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100 species in addition, some of which were entirely tropical 
insects. That part of the collection of the Society was exceed¬ 
ingly beautiful and interesting, and he suggested that it would 
be very easy for any of their friends who might be abroad to 
send home specimens of lepidoptera from time to time, and if 
they would do something of that sort they might increase their 
collection of those beautiful insects most materially. 
October 4th.—Robert Davies, Esq., F. S.A., read a 
paper, on a Privy Seal of King Richard III. The paper 
was as follows :—The document now laid before the meeting 
is a warrant or precept under the Privy Seal of King Richard 
the Third, dated at York on the 19th of September, 1483. 
It is authenticated by the King’s signature; the Royal 
monogram being placed at the top of the instrument in the 
usual manner. The warrant reads thus :—Richard by the 
grace of God King of England and of Fraunce and lord of 
Irland—To the Shrieffes of this oure Cite of Yorke and to their 
deputies at Ansty that nowe been and that herafter shalbe and 
to evry of them greting—Where as it hath been shewed unto 
us on the behalve of the Wevers of our said Cite that almanr 
psons using that occupacion wtin the suburbes precincte of 
the fraunchises and liberties of the same have been [accus¬ 
tomed?] to be contributories of the annuell rent of 100s 
that they yerely doo yeld unto us in our Exchequer and that 
the wevers dwelling wtin the said Ansty being wtin the pre¬ 
cincte and libertie of our said Cite refuse to here their porcion 
of the said annuell rent contrary to the privilege of the same or 
cite as it is said—We willing the good constitucions custumes 
and ordinance used wtin our said Cite to be observed and kept 
desir you and nathelesse wool and charge you that in due 
exrcising of the same and in leveing the said annuell rent ye 
geve unto them your lawful favor and assistence at alle tymes 
as the caas shall require Not fayling hereof As our trust is in 
you and as ye will do us pleas or Yeven under our signet at 
oure Cite of Yorke foresaid the xixth day of Septembre the 
First yere of or Reigne.” 
The company of Telarii, Textores, or Weavers, in whose 
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