earlier Seal, in use temp. Queen Mary, 

 with the legend—" Commun' sigill' Burg' de Malmesbury." 

 By P. Aubley Lovell, Esq., Colepark: — 



Small bracket shaft of carved oak (15th century) terminating in a mitred 

 head of a Bishop or Abbot, and apparently one of the supports of a roof or 

 fireplace. 



By R. Hungereorb Pollen, Esq., Rodbourne :— 



Small bronze figure of a knight on horseback, in the armour of the 14th 

 century. 



By W. H. Cresswell, Esq., Sherston Pinchney: — 



A collection of stuffed birds, nearly 40 in number, including many rare 

 Wiltshire specimens. Betrothal ring, temp. Charles I., found in Pinckney 

 Park. It consists of two separate rings, which when placed together exhibit 

 two joined hands each enclosing a small representation of a skeleton. Motto, 

 " I give thee my hand and heart, Hill death doth us part." A series of about 

 50 Roman and other coins. Newark siege piece, temp. Charles I. Bottle 

 with Arms of the Cresswell family. 



By the Rev. E. C. Awbry, Kington St. Michael:— 



An ancient Clog Almanack consisting of a square piece of wood, containing 

 three months on each of its four edges. The number of days in them are 

 expressed by notches, and every seventh day by a large-sized notch. Against 

 many of these notches are marks or symbols denoting the golden number or 



