The Honorary Treasurer's Account for the year ending December 31st, 1892.

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ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Pigeon Houses (since demolished) at Putson, and at Wigmore Grange. Frontispiece.

Geological Section and geologically coloured plan of the Woolhope Valley
A Cresset-stone at Llanthony Abbey

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Sketch, Plan, and Section of a Buried Masonry Well, discovered in the grounds of the New Weir, Kenchester

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Treasure Trove, Seven Silver Vessels found in a rabbit-hole in the parish

ERRATA, CORRIGENDA, ET ADdenda.

N.B.-The Addenda and Corrigenda, connected with the Volumes previous to the year 1890, will be found at the end of this Volume, at the commencement of the Index 1883 to 1892.

Page 11.-Eight lines from the bottom for 172, read 172—,

Page 31, line 31.-The date of the latest authenticated living specimen of the Great Auk was 1844.

On February 22nd, 1894, an egg of the Great Auk was sold at Mr. Steven's Auction Room in King Street, Covent Garden, for 300 guineas. The purchaser was Sir H. Vauncey Crewe, Bart. This egg was originally bought by Yarrell from a fisherwoman at Boulogne. In 1856 upon the death of Yarrell, it was sold for 20 guineas to Mr. Bond in this same Auction Room. In 1875 it came into the possession of Baron Louis d'Hamonville, of Marronville, Meurthe, France, by whose orders it was to-day sold.

Page 72.-With reference to our remarks respecting the 6th legion, in correction of the statements made on lines 16 to 18, we subjoin the following information on the authority of Mr. F. Haverfield, writing from Christ Church, Oxford, under the date of April 21st, 1893 :

"The invading army of Aulus Plautius in A. D. 43 included four legions :

1.-Leg. ii., Augusta, which remained in Britain till the evacuation and was at Caerleon.

2.-Leg. ix., Hispana, which was cut to pieces somewhere about A.D. 100-120. Till then it was at York.

3.-Leg. xiv., Gemina, which left under Nero.

4.-Leg. xx., Valeria victrix, which remained to the end and was at Chester. Instead of Leg. xiv. (or at least some few years after its departure) came Leg. ii., adjutrix pia fidelis. This left again before A.D. 95. We know that it was at Chester and Lincoln, whether permanently or not cannot be said: even if permanently it could only be for a few years. No legion, so far as we know, came to take its place.

Instead of Leg. ix., Hadrian brought Leg. vi., Victrix, which succeeded it at
York till the evacuation.

From Hadrian onwards the legionary garrison of Britain therefore consisted of
Leg. ii., Augusta; Leg. vi., Victrix; Leg. xx., Val. Victrix.
Incidentally, portions of other legions seem to have been in Britain.

Thus the

army of invasion in A.D. 43 included a detachment from Leg. viii., Augusta, and Hadrian brought bits of that legion and of Leg. xxii. primigenia, and there are one or two other less certain cases. But these detachments came, did their work, and went; they do not seem to have belonged in any sense to the army of the province. Of course that army included other 'auxiliary' troops beside the legions. It is perhaps fair to conjecture that the reduction of the legions from 4 to 3, consequent on the departure of the Leg. ii., adjutrix, may coincide with the pacification of the country. We find a new judicial authority set up about that time."

Page 104, line 1.-We have recently received from Paul Foley, Esq., the following information regarding the excellent brickwork of Stoke Edith House :-The bricks were, I believe, either local or were obtained from the neighbourhood, probably from Ashperton Park. About 1,500,000 were used, and they were made by one Simon Peter. In the documents I find charges for "carriage" and also for "faggots" to bake them.

Page 167.-For "crater if a volcano" read "crater of a volcano."

Page 211.-(a.) The footnote which ought to have appeared on this page (bearing reference to line 16) appears at the bottom of page 212.

Page 212.-Transfer the footnote (a.) to the previous page 211. Page 279.-Treasure Trove.-The "tall, elegant vessel with a perforated cover, tapered like a pepper-box," &c., &c. For a representation of a similar vessel, see "Old English Plate," 4th edition (Murray, 1891), No. 50, Salt (1607) at Christ's Hospital, London, on page 257; and the following extract from page 255 of the same volume :-" At the very end of the sixteenth century we find a circular bell-shaped salt, or spice-box, in three tiers or compartments, much in fashion, but only for a few years. They are no doubt the "Bell" salts of contemporary inventories. "The bell salt of silver with his cover was an item in the will of Sir Thomas Scott, of Scot's Hall, which is dated 1594; and a Durham will of 1593 refers to "a white bell salt," as well as to a "trencher salt." The specimen illustrated (No. 50) belongs to Christ's Hospital, London, and is fourteen inches high. Its style of ornamentation speaks for itself, and is very representative of its period. The two lower compartments form salt-cellars, and the upper one serves as a pepper-caster. A second specimen was in the collection of Mr. Octavius Morgan; and a pair, one of 1599, and the other of the following year, are, or were, in the possession of Sir G. Dasent."

Page 283, line 27.-To the list of Churches with a tumulus in the immediate vicinity, add Staunton-on-Arrow, Llancillo, and Much Dewchurch.

Page 319, line 10.-Change the punctuation, which, when corrected, should be printed as follows:-"one two hundred feet from, the other close to, the Road Bridge."

Page 323, line 1.-For Hock Cut read Hock Crib.

Page 323, line 11.-For Kingroad read King Road.

Page 323, 3 lines from the bottom.-Bab-el mandeb should be Bab el-mandeb.

Page 352, line 1.-For Peak of Teneraiff read Peak of Teneriffe.

Page 358.-Insert date of Fungus Foray, Tuesday, September 20th, to Thursday, September 22nd, 1892.

Page 359, three lines from the bottom.-For Red Grouse Cock and Partridge Hen, read Male Pheasant and Female Grouse (see page 378, line 1).

Page 360, line 24.-For Tulsane's read Tulasne's.

Page 404, line 4.-Now known as Phacops Daviesii, the head showing that the glabella is largest in front. This trilobite may also be found one mile from Builth in a cutting on the road leading to Aberedw on the south bank of the Wye.