1612. The quality of the ware is fine and compact, the glazing 
excellent, of a rich brownish red colour. From the fact of these 
three specimens having been accidentally brought together from 
this immediate neighbourhood without any attempt to select them, 
there can be little doubt that an early manufactory of ware of 
this kind was carried on somewhere in this district. 
It is very desirable that any further information on this interesting 
subject should be made known ; we are already in possession of the 
important facts that the initials of the maker were W. Z., and the 
date of his earliest recorded work, 1603. 
10. A large four-handled goblet and cover, possibly a christening 
cup, of good form ; the sides are ornamented with rough 
devices impressed ; attached to one of the handles is a whistle, 
an appendage sometimes found added to drinking cups of the 
17 th century, for the purpose of calling the attendant for more 
liquor. It bears the following inscription round the rim:— 
HERE . IS . THE . GEST . OF . THE . BARLY . KORNE . GLAD . HAM . I . THE 
CILD . IS . BORN. I. G. 1692. 
At the foot are the letters RK. SK. Deposited by Mr. Hay ter. 
11. A similar cup of the same fabric, without cover or inscription. 
Deposited by Mrs . Montgomery. 
From the quality of the ware and glaze it is possible that these 
two vessels are a continuation of the manufacture above mentioned. 
The initials of the maker in this instance appear to be I. G. Pipe¬ 
making was extensively carried on at Amesbury about this period 
by Gauntlett. 
12. A curious object of similar ware in the form of a cocked hat. 
Deposited by Rev . W. Blunt , Wallop House. 
13 to 25. Thirteen specimens of the Bellarmine or greybeard. 
Deposited by Dr. Blackmore. 
This description of jug of mottled brown stone ware was in 
very general use during the 16th and 17th centuries. It was so 
named after the celebrated Cardinal Robert Bellarmine, who about 
that time made himself so conspicuous by his zealous opposition to 
the reformed religion. He was sent into the Low Countries to 
oppose the progress of the reformers, and he consequently received 
his share of hatred and derision from the Protestants. The 
controversy was maintained with great vigour, and its rancour was 
manifested by satirical allusions, like this of the bottle. 
They are frequently alluded to in old plays. In “ Epsom 
Wells,” Clodpate, after pushing about the cups of true English 
ale, says, “My head begins to turn round; but let’s into the house. 
’Tis dark, we’ll have one Bellarmine there, and then good night.” 
This and similar passages, which seem to have frequently puzzled 
commentators, are thus easily explained. 
It is presumed that the greater part, if not all, these greybeards 
were imported from Germany. The front is usually ornamented 
