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archjeological interest, both as an agent to Canon Greenwell and 
on his own account. When leaving Mai ton he sold his collection 
by auction on May 8th, 1891, and many choice specimens were 
disposed of to various purchasers, a few going to the York and 
Malton Museums. 
(9.) The late Thomas Allerson, of Norton, near Malton, 
was, like Mr. Edson, constantly being brought into contact with 
the farm servants and other field labourers when on his business 
journeys in this neighbourhood, most of whom had then become 
well skilled in distinguishing the value of different specimens. 
They were also quite ready to take advantage of the extra 
prices to be obtained from the rival purchasers then in the 
market.. 8o keen was this competition at one time that to 
retain our hold of the market we distributed handbills, offering 
rewards, consisting of money and a free pass to the Leeds 
Exhibition in 1868, to those who would supply us with the 
greatest number of articles of various kinds. In 1873 Mr. 
Allerson had obtained a considerable number of pre-historic 
relics, which he then wished to sell, and he offered them to 
me. These I purchased of him, and they are now in the 
Museum at Driffield. 
(10.) M}^ friend Mr. Thomas Boynton, of Bridlington Quay, 
has a large and choice collection of stone, flint, and bronze 
weapons, of local origin ; as well as a few from the south of 
England and other districts. He also possesses many very 
beautiful flint and chert arrow-heads and various instruments 
from America and other countries. He is frequently adding to 
his ver}^ fine collection, which should certainly be purchased to 
remain in East Yorkshire. 
(11.) The late Rev. Thomas J. Monson, of Kirby Under- 
dale, was merely one of Canon Greenwell's collecting friends in 
this neighbourhood, and after he had purchased a few specimens 
picked up by the farm servants he forwarded them to the Canon 
without having any further interest in the matter, or knowing 
more about them. The probabilit}^ is that the district was not 
very much impoverished by his labours. 
