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Thoresby Society.

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REPORT FOR 1896.

HE Council of the Thoresby Society have the pleasure to present their Eighth Annual Report.

During the year eight Life and twenty-three Annual Members have joined the Society, and the number on the Roll at the end of the year is 279, of which forty-five are Life and 234 Annual. It is gratifying to note that thirteen Libraries are now subscribing to the Society. A first portion of the "Calverley Charters" and two parts of the "Leeds Parish Church Registers" have been issued during 1896 (together three parts-two for 1894 and one for 1895), and there are now in the press a third part of "Miscellanea and Index," completing Vol. IV. (for 1895), and a portion of the "Kirkstall Abbey Coucher Book," and another part of the "Leeds Parish Church Registers' for 1896.

On the 28th January, the Rev. Chas. Hargrove, M.A., read a paper to the Society on "The Cistercian Order of Monks"; on February 11th, Colonel Wilson gave a paper on "Old Leeds"; and on the 10th March, Mr. E. K. Clark, M.A., read a paper on "The Roman Wall between Newcastle and Carlisle"; which were all much appreciated by the members present.

In May, June, and July, very successful Excursions were made to Norton Conyers and Tanfield; to Woodsome

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